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Large group of practitioners in black shirts and black trousers with red-orange sashes performs yoga on a sandy riverbank in the early light. Most are bent forward in a downward-facing or forward-fold position, while others stretch in a plank-like pose on coloured mats in red, blue, pink, orange and green. Water bottles sit beside several mats, and a river with a small boat and a jetty lies behind them.

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May 18 20152015-05-18May 18 20152015-05-18May AF 2018May AF 2018Large outdoor yoga session on a riverside stone embankment beside a wide river, with a floating pontoon and concrete bridge piers behind. Well over a hundred participants in black clothing with orange-red sashes lie on coloured yoga mats in pink, purple, blue, green and orange, arching backward in a bridge-like pose with hands and feet on the mat. Plastic water bottles sit between mats, and a few people sit calmly at the back near the water. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible among the practitioners.2015-05-18May 18 20152015-05-18 +1 copiesMay AF 2018A large outdoor yoga session on a sandy riverbank at Gaga Ghat, Varanasi, with many participants performing the same backbend pose on coloured yoga mats. Participants wear black clothing with red-orange sashes or shawls across the chest and shoulders. Mats in blue, purple, pink, orange and green are laid in rows toward the river, where a concrete bridge pier and calm water are visible. Some practitioners are lying face-down in a resting posture, and a camera on a tripod stands near the water's edge. Several dozen people are visible in the frame, with more in the distance.Outdoor group yoga session on a sandy riverbank in the early morning, with about thirty participants in black clothing and orange-red sashes performing forward bends on coloured yoga mats in blue, green, pink, purple and orange. A red steel arch bridge spans the river behind them, with a small boat on the water and a few onlookers seated on the far bank.2015-05-18May AF 2018A group of participants in black t-shirts and black trousers with red-orange cloth sashes performs downward-facing dog yoga poses on the sand beside a river. Their hands rest on colourful yoga mats in green, pink, orange, blue and purple. A red iron bridge with stone piers spans the water in the background. Many people are visible, bent forward with hands and feet on the mats.2015-05-18Outdoor group session on a riverbank beside large stone pillars, with many participants standing in rows on coloured yoga mats. Most wear black tops and dark trousers with red-orange shawls or sashes tied at the waist, and many have palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Some stand barefoot on the sand; a few women have their hair in ponytails. A bald man in front and a woman with hair pulled back are prominent in the foreground. Pale water and smoke from a distant fire are visible behind the rows, with a few onlookers seated further back.2015-05-18