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A large group of people sits cross-legged on colourful striped mats during a yoga session in a hall with red draped curtains. Most wear black or dark clothing; a man in a blue Golden State Warriors jersey sits at left and a bare-chested man sits at right. Several participants have eyes closed in meditation. At upper centre a cameraman in a white dhoti and a tripod-mounted camera films the session. At upper left a small altar table holds ritual items and a pink banner is partly visible. The scene reflects an ashram yoga and meditation session with no identifiable depiction of a person visible.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large seated audience on colourful striped mats in a hall with red curtains, many people sitting cross-legged and gazing upward toward the front. Near the left, a bearded man with long hair sits wearing a dark top and white socks, and a man in an orange shirt sits further back. A woman in a yellow-orange outfit sits in the lower left foreground. A small table with brass items and flowers stands at the upper left, and a tripod-mounted camera appears at the top. Several people wear black, navy and red clothing. The scene looks like a yoga session or satsang gathering.2016-12-18A photograph of a yoga session in a large hall with red draped curtains. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a wrap, walks forward smiling through the seated crowd; he is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and beard. Many participants sit on colourful striped mats wearing black, white and grey clothes, one in a Golden State Warriors-style 'CURRY 30' jersey. Gold trishul staffs stand on the left, a gilded deity murti appears at upper right, and a camera on a tripod and a cameraman are visible.2016-12-18 +1 copiesA large yoga session in a tent with red draped walls and colourful striped mats laid in rows. A man in dark shorts performs a headstand at the centre, legs straight up, while a crowd of seated and kneeling participants, mostly in black clothing, watches and raises their hands. One man on the left wears a blue Curry 30 t-shirt, and a woman in white sits near the front. A golden deity murti and ornate decorations stand at the right edge, with lanterns hanging from the ceiling and camera tripods around the room.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large tent hall with red drapes and colourful hanging tassel lanterns holds a yoga session. A bare-chested man in dark shorts stands centre-left, speaking into a handheld microphone, while a gilded deity murti and ornate golden shrine rise at the right. Thin mats in red and multicolour stripes cover the floor, where dozens of seated and reclining participants in black and casual clothing listen. A camera on a crane arm and a tripod-mounted camera film the scene. Many people are visible, with the crowd filling most of the frame.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 16 20162016-12-16December 18 20162016-12-18A large seated audience faces a red-draped stage in a yoga hall. A man with long dark hair and a beard stands centrally, wearing a saffron-orange robe, while a bare-chested man in the foreground sits with his back to the camera. Behind the stage are golden trishula tridents and a deity murti with a lit blue-purple backdrop. A cameraman with a tripod films from the right. Audience members wear black clothing, and one man in the front wears a blue Curry 30 jersey. The mood is a yoga or satsang session with attendees on colourful mats.2016-12-18A large indoor yoga session in a white-walled hall with a bright orange-red mat floor marked with white lines. Hundreds of participants sit cross-legged on striped and coloured yoga mats in rows, most in black or dark t-shirts, some in white, pink, and bare-chested. A man in a white shirt with a black bird emblem sits prominently in the foreground beside a bald man in black clothes. Screens, a camera on a tripod, and hanging paper lanterns appear along the top of the room. The crowd fills the hall, which suggests a satsang-style yoga class with a teacher at the front.2016-12-14