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A large indoor hall under a tent-like ceiling decorated with hanging orange, yellow and multicoloured paper lanterns and cloth streamers. Several hundred people in mostly black, white and grey clothing stand on striped mats and raise both arms overhead in a group movement exercise. In the foreground a shirtless bald man with arms raised faces the camera, and a boy in a pink tank top stands at right. Large screens at the back of the hall show a stage. A small figure in white at right stands among the crowd. The scene appears to be a mass yoga or meditation session.

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A large indoor hall with a red floor and rows of colourful striped yoga mats where a big crowd is standing and moving in unison. Many participants wear black tops and trousers, while several men in the foreground and right wear white kurtas and white trousers. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white trousers raises one arm. A bald elderly man with bare shoulders stands at the lower left edge. Festive hanging decorations in orange, green and pink fill the ceiling, and a large screen on the left shows a woman's image. Some participants wear dark trousers with red stripes. Scattered yellow and white cloth items lie on the floor near the mats.2016-12-12December 17 20162016-12-17A large hall filled with many participants doing yoga on striped mats in rows. Most wear black or white clothing. A man in white loose clothes stands on one leg with arms raised overhead in a balancing pose at right. Many people sit cross-legged or bend forward on the mats. Colorful pennant-style decorations hang from the ceiling, with large screens at the back and sides showing a speaker. Floor cushions and a stage area with a deity image appear in the background. Crowd size is large and mostly visible.2016-12-17December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A large tented hall filled with several hundred people seated on striped and coloured mats, arms raised overhead with palms together in a group yoga or meditation practice. Many wear black or dark tops and trousers. Near the left edge a figure in orange and ochre robes stands among the mats, apparently a teacher or monitor. Strings of coloured tassels and small lanterns hang from the ceiling, and large screens at the sides show a deity image. Cameras stand at the right.2016-12-12A large hall filled with many people performing a group yoga or stretching session on colourful striped mats. Participants wear mostly black and dark clothing, with a few in white or light blue trousers; some wear lanyards. Many arms are raised and bodies bent in unison. Strings of orange, red and yellow pennants hang from the ceiling, and large screens line the walls. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2016-12-12A large indoor hall with red carpeting and striped mats where many participants stand in a group yoga or meditation session. Men and women in black and dark t-shirts raise arms overhead and point or stretch, while several bend forward toward the floor. A man in a black shirt wears a red-orange beaded mala and a man in grey wears a pendant. Hanging paper lanterns in orange and pink decorate the white canopy ceiling, and a large screen behind the crowd shows a larger gathering.2016-12-07A large tented hall with red fabric walls and a red-and-white striped floor covered in rows of colourful yoga mats. Many participants practise asanas: a shirtless man in white shorts raises his arms in the foreground left, a bare-chested man in black shorts stands on a mat center, and a woman in an orange shawl stands near a central stage. Seated students in black, white and grey clothing fill the mid-ground. Hanging paper lanterns in orange, green and purple decorate the ceiling, and screens display images above the stage. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-12-14A large hall filled with many people performing a synchronized standing yoga or movement exercise on striped mats laid over a red floor. Most participants wear black or dark t-shirts and trousers, with a few in white, pink, and brown tops. Their arms are outstretched or raised in unison. Overhead, rows of colourful paper lanterns and hanging decorative streamers in yellow, red and orange fill the ceiling. A stage area with screens and lighting is visible at the far end.2016-12-05A large indoor hall with red-and-white striped floor mats where a crowd of several hundred people sit in meditation or yoga posture, most in black clothing with arms raised overhead and palms pressed together in a namaskar-like gesture. Some wear white. Above them hang rows of colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns from a white ceiling. On a large screen at the front, a portrait of a deity is visible, and a small trident is shown at the left edge. A wide shot of a group meditation session at the ashram.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copies