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A photograph of a large indoor yoga session in a hall with red and gold drapes and a golden shrine-like backdrop. In the foreground a man in a black t-shirt supports an upside-down participant whose legs are raised, while nearby a bald man with glasses in a black shirt stands beside them. A bare-chested man in dark track pants with an orange cloth wrapped around his head or neck stands at left, and many participants in black clothing are on green and black mats. In the background a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands near a golden deity murti, and a white-clad figure is visible above. Overall the scene shows an organized group yoga practice with assisted inversions.

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December 12 20172017-12-12A large indoor yoga session in a hall with red drapes and yellow fabric panels. In the foreground a bald man in black athletic clothes supports a practitioner in black who is inverted with legs raised high, one arm reaching out. Many other participants in black and grey clothing stretch on mats across the floor, some in backbends and inverted poses. A large screen at upper left shows a woman in a red outfit with a red bead necklace. The scene is an organised group practice with a coach assisting a student.2017-12-12A photograph of a large group yoga session on colourful yellow, green, blue and red mats in a red and gold decorated hall. Many participants in black and dark clothing perform inverted postures, including shoulder stands and legs-up-the-wall poses, while others lie resting. A few people in orange robes stand among them, and a woman in black stands at the back. A large screen and ornate red drapery frame the scene.2017-12-24December 10 20162016-12-10Crowded indoor yoga session in a red-draped hall. Many participants perform headstand (sirsasana) and shoulder-stand poses on colourful striped mats, some in black and navy clothing, others in white, with legs raised high. In the centre a bare-chested man in a checked shirt balances on his head on a yellow mat. A figure in an orange wrap stands at the right edge. Behind them a purple backdrop, golden trishula-shaped stands and a red stage are visible, with a camera on a tripod.2016-12-14A large group of practitioners in black athletic clothing performs inverted yoga postures on colourful yoga mats in a hall with red and yellow drapes. Many people lie on their backs with legs raised straight up, and others rest in shoulderstand and supported poses with their heads on the mats. In the background stands a gilded shrine arch holding a deity murti in blue and white, and a standing figure in an orange top moves near the stage. A tall screen shows part of a face at top right.2017-12-24A large yoga session on colourful striped mats in a hall with red drapes. A man in front, wearing black t-shirt and black shorts, round-framed glasses and a white beaded necklace with a pendant, stands on one leg while stretching, hands clasped around his raised foot. Behind and around him, many participants in black and white clothing bend forward, sit, or stretch. A man in a black t-shirt with a gold necklace and a small logo stands at right. A large screen shows a pink image at the top left.2016-12-17December 22 20172017-12-22A large indoor yoga session with many participants lying on striped floor mats in red, blue, yellow and multicoloured tones. In the foreground a man in a black t-shirt supports a child in navy shorts who is balanced upside down on hands with legs raised, while another man in black kneels beside him. Around them participants stretch in backbends, forward folds and reclined poses, many in black clothing. A white plastic-backed chair with red upholstery stands at the left edge near a large screen, and red and white draped fabric and hanging decorations fill the hall.2016-12-15December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A large tented yoga session with many participants in black and dark clothing performing inversions and balances on colourful yoga mats laid out in red, yellow, green and blue. Red drapes and tent poles frame the hall, with hanging decorative lamps overhead. In the foreground a man in a black polo shirt stands beside a bent-over practitioner, while a bald man in black supports a person in a handstand. A man with white ash markings on his forehead and rudraksha beads sits in the lower foreground. Some participants stand on their hands, others lift legs overhead.2017-12-23