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Outdoor yoga session on a stone-paved courtyard with wet patches, during a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) class. Foreground: a young woman in a black top and black leggings leans sideways, smiling; beside her a woman in a black t-shirt with yellow lettering and a name tag laughs with hands raised; an older woman with white hair in a black t-shirt looks to the side. At right, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari smiles. Behind them, practitioners on mats, a red building, metal scaffolding, trees and a few saffron-clad figures in the background.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor yoga session on a stone-paved courtyard with wet patches and red-walled buildings behind. Four women stand smiling and laughing in a close group with their arms raised and bent, mid-movement. The woman on the left wears a black top and black leggings. The second, in a black "JUST USE IT" t-shirt with a pendant, is smiling. The older woman in the centre, with white hair, wears a black t-shirt. The woman on the right wears a white and gold-bordered saree and a name tag reading 22+. Other participants in black and in white stand on mats in the background, and a speaker stands on a metal stand at left.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph on a paved courtyard beside red multi-storey buildings. In the foreground, four women in dark athletic clothes raise their arms mid-movement; the woman at left wears a red shawl knotted at her waist and a pendant necklace, and her hair is braided. Behind them, people in orange and saffron robes stand near a blue canopy tent and a sound speaker stack, and several shirtless men are visible in the background near blue mats laid on the ground. Cables run across the stone pavement under a cloudy sky. The scene suggests a group yoga or mallakhamba-style demonstration session.2017-10-03Outdoor photo of a large group performing Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) on a stone-paved ground. In the foreground, several women in black fitted tops and black leggings smile and pump their fists, some with name badges. A woman on the left wears a red sash over her shoulder. Behind them, rows of practitioners stand on mats near tall wooden poles, with a blue canopy tent and a blue padded mat at right. A few people in orange or saffron clothing are visible in the background, and a brick building with ornamental finials sits under a cloudy sky.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of devotees joyfully dancing on a dusty sandy ground with a red brick wall and cloudy sky behind them. Foreground, a smiling woman in a white top with a yellow shawl; beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with arms raised. Other women wear white salwar kameez, a purple top and black trousers, many with hands raised. At right, a man in all-white kurta and pants with a lanyard stands near a red metal frame with ropes and a plastic bucket. The scene looks like a celebratory group activity.2010-09-02A beach yoga session on pale sand in front of orange-roofed thatched pavilions. A smiling woman with short blonde hair and glasses sits cross-legged on a grey mat, hands clasped over her knee, wearing a black t-shirt with a red sash at her waist and black trousers with green patterned panels. Around her, participants in black and navy clothing sit on mats, several laughing, including a bald man in a black shirt at right and a woman with dark hair at left. The group appears relaxed and engaged in a morning yoga class by the sea.2013-12-18A group of women sit outdoors on sandy ground, laughing and chatting together. In the foreground, a smiling woman with brown hair pulled back wears a blue short-sleeved top, a beaded necklace and a dark mark on her forehead, and a tag hangs from her top. To her right, a woman in white with glasses laughs widely. To the left, an older woman with short silver-white hair wears a white top and a dark beaded necklace. Behind them, a woman in a black blouse and a cream floral sari with a red border and gold chain looks on, and others in white clothing sit nearby.2010-09-02