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Outdoor photo of women practising Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) on a paved courtyard in front of a red building with a green metal roof and palm trees. Two women in black clothing stand at right with arms extended, while three women in orange and rust-coloured salwar-style outfits stand at centre, one with a long braid, raising their arms overhead toward a vertical wooden pole. A white mat lies on the ground beside the pole, and a man in white stands in the background near the building. Scattered cloth and equipment cases lie at left.

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October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesAugust 29 20142014-08-29August 29 20142014-08-29Outdoor 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.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor group yoga session on a grassy lawn with participants in orange and white clothing. In the foreground a smiling woman in a red patterned kurta with a beaded mala and a lanyard raises one arm high while balancing on one bare foot. Around her women wear orange sashes over white, yellow and green outfits, some holding dumbbells or water bottles. A beige building and a thatched screen appear behind the group.2012-07-10Outdoor photo on a stone-paved courtyard of a Shivasthamba Yoga demonstration. Three women in foreground in black tops and black leggings, arms raised, smiling; the woman at left wears a red shawl with pom-pom fringe and a number tag. Blue mats lie on the ground, and ochre-robed figures stand in the background near a blue canopy tent and speaker equipment. Red multi-storey buildings and a wooden pole stand at right under a cloudy sky. Several people are visible in the background, making the total roughly 6-20 physical people.2017-10-03Outdoor scene on a paved courtyard at an ashram where several bare-chested men in orange and rust-coloured dhotis and wraps are gathered in motion, some with arms raised. A man in a black athletic top and black track pants stands at the centre, apparently guiding or joining the group. Behind them stands a golden ornate deity shrine or ratha-like structure with gilded pillars and a red corrugated roof, beside red multi-storey ashram buildings. Blue and orange exercise mats lie on the ground and a tall wooden pole stands nearby, consistent with mallakhamba or pole yoga practice. A white-clad person is visible in the far background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a paved courtyard at an ashram-style compound with red multi-storey buildings and a golden gopuram-style shrine structure behind a metal shelter. Several shirtless male practitioners in orange and saffron dhotis perform mallakhamba pole yoga around a vertical wooden pole, some with arms raised overhead and bent into twisting postures. A man in a black top and dark trousers crouches in the centre, and another in orange wears a long black rope of hair flying behind him. A man on the far right in orange sleeveless wrap and a rudraksha mala stands with sunglasses and an arm raised. A white-clad figure appears far left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-10-03July 11 20162016-07-11October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies