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A photograph of a large hall where many shirtless men perform a yoga-style forward bend on brown mats, hands planted on the floor and heads down, with white cords or ropes looped around some of their backs and necks. Several wear black or dark shorts and gold bangles. The floor is pale tiled, with white chairs and tables with red and yellow cloths in the background, a large golden throne-like seat, and large screens on the wall above. Many participants are visible in rows.

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Many people sit on tan yoga mats in a large white-tiled hall, bent forward in a seated prostration with foreheads resting on hands, arms folded over the head. Most are bare-chested in black shorts or dark athletic shorts; a few wear white or dark trousers. Thin cords hang over their shoulders. In the background a figure in orange robes stands near the left edge, and rows of white chairs with red cushions fill the far side of the hall. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.2018-04-15A large hall with white tiled floor where many bare-chested men in black trousers sit on brown yoga mats performing forward-bending stretches with arms extended. Some wear white dhotis, one older man with white hair in the foreground wears white pants and a rudraksha mala, with a wristwatch, leaning forward to touch his feet. Water bottles, small brass bells and folded black cloths lie on the floor, and sacred ash marks show on several bodies. Men in orange and maroon garments appear among the rows, consistent with a person Vinyasa Krama Yoga session.2018-04-03April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesA group of about a dozen practitioners perform a yoga posture on yellow mats in a bright hall with pink walls and marble floor. Most are bare-chested in black shorts, with white sacred-ash markings on their arms and chests and white cord threads across their shoulders. In the background, a large golden framed deity murti with radiant halo stands in a niche beside wooden lattice screens, and steel urns sit on a buffet table. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific presenter.2018-04-16 +1 copiesApril 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copiesA large indoor hall of seated practitioners in a meditation or yoga session, most sitting cross-legged on blue, yellow and grey mats with hands folded in their laps. Many participants are bare-chested and wear dark trousers. Brass or gold lamp stands with hanging lamps are visible along the left side, and paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. Several people in the front rows have shaved heads, and some have tattoos on their arms and chest. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2018-12-22 +1 copiesApril 17 20182018-04-17A large hall with a tiled floor where many men practise yoga on coloured mats, blue, red, grey, green and orange, performing a forward-bending pose with arms extended. Most wear white kurtas or shirts and white dhotis or trousers. A man in the foreground right has a red-and-green wrist thread and sits in a low back-bend. Behind them, rows of folded red chairs line the wall, and a man in an orange robe stands near the top right. No central figure is singled out as a person in this image.2013-09-15A large hall with cream tiled floor where many shirtless male participants kneel and bend forward in a yoga posture on brown mats, their backs and arms marked with white sacred ash or herbal paste. Most wear black pants; several have black cloths nearby. Small brass bowls and water bottles sit between the mats, with white chairs and a stage with screens and red drapery visible at the back. Around thirty people are visible, and many more are partially seen in the background.2018-04-03April 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copiesApril 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22