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A photograph of a person seated cross-legged on a marble floor, head tilted sharply back, balancing a small glass cup with a lit green candle on their forehead. The person wears a red and black long-sleeved top with a red and black lower garment, a dark cord necklace, and gold earrings. Striped red-and-white and blue-and-white mats lie behind. Several onlookers sit or stand at the edges, including a person in a white shirt and a child in a blue striped top.

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A woman in a red and black long-sleeved fitted top and black pants sits cross-legged on a mat, head tilted back, balancing a small clay cup on her forehead with a lit green candle on top, a yoga or balancing practice. Behind her, striped mats are laid out and other people in white clothes are seated or standing in the background at a dimly lit hall. A small purple logo appears in the upper right corner.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph, rotated sideways, of a person lying prone face-down on a polished grey-and-red marbled floor. The figure wears a red long-sleeved top with black trousers, with bare feet and dark hair tied back. A second person in a green top is partly visible at the upper edge, and another arm is visible at the bottom. Behind them are striped red, white and blue cloth coverings and a small lit lamp with a green flame at the left.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photo taken indoors on a polished marble floor shows several young people lying on their backs in a row on striped cotton mats, each holding a small lit oil lamp above their faces with both hands. Four or five children and teenagers wear red, black, green and orange athletic outfits, with one boy shirtless in blue shorts and another in a white sleeveless top. Behind them a seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing small neck beads, watches quietly. A few standing legs are visible at the top edge. The room has yellow walls and a patterned border, and the scene looks like a ritual or yoga-style practice.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Indoor photo on a polished stone floor showing three young performers in fitted sports suits seated cross-legged and leaning back, each with a lit candle balanced on the forehead. The performer on the left wears a red and black suit, the centre one red and black, and the right one a green and orange suit. Behind them, a row of seated and standing men and boys in white shirts, dhotis and bare-chested figures watch, with a golden figure visible at the right. Thin white candles and wall pillars frame the hall. Counted people: about nine visible, including the performers and onlookers.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Indoor photograph of three young performers lying back on striped mats on a polished floor, heads tilted upward with lit candles balanced on their foreheads. The performer on the left wears a red top with black panels, the centre performer wears a red and black top, and the performer on the right wears a green and orange top. Behind them, several onlookers in white shirts, a bare-chested boy in black shorts and a boy in a blue shirt watch closely; one man in white has a white cloth band on his forehead. A small golden figure is held near the right performer's face. Several other people stand or kneel in the background among plastic chairs.2012-06-05