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A photograph of a group of children lying prone face-down on colourful floral bedsheets spread across a polished marble floor in an indoor room. About ten children are visible, wearing mixed everyday clothing: a red dress, a blue top with a pale blue skirt, a denim jacket with a yellow skirt, a khaki top and olive trousers, and a white shirt with blue shorts. Their heads point toward a central area, with a wooden stool and a small table with a chair at the right edge. A man in white clothes lies prone at the top of the frame near a stone staircase.

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A photograph of a group of children practising yoga in a bare hall with a tiled floor. They lie on colourful striped cotton mats, arching their backs upward in a backbend while looking up, with their hands pressed flat beside their shoulders. Many wear white shirts, salwar kameez in teal, pink and orange, and a few wear dark tops. Behind them, rows of blue plastic chairs and folding chairs line the wall beneath a yellow door.2011-04-17A photograph of children practising yoga and stretching exercises on striped woven mats in a large indoor hall with pale walls and a few banners and wall displays. In the foreground a girl in a blue patterned salwar kameez with a name badge sits cross-legged, while another girl in blue lies on the mat and a child in pink leggings stretches on the left. Several children in orange and red clothes sit or lie on the floor further back, and adults in white clothes move among them near the back wall. The scene looks like a children's yoga session.Children sit and lie on striped cotton mats in a plain hall with white walls, stacked plastic chairs and a yellow door behind them. Many are in the upward-facing cobra-style back-arch posture, heads tilted back, hands planted on the mats, appearing to practise yoga stretches. Girls wear white tops, teal, orange and pink salwar kameez; boys wear white shirts and blue or green tops. No adult instructor or a person is visible.2011-05-27A photograph of thin, pale-coloured yoga mats laid across a concrete hall where thin-to-mid-sized groups of children lie prone in rows, most in white shirts with some in coloured tops, several with their heads down on their folded arms and some hands resting near their heads. A woman in a white sari walks through the back of the hall near a large portrait banner on the left. Behind the children, a stage holds a golden throne-like seat draped with dark curtains, a flat-screen monitor showing a close-up of a woman in red, and framed portraits on the walls including a tall banner of a man with long hair and a white turban-like head covering. The scene is a children's residential programme with students resting in a prone posture on the floor.2006-05-07Indoor yoga session in a plain room with cream walls and children's drawings pinned to a bulletin board. Many children and a few adults lie or sit on red-and-white striped mats. A man in a white t-shirt and light trousers bends backward in a bridge-style pose, his forehead marked with a white band. A girl in a floral dress stands at the back, and a boy in a bright orange shirt and a boy in a pink-and-white checked shirt lie on the mats. A man in purple sits in the foreground, and a wooden table with papers and a laptop is at left.2012-07-19A photograph inside a large hall with pale walls, a corrugated roof, metal trusses and barred windows. Many children, mostly boys in white shirts, checked shirts and pink or dark tops, are crouched low on a concrete floor with yellow lines, leaning forward with arms extended in a coordinated exercise or group activity. Several adults in white and cream clothing stand along the back of the hall near tables holding glassware and a cabinet of shelves. The scene looks like a residential youth programme in progress.2006-05-05A photograph of a large hall where thick rows of devotees lie prone on striped mats and blankets on the floor, heads bowed forward and arms outstretched, many in white kurtas and dhotis, others in coloured shirts such as red, teal, yellow and orange. Glass cases and red-cushioned chairs line the back of the room. Many devotees are visible, with several dozen lying in rows across the floor.2011-11-21March 17 20122012-03-17 +1 copiesNovember 20 20112011-11-20 +1 copiesA large hall with children seated on colorful striped woven mats in rows, facing toward the front. Many children wear orange, yellow, white, blue and green clothing; one girl in a mustard-yellow salwar in the foreground rests her chin on her hand. Behind them a white throne-like seat with white cushions and a floral arrangement sits on a raised platform near a table with flowers and water bottles. Plain white walls and a bright tiled floor fill the rest of the space.2008-05-13A large hall with terracotta tiled floor and white pillars shows children seated and stretching on striped red, blue and white mats arranged in rows. Most wear white, pink, orange or colourful t-shirts and shorts; one child in the foreground wears a pink striped top and another wears an orange top. A child in a yellow hooded top sits near the front, with others in the background. An adult in a yellow sari stands near the back, and an orange cloth lies on the floor on the left. Chairs and a stage backdrop are visible at the rear. No a person candidate is visible in this room.2010-12-06A group of children and a few adults sit on striped red and blue mats and cushions in a hall with gold curtains, listening attentively to a session. Many children wear name badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A boy in a red shirt lies stretched out in the foreground, while a girl in a white t-shirt and a boy in a checked shirt sit near the front. A man in a yellow polo shirt and glasses sits at right among the group. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-07-12