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A photo of a group yoga and fitness session on the floor of an ashram hall. Several people lie on mats doing dumbbell presses, lifting chrome dumbbells overhead with both hands. Most wear white kurta-style or white loose clothing, and one person in a black-and-red striped top and checked lungi lies on an orange mat. Red and pink mats cover the floor, and a woman in a yellow-and-cream sari sits in the background beside red chairs.

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A indoor yoga or fitness session on a polished tiled floor. In the foreground, a man lies on a pink mat with his bare feet raised, holding silver dumbbells overhead in both hands; he wears a black top and white pants and a red wrist thread. Behind him, many participants in white and black clothing perform similar floor exercises on blue, purple and pink mats, with dumbbells placed between them. Red chairs line the back of the hall.2013-02-18October 16 20122012-10-16A photograph of an indoor hall with a polished floor where many people lie on mats doing supine dumbbell exercises. In the foreground, a man in white clothes holds two chrome dumbbells on a green mat, and another man in a plaid shirt and grey trousers holds dumbbells on a red mat. Black plastic chairs and more people lying on red and pink mats stand in the background. Water bottles sit on the floor. The scene appears to show a group fitness session rather than a ritual.2012-04-15 +1 copiesOctober 10 20122012-10-10A photograph of a group exercise session in a large hall with polished tiled floor. Several people lie on yoga mats and lift metal dumbbells overhead with both arms: a woman in a white outfit on a purple mat in the foreground, a man in cream clothes on a green mat at left, and another man in cream on an orange mat at right. Other participants recline on mats and cushions in the background, with chairs stacked in rows and water bottles scattered on the floor. A dais with a small altar and lamps stands at the far end, and a marigold garland hangs on a chair at left.2012-04-15September 11 20112011-09-11Several men exercise on yoga mats on a polished white marble floor in an ashram hall. In the foreground a man in white clothes and an orange-red waist cloth lies on a green mat lifting silver dumbbells overhead. Nearby a man in a navy top and dark trousers lifts dumbbells while lying on a mat, and another man sits cross-legged on a green mat holding dumbbells. Others in white clothing sit or recline on blue, purple and black mats. A golden throne-like chair with red cushion stands at the right edge beside stacked red chairs.2013-02-04 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20112011-09-11Participants lie on yoga mats in a bright hall doing dumbbell chest presses. In the foreground a young man in black trousers and a striped blue top lies on a blue mat, lifting metal dumbbells overhead. Behind him rows of people in white trousers and dark clothing do the same exercise on blue, purple and grey mats, with chairs and bags along the wall and a metal stanchion at left.2012-10-10Photograph of a group exercise session in a bright hall with white tiled floor. Many men lie on their backs on coloured yoga mats, lifting silver dumbbells overhead with both hands. Clothing includes white kurta-pyjama, a blue checked shirt with jeans, a dark green shirt and grey trousers. Orange and red cloth draped on the back wall, with metal stanchions and a row of participants in the background. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2011-09-11Many participants lie on yoga mats across a wooden-floored hall doing dumbbell exercises. Most wear white or grey trousers and kurta-style clothes; one man on a purple mat in white pants lifts silver dumbbells overhead with bare feet raised. Others on pink, blue and green mats hold weights while reclining, and metal stanchions with chains divide the rows. Folded blankets and plastic chairs line the background wall.2012-10-16October 13 20122012-10-13