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Seated group meditation in a hall with red cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, a young girl in a red outfit with gold trim sits with eyes closed and hands raised near her nose. At centre right, a woman with long light hair wears a white kurta and white trousers and a red beaded mala with a name badge, sitting cross-legged on a striped red mat with eyes closed and hands at her face. Nearby, women in a green sari, a pink-and-white shawl and a white head covering also sit with hands raised in a breathing or nasal practice. A water bottle and an orange cloth sit on the mat at right.

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November 17 20112011-11-17A photograph of several women seated on red-and-white striped floor mats in a temple hall, performing a breathing or meditative hand gesture with fingers near their nostrils. The woman in front wears white clothes with a green lower garment, a red bindi, glasses and a dark rudraksha-style necklace. The woman beside her wears white with a red and dark bead mala, and another woman wears an olive top with maroon trim. Two more women in white and pink sit behind them. A water bottle sits on the floor and a white railing stands at right.2011-11-16November 02 20112011-11-02December 04 20102010-12-04November 26 20112011-11-26A large seated congregation in a hall with red-cushioned chairs and a glossy floor, many people with both hands raised to their faces in a gesture of prayer or meditation. In the front row, women in white, teal, grey and pink clothing sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, some with purple cloth on the floor and dark bags beside them. Several women wear beaded malas and gold bangles. Behind them, rows of attendees are seated on chairs, and gold-framed pillars and a lit doorway appear at the back, with a white-robed figure faintly visible at the upper left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2011-12-06A seated group of women in a hall practises a breathing or meditation exercise, sitting on striped red-and-white mats. In the foreground a blonde woman in a black top with a rudraksha mala and purple trousers presses two fingers to the side of her nose with her eyes closed. Beside her another woman in cream top, white trousers and a rudraksha mala does the same, and a woman in white embroidered kurta and white trousers sits nearby. Metal stanchions and a light grey floor surround them. Several other attendees in white and colourful clothes are visible behind. Page reference to a person is not visually confirmed.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a large group yoga session in a hall with red-cushioned chairs and red-and-white striped mats. Many participants sit cross-legged or on mats, mostly in white and pastel clothing, with lanyards around their necks, and many raise arms and rest hands on their heads and faces in a breathing or stretching exercise. In the background stand a red curtain, a yellow pillar, a shelf with small deity murti, and folded orange and white cloths. No presenter is clearly identifiable as a person standing at the front; the foreground shows blurred movement of raised arms.2011-11-24December 04 20102010-12-04Photograph of seated participants in a meditation hall wearing white clothing. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair in a low ponytail, in a white short-sleeved top and a dark rudraksha-style mala, presses two fingers to one nostril in a breath practice. Behind her, several seated attendees in white and a man in a green shirt wear headphones and lanyards on red mats. A water bottle sits on the floor and a blue chair is at left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-12-04Seated devotees sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats in a hall, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a young woman in a mustard kurta with a dark patterned shawl and a woman in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sit with hands folded. Others wear pink, green, orange and white; red chairs stand in the background. No a person candidate is visible. Six or more people are visible.2011-10-30