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A group yoga session in a bright hall with cream walls and framed pictures, led by no visible figure at the front. Participants bend forward holding small silver dumbbells on coloured yoga mats in purple, pink, red, orange and blue. In the foreground a woman in a maroon top and black trousers and a woman in white with gold bangles lean forward gripping weights. Behind them a woman in pink patterned top and yellow-green trousers bends deeply. A red curtain and a banner reading Inner Awakening hang on the back wall, with a water bottle and a bag on the floor.

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A photograph of a yoga session in a bright hall with cream walls and framed pictures. Several participants lean forward in a standing bend, each holding chrome dumbbells, on purple, pink and blue yoga mats. A woman in a maroon top and dark trousers is in the foreground, while a woman in a pink top and yellow trousers stands at right. A banner reading Inner Awakening hangs on the back wall beside red curtains, and a clear water bottle sits on the floor.2012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09A group yoga class in a bright hall with polished floor and blue, pink and purple mats. Many women and some men stand with arms raised overhead, some holding small silver dumbbells, dressed in white, striped, pink, blue and floral tops with dark pants and leggings. Framed portraits hang on the wall behind them and glass display cases line the side of the room. No identifiable a person is shown among those present.2012-02-11A yoga class in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. In the foreground a woman in a white sleeveless top and grey trousers lies prone on a pink mat, arms bent, and a woman in a dark floral top and brown trousers arches back in cobra or upward-dog pose on a blue mat, looking upward. Behind them many practitioners on coloured mats stretch in forward bends and poses; one in orange top and green leggings bends forward. Steel dumbbells, a turquoise water bottle and a small bowl sit on the floor. A statue is visible in the background.2012-02-09A group exercise session on a glossy light-coloured floor, with several participants lying on their backs on coloured yoga mats (purple, pink, green, teal) lifting metal dumbbells overhead. Most wear white or cream loose clothing; the woman in the foreground at left wears a pale yellow and gold salwar kameez, and the woman at lower right wears a white patterned kurta with glasses and a bracelet. Water bottles and additional dumbbells lie on the floor, and a few standing figures are partially visible at the top edge.2012-04-15A yoga class on a light tiled floor where many participants practice a kneeling-plank or cat-style stretch on coloured mats. In the foreground a woman in a white embroidered top and dark trousers with a lanyard stretches one leg back, while beside her a woman in a red kurta leans forward on a purple mat. Steel dumbbells rest on the floor near the mats, and behind them several people in white, grey and dark clothing continue the pose. A white-draped table and a wall display sit in the background.2012-02-09November 21 20112011-11-21A yoga class in a bright, tiled hall with people seated on coloured mats performing forward-bend stretches. In the foreground a woman in a maroon top and black pants sits with legs extended and arms reaching forward, while beside her a woman in a white top and black pants stretches similarly. A woman in a pink top and black pants reaches forward on a purple mat, with a woman in a yellow-green salwar nearby. Small steel dumbbells, a water bottle and a folded towel lie on the floor. Several other participants in white and grey clothing stretch across the room. No a person candidate is visible.2012-02-09A group of about ten people stands on blue and green yoga mats in an indoor studio, holding dumbbells at shoulder height in a lateral raise exercise. Participants wear white kurta-style outfits, black tops, green t-shirts and dark blue tops. A woman in a green shirt in the foreground holds two dumbbells, and a man in a green shirt and white trousers stands at right. A woman bends at the far right near the edge of the frame. The room has polished floors, mirrored walls and a red curtain at the back.2013-03-23A hall of people doing a yoga warm-up on green and blue mats on a polished floor. In the foreground a man in white kurta bends forward with his palms on the mat beside steel dumbbells, and a man in a black t-shirt and checked shorts kneels in a similar pose. Further back, rows of practitioners in white, red, orange and striped shirts bend or kneel behind silver stanchions. Three framed devotional portraits hang on the back wall above orange draped cloths and a red-curtained doorway.2011-09-11September 11 20112011-09-11A group yoga class in a bright hall with pale pink walls and maroon curtains. Participants in black, white, red and blue clothing stand on coloured yoga mats, many holding a balance pose with arms raised overhead while an instructor in a dark top stands at the left. Tall hanging banners with yellow fringe and geometric motifs flank the room, and stacked metal dumbbells and water bottles sit on the floor. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the left wall, and rows of red chairs line the side. No ritual activity is visible.2013-03-16