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A photograph inside a large hall with white fabric ceiling and colourful hanging tassel banners. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair in a braid, wearing white clothes and a yellow cushion, sits with palms pressed together in prayer on blue-and-white striped mats. To the right a bald man in white clothes, glasses and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them other people in white sit on mats, one wearing a white head wrap, with water bottles on the floor. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A photograph of a meditation hall with striped blue-and-white floor mats. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair, a blue hair clip, and a white outfit sits cross-legged on a gold cushion with her palms pressed together and eyes closed. Beside her a bald man with glasses and a red forehead mark sits in white. To the left a bearded man in white with glasses and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, participants in white sit on mats, and a figure in orange stands with arms raised. Striped, tasselled decorations hang from the white ceiling.2010-08-30A seated yoga session in a hall with a white ceiling and hanging colourful woven bands with orange tassels. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair, wearing a pink top and teal trousers, sits cross-legged on a red and white striped mat with her face lifted and eyes closed. Beside her a blonde woman in a white shirt and gold-yellow trousers sits with eyes lowered. Behind them a bald man in white clothes and glasses, with a mala around his neck, sits with eyes closed, and other participants in white clothing sit on mats, some wearing white head cloths. The scene suggests group meditation or pranayama practice.2010-08-30A photograph of a yoga or meditation session in an indoor hall with pink walls and a white projection screen at the top left. Participants sit cross-legged on red, blue and white striped mats. In the centre, a woman in a white short-sleeved top and black trousers sits with her hands clasped and eyes lowered while her dark hair flies out behind her. In the foreground, a blonde woman with her hair tied back wears a white top and a turquoise sash, seen from behind. Other people in white clothes sit in the background, and orange water bottles and a bag lie on the mats.2010-09-18A photograph of a large hall during a seated meditation session. In the foreground, several women with eyes closed sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats; one in white salwar kameez wears a silver pendant and another in white top wears a long mala necklace. Behind them, many devotees in white clothes sit in rows, and colourful tasselled hangings in orange, blue and yellow hang from the ceiling.2010-10-10Indoor evening session in a tented hall with white fabric ceiling, hanging decorative cloth tassels in red, yellow and blue, and ceiling fans. Several people sit cross-legged on orange and red-striped mats in white kurtas and pants. A woman in a pink top and teal pants sits upright with eyes closed while her long hair is swept back by a blond woman in white clothes and gold pants who stands behind her. A bearded man in white on the left smiles, and another man with rudraksha beads in white sits at center with hands joined. Others sit in meditation in the background. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2010-08-30July 16 20082008-07-16A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with tassels, holding a seated group meditating on orange and striped mats. Foreground: a blonde woman in a white top and yellow-gold pants sits near a bottle, beside a man in white with a mala and a seated man in white and a headband. Background shows many people in white clothing seated in rows, with a stage and a deity display at the far right. Ceiling fans hang overhead and a camera on a tripod stands at left.2010-08-30A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, decorated with hanging green leaf strings and tall pillars wrapped in colourful patterned panels with bird motifs. Many devotees sit on woven mats on the floor, some in white clothes, others in blue, grey and white; a woman in a blue top sits near the metal railing. Toward the back, several monks in orange and saffron robes stand and walk through an archway, with a central figure in white. Brass and ornamental items, including an orange-draped deity murti, stand along the right edge. Crowd is sizeable and seated.2009-06-01A woman in a pink t-shirt and turquoise trousers sits cross-legged on a red-and-white striped mat with eyes closed and head tilted back, her long brown hair flying outward as if in motion. Around her, seated practitioners in white shirts and white or orange-red garments sit on an orange cloth-covered floor, some wearing white headbands and beaded necklaces. Colourful tassel hangings and ceiling fans are visible in the hall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the probable-identity label is not applied.2010-08-30A photograph of a yoga session in a dimly lit hall with a dark ceiling and hanging striped fabric decorations. In the foreground, a bearded man in white clothes and a mala necklace sits on a red-and-white striped mat with his head tilted back and eyes closed. Beside him, a smiling woman with light blonde hair wears a white top and mustard-yellow trousers and sits on an orange mat, her hands pressed to the floor. Several other people in white clothing sit in the background.2010-08-30June 22 20082008-06-22November 16 20112011-11-16