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May 09 2013

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A group yoga session in a bright room with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground a young man in white kurta and pants stands with both arms raised overhead, palms together. Beside him a smiling man in white clothing raises his arms in the same pose. Other participants in white garments bend forward or stretch on red mats, and a red-framed portrait on the wall shows a figure in orange robes labelled Harmony. A water bottle and notebooks sit on the floor.2013-05-09A photograph of a large group of men performing prostrations on an orange cloth spread across a hall floor. Many wear white shirts and white trousers, and some wear white t-shirts; one man in the foreground wears a white t-shirt with a circular emblem, a rudraksha mala, and a gold bracelet, and he has his palms and forehead bent toward the floor. Blue and striped mats lie among the orange cloth, and rows of pale chairs stand along the back of the hall. No one in the frame is identifiable as a person, and no figure matches the description of a presiding teacher, so no in-person candidate is shown. Several people are visible, most partially, and the scene reads as a group practice during a bhakti session.2010-02-08A group of men practise yoga in a hall on coloured mats, arms raised overhead with palms together in a standing lunge pose. A central figure in white kurta with an orange sash faces away from the camera. Others wear white or grey-white clothes and checked shorts. A large banner behind them shows a portrait of a smiling woman and reads Life Bliss and Engineering. Yellow decorative hangings and a golden throne-like seat are visible at the right. A mala lies on a pink mat in the foreground. The scene shows a yoga session with about a dozen participants.2009-06-04A group yoga session in an indoor hall with a light tiled floor. Many people in white clothing stand on coloured yoga mats in a wide-legged warrior pose with arms stretched out sideways. The most prominent figure in the foreground, seen from behind, has curly dark hair, a white kurta and an orange sash at the waist. Nearby, a man in white shirt, plaid shorts and another man in beige shorts with suspenders join in. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling woman and the words a person, with a yellow lantern hanging from the ceiling. A rudraksha-style mala lies on a mat at lower left.2009-06-04December 20 20122012-12-20December 21 20122012-12-21December 21 20122012-12-21June 03 20092009-06-03A large group of practitioners performs yoga in a bright hall with a polished reflective floor. Many wear white clothes; some have shaved heads. In the foreground a man in a white sleeveless top and dark shorts stands on a blue mat with his hands raised, and at right a man in a white sleeveless top and dark trousers stands on a yellow mat in prayer pose with palms together. Others bend forward, kneel on red and blue mats, or stand with arms overhead. Colourful woven tassel hangings with orange fringes hang from the ceiling. At right stand decorated deity murti figures with gold and green ornaments and an orange cloth draped over a platform. A bottle of water sits on the floor.2010-09-05A photograph of a hall with participants standing barefoot on blue-and-white striped mats, arms raised overhead in a group practice. Four prominent people are visible: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers with an orange shawl tied at the waist, a man in white kurta and pants with an orange shawl and glasses, a man in white with an orange shawl, and a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Two painted decorative pillars with blue, yellow and red patterns stand behind them, along with pink walls, red curtains and a white draped ceiling. Bags and water bottles lie on the mats.2012-04-26A large indoor yoga session in a bright hall with white tiled floor and framed photographs on the walls. Many participants stand on colourful yoga mats with arms raised overhead, palms together, in a standing stretch. Most wear white kurta-style or light clothing, while some wear black, green checked, or orange-and-red lungi-style garments. Name badges hang from several people's clothing. Some devotees in the back wear saffron or red clothes. A man in a black shirt and black trousers stands centre front with arms raised. Pink, blue and yellow mats line the floor, and a red cloth covers a table at the right edge.2015-06-20November 22 20112011-11-22