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British government bans Indigenous movement practices in India.

Date: 1773

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The British government and some wealthy high caste Indians work to end the physical practices within yoga (similar to the hatha yoga practiced today), seeing them as dangerous and associated with dark magic and sexual perversion. The practitioners of these traditions are also largely anti-colonial and often use armed struggle against colonial trade routes. The British government bans physical yoga practices and supports upper class Hinduism.