Asana
Origins of the asanas
The asanas have been created at different times, a few being ancient, some being medieval, and a growing number recent. Some that appear traditional, such as Virabhadrasana I (Warrior Pose I), are relatively recent: that pose was probably devised by Krishnamacharya around 1940, and it was popularised by his pupil, Iyengar.

Asana

Section Title: Origins of the asanas
Table Section Text: The asanas have been created at different times, a few being ancient, some being medieval, and a growing number recent. Some that appear traditional, such as Virabhadrasana I (Warrior Pose I), are relatively recent: that pose was probably devised by Krishnamacharya around 1940, and it was popularised by his pupil, Iyengar.

No. of asanas	Sanskrit	Transliteration	English	Author	Date	Evidence supplied

2	गोरक्ष शतक	Goraksha Shataka	Goraksha's Century	Gorakshanata	10th-11th century	Describes Siddhasana, Padmasana; 84 claimed

4	शिव संहिता	Shiva Samhita	Shiva's Compendium	15th century	4 seated asanas described, 84 claimed; 11 mudras

15	हठ योग प्रदीपिका	Hatha Yoga Pradipika	Light on Hatha Yoga	Svami Svatmarama	15th century	15 asanas described, 4 (Siddhasana, Padmasana, Bhadrasana and Simhasana) named as important

32	घेरंड संहिता	Gheranda Samhita	Gheranda's Collection	Gheranda	17th century	Descriptions of 32 seated, backbend, twist, balancing and inverted asanas, 25 mudras

52	हठ रत्नावली	Hatha Ratnavali	A Treatise On Hatha Yoga	Srinivasa	17th century	52 asanas described, out of 84 named

84	जोग प्रदीपिका	Joga Pradipika	Light on Yoga	Ramanandi Jayatarama	1830	84 asanas and 24 mudras in rare illustrated edition of 18th century text

37	योग सोपान	Yoga Sopana	Stairway to Yoga	Yogi Ghamande	1905	Describes and illustrates 37 asanas, 6 mudras, 5 bandhas

c. 200	योग दीपिका	Yoga Dipika	Light on Yoga	B. K. S. Iyengar	1966	Descriptions and photographs of each asana

908	—	—	Master Yoga Chart	Dharma Mittra	1984	Photographs of each asana

Sentence(s)

In 1966, Iyengar published Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika, illustrated with photographs and demonstrating around 200 asanas.

final_sentence: In 1966, Iyengar published Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika, illustrated with photographs and demonstrating around 200 asanas.