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1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriA small stone shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style tower decorated with painted sculptures of deities and figures in green, red, blue and yellow. The shrine has a dark open doorway with a wooden lattice door swung open, a short flight of steps, and a small raised stone platform. In the foreground at the base, a garlanded linga-shaped deity murti sits beside a small stone object and a clay dish. Palm trees, bushes and a white compound wall surround the shrine, with an ornately carved stone pillared hall visible at right. No people are visible.Photograph looking up at a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style tower above a pale yellow-green compound wall and gateway. The painted stucco figures on the tower include blue-skinned and red-clad deity forms, and a kalasha finial sits at the top. A worn stone pillar stands in the foreground beside the gate, with a yellow-and-red signboard and utility wires behind. No people are visible.2012-07-08Photograph of an ornate temple gateway entrance with a painted gopuram-style facade. Above the doorway, painted stucco figures in blue, red, green and gold include multiple deity figures and seated bulls on a blue panel, with crouching carved figures at the corners. A dark inner corridor leads into the temple, and a single small figure stands within the passage. A signboard above the entrance reads in Tamil script. No prominent ritual activity is shown; the scene is architectural.2012-02-08August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a small South Indian temple entrance with a pale blue-grey stone gateway and tiered roof topped by small finials. Above the doorway a relief shows a seated couple on a bull (Nandi), consistent with a Shiva-Parvati form. Steps lead up to a grilled iron gate; inside, a dim shrine holds a stone lingam on a yoke-shaped base and standing deity murti with offerings. A small framed plaque sits on the left pillar. No people are visible in the scene.A colourful South Indian gopuram-style temple shrine seen from the front against a pale sky. The tiered superstructure is crowded with painted stucco figures of deities and attendants in pink, green, yellow and blue, with a ceremonial bell-like finial and a small figure of an elephant-headed deity on the upper tier. A central niche holds a seated deity murti. Steps lead up to a grilled blue door flanked by carved pilasters and standing female figures. Trees, palms and a small roadside shop with a Mirinda advertisement stand beside it. No people are visible.2010-01-23Photo 11716751 +2 copiesPhoto of a tall, multi-tiered South Indian temple gopuram, brightly painted in red, green, yellow and blue, covered with sculpted deity and attendant figures in niches. At the base, a blue signboard in Tamil reads a temple name, and a blue panel above the doorway reads சிவ சிவ (Siva Siva) with a lingam emblem. The temple's iron-grilled doors are open and a paper notice is taped to the gate. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2008-01-17A small colourful Hindu temple shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly painted gopuram-style tower topped by a golden finial. The facade shows painted stucco figures including a seated Ganesha deity murti in the centre flanked by white bulls and attendant figures in blue, with a pink and green painted wall beside it. The shrine has a grey block wall, a gold-barred metal gate and a small framed black plaque with Tamil script. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky surround the structure. No people are visible.2009-08-03May 15 20182018-05-15August 08 20092009-08-08