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A photograph of an old stone temple mandapam with a long colonnade of carved pillars under a flat roof, shaded by overhanging tree branches. Dark doorway opens to an interior. In the foreground are scattered dry branches, dry grass, loose soil and broken stones, with a stack of timber logs resting along the left side. No people or ritual activity are visible.

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1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriDim interior view of a stone hall with a row of carved granite pillars, one large pillar on the left decorated with a rearing sculpted animal figure with a curled mane, and other pillars with carved relief panels and bracket capitals. The ceiling is dark and the floor is a raised stone platform. Through the open side, green foliage and the colourful tiered gopuram of a South Indian temple are visible on the left. A wooden table stands at the right edge. No people are visible in the hall.July 14 20092009-07-14A photograph of an ornately carved dark grey stone hall with a mandapam-style colonnade. Several tall pillars carved with figures and mythic scenes support a wooden beamed roof. On the right, a large pillar features a carved rearing animal or yali-like figure. Behind the pillars is a plain block wall, green foliage and a blue metal door. On the left, steel vessels, a plastic jerrycan and a woven basket sit on the stone floor. No people are visible.Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamRuined stone gateway of an ancient Khmer temple in dense forest. Tree branches and green leaves frame the top of the structure, and a sandy path leads through the open doorway toward more trees. Fallen stone blocks lie in the foreground. No people are visible.2014-12-151981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriMay 10 20222022-05-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a stone mandapam, an open pillared hall with carved granite pillars and a flat roof, its floor raised on a stepped stone platform. Two men stand in the middle distance among the pillars, one in a white dhoti and one in a red-and-black checked shirt, near brass vessels set on the platform. Green foliage frames the right edge and a blue-cloth shape appears at the left. Ornate sculptures decorate the pillar shafts, and the scene is an old temple hall with no visible ceremony.1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri