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May 05 2004

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A photograph of a rural outdoor area with a blue directional sign on a black post reading "LAUGHING TEMPLE" with an arrow pointing left. Beside it stands a low red-painted brick wall and a thatched-roof shelter with wooden posts. Inside the shelter, a figure in white clothing stands near seated people, with a dark interior behind them. The ground is reddish earth with scattered stones, and green trees and shrubs fill the background under an overcast sky. A date stamp in red digits reads 5 and 16:08 at the lower right.2004-05-05A photograph of the entrance to a thatched-roof hut called the Laughing Temple, set in a garden with yellow shrubs, frangipani-style trees and a concrete walkway. A blue sign beside the path reads Laughing Temple. Above the open doorway hangs a framed portrait of an elderly bearded man in white and blue, his hands together, but no one is physically present in the scene. The interior is dark, with red-trimmed bamboo supports at the doorway.2008-12-25A thatched-roof open-sided hut with red painted pillars and a woven palm-leaf gable stands on a cement platform over reddish dirt ground. Plastic chairs sit inside beneath the eave, and a blue sign reading LAUGHING TEMPLE points toward a dark statue at right. Tall trees and flowering shrubs surround the structure under a cloudy sky. No people are visible.2006-10-19A thatched-roof open shrine building with a steep palm-thatched gable, decorative woven panels, and red-painted wooden pillars under a clear blue sky. A small blue sign reading Laughing Temple stands beside the entrance path. Shrubs, young trees and red-leaved plants surround a paved approach leading into a dim interior. No people are visible.2006-12-29A photograph of an open-sided bamboo and thatch pavilion under construction in a garden with trimmed yellow shrubs and red-leaved plants. Two men in white clothes sit on the roof frame, fixing thatch and wooden rafters, while a woman in a dark top and yellow skirt stands near the side. A blue sign reads LAUGHING TEMPLE, and a red plastic chair and blue chairs sit beneath the structure. A concrete walkway leads to the entrance. Power lines and a white building appear at the left, and a tree stands at the right.2005-12-30December 29 20062006-12-29Dusk photograph at an ashram compound. A young woman in white with a green-trimmed top stands at the left edge. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk on a concrete path toward a thatched-roof open pavilion with red pillars, where a few people in white sit. A blue sign on a black pole reads Laughing Temple, beside frangipani shrubs and yellow-green plants on red earth. No a person candidate is visible.2007-04-17December 25 20082008-12-25A blue directional signpost with a pointed arrow reads "LAUGHING TEMPLE" in white block capitals, mounted on a black post. Green leafy shrubs fill the foreground and a soft-focus red wall and foliage sit behind it. No people are visible in the scene.2013-07-07A photograph of an outdoor garden site under a clear blue sky. On the left, a thatched roof of woven palm or bamboo strips shelters a red-painted low wall. A bare, leafless tree rises in the centre, and a blue directional signboard on a dark pole reads LAUGHING TEMPLE, pointing into a red-earth garden planted with shrubs and young trees. No people are visible.Outdoor photo at an ashram in early evening light. A woman in white sari with an orange shawl stands at left with arms folded, next to a girl in a white t-shirt and navy shorts. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta and white dhoti walks with a woman in white dress and orange waist sash, and other devotees in white clothing follow along a path. They pass under a thatched-roof structure with a blue sign reading 'Laughing Temple'. Flowering plants, yellow shrubs and a two-storey building stand in the background.2007-04-17August 27 20042004-08-27