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Interior view of an old stone mandapam with carved granite pillars and corbelled brackets framing an open doorway. The carved pillars show deity and figure reliefs, and a small green tree grows in the courtyard beyond the opening. A white plastic bucket sits on a dirty floor, a red cloth and small paper tags hang from a pillar at right, and no people are visible.

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May 10 20222022-05-101981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriA 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.1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriDim interior of an old stone temple hall with carved granite pillars. The foreground pillar bears a standing relief figure of a deity with raised arms, and smaller carved figures decorate the adjoining columns. Through an open doorway, green leafy shrubs and a weathered brick and plaster wall are visible. Scattered dry palm fronds lie on the floor beside a few metal vessels and a plastic container at left. No people are present.2012-07-08Interior of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and a dark blackened wall. Ornate carved reliefs cover the pillar faces and the bracket capitals above them. A small framed calendar or printed poster is pinned to the wall beside a round blue sticker. At the left edge, a colourful arch with red, green and blue decoration frames a shrine area with a garland of yellow flowers and a red cloth. A metal pot and marigold petals sit on the floor. No people are visible.Dim 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.Interior view of a stone temple mandapam showing heavy dark granite pillars with carved bracket capitals shaped like stylised animal heads and scrolled brackets supporting a low beamed ceiling. The carved pillar shafts show relief figures and decorative bands. Green foliage is visible through the open gap between the pillars at the bottom. A partially visible person stands at the far left edge of the frame. No a person candidate is visible in the image.1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriInterior of an old stone temple hall with heavy granite pillars carved with figures and ornamental brackets. Wicker baskets with green leaves and flowers sit on the floor, and a low wooden table stands in the foreground beside a stone platform. A small shrine with an oil lamp is visible at the left under a calendar hanging on a pillar. Through the open colonnade on the right, trees and a stone wall are visible. No people are present.2012-07-08A 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.