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A photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with heavily carved dark stone pillars and brackets showing sculpted figures and animal motifs beneath a worn ceiling. A wall clock reads about 11:50 above the arches. In the foreground a yellow bin and a State Bank of India sign stand near the open doorway, with a few people in the distance, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti on the right and a woman in a blue sari beside the pillars. Sunlight pours through the open arches at the far end of the hall.

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Interior of a stone temple corridor with ornately carved dark granite pillars and a carved ceiling beam with a wall clock mounted above. Brightly lit doorway opens to the outside at the centre. A yellow metal donation box and a small State Bank of India sign stand near the left pillars. A few people walk through the hall, including a man in white dhoti on the right and a woman in a sari on the far right. Plastic bags and water bottles lie on the floor near the entrance.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17Interior colonnade of a stone temple hall with carved pillars and corbels showing animal and floral relief work, opening through an arch toward a bright outdoor courtyard. Several people walk through the corridor: a man in a white shirt and dhoti at left, a woman in a purple sari at centre, and figures in white garments at right near a counter. Steel water urns and yellow metal barricades stand at left, and framed devotional pictures hang on the pillars. Hindu temple setting consistent with a visit to the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swami temple.2018-03-17A photograph of a temple ticket counter in a stone-pillared colonnade. A large blue sign lists five numbered seva ticket options with prices, and a round wall clock hangs above it. A man in a white shirt sits behind a wooden counter at the window. Ornately carved grey stone pillars and a blue-painted notice board frame the scene, with a yellow bin and red signs on the right.2018-03-17A long covered colonnade inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a low wooden ceiling. Several people walk along the worn stone floor toward a bright doorway at the far end. Shops with metal grilles and signs line both sides, including a large yellow Tamil-language sign on the right. Vendors and passers-by are scattered along the passage.2009-08-01Interior view of a stone temple entrance with two large dark dvarapala guardian statues flanking a passage, each wearing white dhotis with gold-and-red borders, tall crowns, and vertical white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several devotees walk through the doorway: a woman in a blue top with a white flower-garlanded braid, two women in pink and green saris with flowers in their hair, a woman in a red blouse and orange sari, and a man in a white polo shirt. A yellow metal container and yellow barriers stand at the right foreground. Deep stone pillars and a lit inner corridor frame the scene.2012-05-09 +1 copiesAugust 20 20122012-08-20 +1 copiesInterior of a stone temple corridor with rows of heavy carved pillars and a low dark ceiling lit by tube lights and hanging lamps. A woman in a red and pink sari stands at left beside a tray of sweets. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks away from the camera toward the sanctum, and several men in white dhotis move through the hall. A steel vessel stands at right and a large green-and-yellow signboard with Tamil text hangs on the left wall. Some men appear to be priests. No identifiable a person candidate is visible in the scene.2012-02-08May 08 20122012-05-08July 28 20082008-07-28April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copies1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri