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A photograph inside a stone pillared hall with dark carved granite columns and a heavy ceiling beam. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a yellow flower garland and stands beside a metal vessel on a dark stone surface. Behind him, a woman in a blue sari with a yellow blouse stands near a pillar, holding a small steel cup. Woven baskets sit on the ground, and a green garden and palm trees are visible through the openings. The scene looks like a temple precinct; the presence of a garland and offering vessels suggests a worship setting. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance.

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A 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.Interior of a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars and a heavy beam ceiling. In the centre, a small shrine niche with a red-and-green arched frame holds a deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers, with a red cloth draped over a stone platform below. The floor in front is covered with yellow and red flowers, dry straw and small brass vessels. At the lower right, a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands facing the shrine, holding flower garlands, and a second man in a striped shirt stands at the edge. A small framed picture hangs on a pillar at left, and a paper notice is pinned to the wall beside the shrine.1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriInterior 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.A 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.Interior of a dim stone temple hall showing heavy carved granite pillars with rearing animal-shaped brackets at their tops and ornate reliefs on the shafts. A low dark ceiling of stone beams stretches overhead, with a small framed picture hung on a pillar at lower centre. At the right edge a person in a blue checked shirt stands partly visible near a doorway with a colourful hanging drape. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.1981 - 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.Interior 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.2012-07-081981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri