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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.

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Dim stone shrine interior with a carved niche framed by a multicoloured arch of green, red and yellow painted ornamentation. Inside the niche stands a small deity murti draped with a yellow-and-white flower garland, a small oil lamp burning before it. Dark-red and maroon cloth lies across the stone platform, with brass vessels, a clay pot, flower offerings of marigolds and red blossoms, and a bundle of dried straw in front. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the left pillar and a printed notice is pinned on the right wall. No people are visible in this photograph of an archival temple scene.1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriA 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.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.1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriDim interior of a temple hall with carved granite pillars rising on the right, their relief sculptures of rearing figures and mythic beasts visible. Above, a painted wooden ceiling with coloured floral and geometric panels. A tall brass pillar-lamp stands at left beside a wall plaque. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a group at the lower right, one wearing a bald head and gold bracelet, others gathered near the pillars; in the centre a figure in orange-saffron robes stands near a blue metal railing, raising a hand. Devotees crowd the central passage.2007-08-17April 29 20182018-04-29Interior of a stone temple hall with carved pillars, painted ceiling panels and a tall brass lamp stand at centre. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl with a red flower garland stands by a dark stone platform holding a bowl and offering, with a white cloth-draped sivalinga-style object before him. Around him stand devotees in white and saffron clothes, a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread, a woman in red and a woman in yellow. A red banner with ritual symbols hangs on the wall behind. Visitors crowd the aisles, and a blue railing is visible at the right edge.2007-08-17January 02 20082008-01-02Interior 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.2012-07-08