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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.

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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 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 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. +1 copiesDim 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 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 PuriCarved granite temple pillars in a long colonnade at an Indian temple, with a large rampant lion or yali sculpture on the left pillar carrying a foliage and scroll motif. Other pillars show carved figures and ornamental panels. Green trees and a colourful gopuram tower with painted figures are visible through the openings, and a stone step runs along the right side with a few small objects on the floor. No people are visible.2012-07-081981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriInterior 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.