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Carved granite pillars in a stone hall, showing relief sculptures of standing deity figures and a rearing lion-like yali on the right. The central pillar has a standing figure with a tall crown, arms raised with attributes, and a dhoti-like lower garment. The image is an architectural photograph of temple stonework with no visible people, ritual activity or readable text on the sculptures.

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A photograph of carved granite pillars in a dim temple hall. The central pillar shows a standing sculpted figure in a tall conical crown with a short tunic and arms extended, flanked by a rearing mythical lion-like carving at its right base. Adjacent pillars show smaller relief figures, one with raised arms and a headdress, all weathered grey stone with a dark doorway at left. No living people are visible; the statues and carvings are not physical people.A photograph of carved granite pillars inside an old stone mandapam. The large pillar on the right has relief sculptures of standing figures and a small shrine-like niche at the top, while the pillar at centre-left shows carved panels with a seated figure under an arch, floral and scroll motifs, and a rearing animal-like bracket at the capital. Warm light falls through the open arch at the back, and a wooden ceiling runs across the upper left. No people are visible.Two carved grey granite pillars in an open-sided pavilion with a pale concrete floor. The left pillar shows deep relief panels of deities and figures, including a seated deity figure in the upper panel and standing figures lower down, with a carved lion or mythic animal at its upper left. The right pillar has similar relief carvings with a small niche-like panel. Behind them are grey block walls, bare patchy ground with scattered litter, green leaves overhead and a palm trunk. No people are visible.1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriMarch 17 20182018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of carved stone reliefs on a temple wall. Three figures in separate panels are carved in low relief: at left a figure seated or mounted beside an animal, in the centre a standing deity figure holding a long staff or implement, and at right a figure grappling with a serpentine or coiled creature. Below the panels a band of foliage scrolls and a small seated figure are carved. No people are visible in the photograph; the figures are sculpted stone deity murti or mythological figures.2012-05-29Interior 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.Carved 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 Puri