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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.

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1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriInterior 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 PuriFebruary 08 20122012-02-08March 22 20082008-03-22Dim interior of an old stone temple hall with weathered carved pillars and a dark wooden ceiling beam. A close-up of a carved stone pillar bracket stands at right, with a folded green-and-yellow cloth draped over a pillar base and a small bright object at the bottom. No people are visible; the scene shows architectural detail and aged carved stone in shadowy hall.2009-07-14A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with grey stone pillars carved with figures and a gilded arch framing the sanctum. Several deity murtis stand together, draped in red, orange and white cloth and heavy garlands of yellow, orange, white and multicoloured flowers. A red-robed figure sits in front of a small murti at the centre. Brass oil lamps on tall stands and a silver vessel with flowers sit on the stone platform, with red curtains behind. No living people are visible.2008-03-22Photograph of a dark stone temple shrine entrance with carved lion or guardian figures flanking a recessed doorway. Garlands of white jasmine and pink flowers hang from the stone pillars, a scatter of pink petals lies on the platform, and a black stone lingam or shivalinga-like object sits on the ground in front, wrapped in a white flower garland. No people are visible.2009-08-06Interior 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.2012-07-08February 07 20222022-02-07Kailaasa Paramparagatha Suvarnapeetha Sarvajnapeetha Swargapuram SamrajyamA dark stone shrine niche in a temple courtyard, framed by two stone pillars with carved capitals. Inside the niche, a small deity murti is draped with a marigold garland and surrounded by yellow and orange flowers, with brass oil lamps and a bowl of offerings. A black stone Ganesha sculpture seated on a pedestal stands to the left, decorated with white flowers, and a small round stone object with a leaf rests on the floor in front of the shrine. Scattered petals cover the ground. No people are visible.2022-12-01