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Outdoor photo at the entrance of a white-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with banana leaves and a garland strung over the doorway. A crowd of devotees moves toward the entrance, mostly in white clothes; a man at right in orange robes with a white forehead marking stands out, a woman in a yellow sari is at left, and a young man in white with a necklace is in the centre. A billboard at right shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban and robes beside Kannada text, and a black stone deity murti stands near the doorway. A camera crew with a video camera is visible at left.

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A crowd of devotees streams through the entrance of a white building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, decorated with banana leaves and a hanging red bell. Many people wear white clothes, and several women wear white saris with coloured borders. A man in the foreground in a white shirt looks down at his phone. To the right, a black stone deity statue wears a striped garland. On the right wall, a blue and white poster shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled with a Kannada name, alongside Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha contact details and phone numbers.2010-02-12Crowded outdoor procession approaching a white tent-style temple decorated with banana trees, orange flags and painted panels, with a sign reading Nandeshwara Temple above the entrance. Many people in white dhotis and white saris crowd along wooden barricades, while a few figures in orange or saffron garments move near the doorway. Devotees line the path, some children in blue and grey clothes stand at the left, and a white umbrella-like canopy shades the entrance area.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession crowd in front of a white-walled temple labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE, with a banana-leaf arch and hanging bananas and coconuts. A large framed painting of a woman in a pink sari with a halo-like circular backdrop stands on an easel at left. A saffron-clad man in an orange turban stands in the temple entrance beneath a colourful striped umbrella, and other saffron-robed attendants and devotees in white clothes press forward. A tall saffron flag on a pole is at left, and a golden fan is held at right. Many people fill the foreground, mostly in white and saffron clothing, with some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces.2007-12-30A photograph of a crowded outdoor festival scene in front of a white temple structure labelled Nanandeshwara Temple, with a bright blue sky overhead. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and steps, many with white shirts and dhotis, some women in saris. Tall saffron-orange flags with blue circular emblems rise on poles in the foreground. Banana plants and palm fronds frame the entrance, and decorated panels show a standing deity figure in pink and gold. At the centre a figure in orange-red robes stands near the entrance amid marigold-decorated floral arrangements and a small flag canopy. A large black metal bell or vessel sits in the lower centre beside white flowers.2007-12-30A photograph outside a whitewashed building with a red sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its doorway open and two black guardian statues flanking the entrance. A procession of about fifteen to twenty people in white clothes walks along a dirt path past potted green plants and marigolds. A man in orange robes with an orange shawl leads the group at left-centre; a man in white with an orange shawl and a garland walks at centre, and a man in white carries a tray at right. A man at far left holds a camera on a tripod-style rig. Several women wear saris in yellow and green. A large panel to the right shows a Kannada-language information board beside the temple entrance.2009-10-15A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes, gathers outside the entrance of a white temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Banana plants with green bananas and coconuts frame the doorway, with colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas on poles beside it. A man in an orange robe and an orange turban, garlanded with flowers, stands at the center of the entrance, with a trident-topped staff nearby. Several people in saffron and orange robes move through the throng, and a drummer is visible at lower centre. Hundreds of people are visible, many partially, so the count is best estimated as a large crowd.2007-12-30A crowd of devotees gathers outside the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance during a festival procession. Many women in white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one woman in a yellow sari and another in an orange sari stand nearby. A boy in a grey shawl holds an orange flag on a pole. A man in a white kurta with rudraksha mala and a tilak stands at right with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt stands beside him. Overhead a tall decorated flag pole with orange and colourful banners rises near the temple gate. Notice boards on the white wall show text and photographs.2008-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession at the entrance of a white-walled temple labelled ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE, decorated with banana stalks, green coconuts and colourful striped parasols on poles. Central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange headcloth stands in the doorway, with a figure in white beside him. Devotees in white and yellow garments crowd around, some holding poles and drums, and a tall orange flag stands at right. Painted panels on the facade show deity figures in pink and green. A large crowd fills the foreground.2007-12-30