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Outdoor evening scene in front of a white temple building with a banana-leaf doorway decoration and an entrance sign reading Nandeshwar temple. A woman in a cream sari with a green-and-gold border walks in the foreground, holding a water bottle and wearing a blue lanyard badge. Behind her, a long line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, saris in orange, pink, red and blue, and white ritual garments waits and stands with hands folded in namaste. A dark stone deity murti stands on the right near the temple wall, and a large banner on the wall shows a portrait and Kannada text reading Sarva Darshan. A bearded man in a white shirt stands at the left edge of the crowd.

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A 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.2008-12-23Outdoor temple courtyard with a crowd of devotees standing with hands folded in namaskar, the men mostly in white shirts and dhotis and the women in white or cream saris with yellow or gold borders. Behind them are whitewashed buildings, palm trees and a thatched roof. A red-and-white striped platform stands at left, and a green-covered table with flower offerings sits at right beside white pillars. Several large banners are mounted on the wall, and a small flagpole-like structure rises at left. Rangoli kolam designs are drawn on the ground in front of the crowd.2010-02-12A wide outdoor photograph of a whitewashed temple facade, labelled Annadeshwara Temple on its arch, with a flight of red-and-white striped steps leading up to the entrance. Banana plants flank the doorway. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand in lines along the steps and paving, some holding flower garlands and offerings. On the right, a large blue banner shows a saffron-robed figure, and a second banner reads Sarva Darshana. On the left foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a flower bundle beside a raised stone platform with red-and-white striped edges. Nearly all visible people wear white.2010-02-12October 27 20082008-10-27Photo of the entrance to the Sri Anandeshwara Temple at AadiKailaasa, a white building with a dark doorway and a signboard reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above it. Devotees gather in front: a shaved-headed man in white on the left holds a green cloth bag, and several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand near the steps. Women in cream and orange saris and children in mixed clothing sit on the red-and-white striped steps and benches, while people in orange-trimmed white clothes stand in the doorway. A board on the wall reads "Kalpataru Darshan, every Saturday and Sunday." Palm trees and a stone wall stand behind the building.2008-10-27Outdoor photo of a white-walled temple building with a red-and-white striped platform and steps in front, labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple on a red banner over the entrance. A large crowd of devotees stands in white clothes, many with hands folded in namaskar; a young woman in the foreground on the left, wearing a white sari with a yellow shawl, presses her palms together. Banana plants flank the doorway. Several figures in white and saffron stand near the steps, and a visible portrait on a blue banner shows a figure in saffron. Printed banners on the right advertise Sarva Darshana in Kannada script. Blue sky and trees surround the scene.2010-02-12A 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.2010-02-12A group of about thirty women in white, yellow, orange and pink saris and salwar kameez stands in a courtyard in front of a white-washed temple wall with a red-and-white striped base. Many women fold their hands in namaste or hold them together in prayer. A large sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana, and banners beside them advertise Sarva Darshan and a special Shiva linga abhisheka with maha mangala aarti. A black-and-gold statue of a deity stands at the left edge, draped in orange cloth. Palm trees line the background.2010-07-01Outdoor evening scene on a dusty open ground in front of a white-walled building with a tiled roof. A large yellow and orange banner in Kannada script reads Maha Shivaratri, with a portrait of a bearded man in an orange turban and saffron robe and a white-robed figure in the lower panel. Smaller banners and posters hang along the wall. A crowd of devotees, mostly in white and pale clothing, some in saris and salwar, walks and stands in the foreground, while others gather near the building entrance. Banana leaves and potted plants decorate the area.2010-02-12January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees gathered before a white temple façade with a dark arched doorway flanked by green banana plants and a large golden trident (trishul) raised at left. A man in orange-saffron robes stands on the steps near a group of young men in white with yellow and orange sashes holding ceremonial staffs. Many people in white clothing and a woman in an orange patterned sari stand in the foreground with hands folded in devotion. A dark stone deity murti stands at left beside the steps. Hindi/Kannada signboards and a portrait of a saffron-robed figure appear on the temple wall.2010-02-12October 27 20082008-10-27