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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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.2010-02-12Outdoor 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.2010-02-12Outdoor evening procession on a dusty ground beside a building with palm trees and thatched roofs. Many people in white clothes walk in a crowd, some with bare feet. At right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks among them; the cues are the saffron robe and long hair, so this is a person but identity is uncertain. Ahead, a decorated ratha/chariot with colourful umbrellas and orange-and-gold ornaments is visible. Banners on the left read Shivaratri, with Kannada and English text and a Maha Kumbhabhishekam notice. A printed sign at right is partly visible.2010-02-12Outdoor photo of an evening procession on a dirt ground lined with tall palm trees. On the left, a long line of people in white and green clothes stands along the edge, some holding green and yellow cloths. A woman in a white sari with a black bag walks in the centre toward a white structure with a tall orange-and-white pole. To the right, several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a yellow sari stand near devotees including a girl in a white top and a woman in a blue sari. Large banners on the right show a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with text in Kannada. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-02-12October 27 20082008-10-27A 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.2010-02-12Outdoor photo of a crowd on a dusty dirt ground at a community gathering. Many people mill about and queue near a low white wall with string lights, while others carry plates, one woman in a white sari with a red border walks forward holding a steel plate. A large orange banner with Tamil text sits at left beside a small orange-walled hut, and palm trees and pink bougainvillea frame the background. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, others wear checked lungis and orange dhotis. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-04-06December 30 20072007-12-30December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt courtyard in front of a whitewashed building with the sign "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" and an open doorway. In the foreground a man in orange robes with long dark hair walks forward with his hands outstretched, joined by a man in orange and another in white clothing with an orange shawl at right. Behind them a line of people in white, orange and yellow saris and robes stand near the doorway, with a crowd of devotees seated on steps and in the background. Posters on the wall show a Kannada darshan notice and a schedule for Saturday 6 and Sunday, October 2008. Several people are visible in the crowd, with a yellow-clad woman near the entrance.2008-10-27Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white building and red-and-white striped platform in front. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe stands facing a crowd, back partly turned to the camera, while a bearded sadhu in orange stands beside a tall wooden pole with tassels. Behind them a large group of devotees in white and cream clothing, with some in blue, green and red saris, stands in a semicircle holding hands, and an orange-robed priest stands among them. Signboards on the wall show a portrait of an orange-robed figure and a sign reading Sri Ananda Eshwara Devalaya. Palm trees frame the scene.2010-02-12Outdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a whitewashed building with an open doorway and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with palm trees behind. A procession of people in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls walks across a dirt courtyard; some carry yellow-banded items and others wear white and orange robes. A large crowd of seated devotees, many in orange and white, watches from steps and plastic chairs along the right side. A small boy in a green checked shirt walks in the foreground. Partially visible figures and a few people in the doorway add to the count.2008-10-27