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A photograph of a row of women standing outdoors in front of a whitewashed wall with banners, hands pressed together in namaste. Most wear white saris with gold borders, while the woman in the centre-left wears a saffron-orange shawl and the woman in the centre wears an orange top with a turquoise shawl. A few wear yellow shawls. Behind them hang two banners, one reading Sarva Darshan and one advertising Sri Anandeshwara Temple with Jyotir Linga Abhisheka and Maha Mangala Arati. A black tripod stand with an orange-draped figure stands at left, and a red-trimmed stone wall and bare ground sit in the foreground.

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A 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.2010-07-01A large group of women stands in open courtyard in front of a white temple building with a red canopy decorated with orange and yellow flower-like motifs overhead. Most wear white and cream saris or white salwar-style outfits with yellow shawls, several with hands folded in anjali mudra. Some hold objects, and a few wear orange sashes. A signboard above the doorway reads Sri Ananteshwara Temple, and a cross-street sign in Tamil script is on the wall beside it. Potted plants and a dark metal post frame the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2009-09-29A photograph of women seated in a row on a mat along a low concrete platform in front of a whitewashed building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Most wear white saris or white kurta-style clothing; the central woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a dark beaded mala and bangles, hands folded in her lap. A woman at far right in a white sari and glasses holds her hands in a meditative pose. Behind them, a figure in white stands in the temple doorway, and two dark stone deity murti with orange cloth draping stand flanking the entrance. A portrait banner hangs on the right wall, and a maroon handbag sits on the ground in front. Dirt ground and plants frame the scene.2010-06-18Outdoor photo of a large group of women in white and pastel clothing sitting cross-legged on mats in front of a whitewashed building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several women wear white saris, one wears an orange-red shawl, one a yellow shawl, and others wear pink, blue and maroon garments. Some hold mala beads and sit in meditative posture. Behind them stand a banner with Kannada text and a poster on a board beside a thatched hut and palm trees. A crow is on the dirt ground in front. No man is clearly visible seated in this section of the crowd, and no one is identifiable as a person in the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA 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.2008-12-23A photograph of a crowd gathered outside the entrance of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Women in white and cream sarees with yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar and hands raised in devotion. A woman in the center wears a blue-and-white patterned saree with a dark beaded necklace. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand among them. Striped decorative banners hang from tall poles at the entrance, and a figure in orange is visible further back near the doorway, with a mostly obscured deity murti visible inside.2008-12-23Outdoor scene at a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple, with a framed notice below it bearing a portrait labelled Sri Anandeshwar Temple. Around fifteen to twenty devotees in white and cream traditional clothing, many with orange or saffron shawls and yellow shawls, stand in a dusty yard with scattered firecracker debris and red paper. Several hold small lamps or offerings, and a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at centre facing away. A girl in a teal top holds a lit sparkler at right, and a few elderly onlookers sit along the wall at left.2008-10-27A photograph of a white temple facade with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance, decorated with banana plants and a red-and-white striped stepped platform in front. In the foreground, two figures in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera at right. A group of devotees in white, cream, pink and blue saris and kurtas stands in a line on the steps and platform, many with arms outstretched and linked. Banners on the wall show a portrait of a woman in orange and a Sarva Darshan notice. A white-clad man with arms extended stands at the right of the line, and a red canopy edge with tassels appears at top right.2010-02-12Outdoor temple gathering in front of a white-walled hall with the sign "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir" and a second sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA" above a garlanded entrance. A large crowd stands barefoot on sandy ground with hands pressed together in namaskar. Men and women wear white kurtas and mundus, white and orange saris, yellow and orange stoles, and some wear rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground wears a pink shirt and white trousers. Many people hold folded hands. No individual is identified as a person.2009-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated group of women in white and pastel saris and salwar outfits gathered on a sandy courtyard in front of a white-washed temple wall. Several women in the foreground sit cross-legged in circular ash-marked ritual spaces, one in a white sari with a yellow border and another in a white sari with orange and green borders, facing the front. Behind them, a row of women sits on a raised platform beneath a banner reading Sarva Darshan, next to a second banner for Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A black stone statue of a standing figure in a saffron-orange shawl stands at left beside steps, with a black speaker on a stand in the centre and potted plants along the wall. Roughly two dozen to several dozen people are visible.2010-07-04June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copies