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A photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white hall with a red-and-white striped stepped platform and an open central doorway. A saffron-robed figure stands on the top steps near the entrance, flanked by a standing white-clad attendant and a woman in white. A seated man in white sits on the left side near a row of white chairs, and another person in white stands further left. Two dark stone figures with orange garments stand on either side of the steps. In the foreground, a dark stone Nandi bull wearing a garland of white flowers, yellow beads and red blossoms faces the temple. Circular white rangoli patterns and small ash-filled fire circles lie on the ground, with an orange cloth on the lower right. Printed Kannada signage hangs on the building walls.

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A whitewashed temple façade with red-and-white striped steps leads to a central doorway bearing the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE". A figure in orange robes stands at the top of the steps near the entrance, flanked by two dark stone deity murti with orange cloths. A second figure in white stands beside the orange-robed person, and another person in white stands to the left near a white plastic chair. A person in white sits cross-legged on the ground at left. In the foreground on the right, a dark stone figure of a bull (Nandi) adorned with a garland of white flowers, red blossoms and yellow beads faces the temple. Below, a white chalk kolam design is drawn on the dirt, and an orange cloth lies on a stone platform near a small ash-filled fire pit.2010-07-05July 05 20102010-07-05June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor temple courtyard in front of a white building with a red and white striped staircase leading to a shrine entrance labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A seated figure in long, loose orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at the centre of a circular ash-ringed platform, with a brass kalasha pot beside them, facing the temple. Two black stone statues in orange-draped garments flank the steps. Several people in white clothing sit on mats to the left and right, and a person in white with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground. A stone bull statue and red flower garlands appear at the lower right edge. Banners hang on the wall behind.2010-06-30Outdoor temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange mat, back to the camera, before a circle of ash and red powder with a small brass oil lamp (pot). Two black stone bull statues (Nandi) with yellow and orange flower garlands sit at the left and right of the temple steps. Roughly eight to ten seated people in white and light shirts sit on the left side of the courtyard facing the temple, and a few women in saris sit near the right statue. The steps are painted red and white, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine.2011-02-25December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ritual before the white facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its name on a maroon signboard above the entrance. Two black stone dvarapala statues in orange cloth and yellow-orange garlands flank the doorway, and a decorated deity murti with garlands is visible inside. In front, a raised platform in red and white stripes holds a fire pit, a white table with marigold garlands, and rows of brass oil lamps. A person in white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, and a woman in orange robes sits beside the ritual area near a microphone. Several other people stand near the entrance, and a few heads are visible in the lower foreground.2008-12-24October 01 20082008-10-01December 24 20082008-12-24October 01 20082008-10-01A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits with their back to the camera on a circular raised platform surrounded by white stones, facing the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. The temple has red-and-white striped steps and a bordered entrance; two dark stone dvarapala-style statues with orange shawls flank the steps. A small brass kalasha sits beside the seated figure. A row of people in white and colourful clothes sits on the ground at right, and a dark stone bull or Nandi figure with a red flower garland occupies the left foreground. Banners on the white wall include a Kannada-language notice. a person cues: long dark hair and an orange robe with a shawl, seated as the central figure, though the back-turned view leaves identity uncertain.2010-06-30A photograph of the front of a white temple building with red-and-white striped steps and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Two dark deity murti statues stand at the entrance, one adorned with an orange cloth. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the ground at the lower right, facing a large group of people dressed in white and yellow clothes seated on the sandy ground in rows before the steps. Several people in white robes sit near the temple steps, and palm trees and a thatched structure stand behind. Small circular fire pits or ritual markings lie in the foreground. Several banners and notice boards are attached to the walls.2010-07-01