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A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a raised cement platform in front of a whitewashed building with red-and-white steps, facing away from the camera toward the building. Most wear white clothing; one older woman at left wears a yellow top and another in front wears an orange shawl. A woman at the far right in teal sari and a woman in a teal-and-pink sari sit with eyes closed or lowered. A statue of a standing deity murti in orange drapery stands on a pedestal in the centre-left. A signboard reads Sri Amaleshwar Mandir in Kannada script at upper left, and a banner at right carries Kannada text. Several people in white stand or move in the background near the doorway.

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July 08 20102010-07-08A group of about twelve women sit cross-legged in meditation on a raised concrete platform with mats in front of a terracotta-coloured temple building. Their clothing includes white with orange or red borders, bright orange saris, green saris and a dark maroon shawl, with several wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Two dark stone deity statues stand flanking white steps leading to the temple doorway. A blue sign beside them lists photography rules, and a board reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. Green plants and a palm grow along the path.2010-07-15A photograph of a group of women seated in meditation in an outdoor courtyard before an orange-walled temple with a signboard reading Sri Aneedeshwar Mandir. Most wear white clothing and rudraksha malas, with a few in pink, teal, or red shawls. They sit cross-legged on a raised white and red platform, hands in mudra on their knees. Behind them, a statue of a deity and a potted plant stand by the temple steps, and a few men sit further back on the left near a speaker stand.2010-07-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated group of women in white, cream, red and orange clothing sitting in rows on mats in front of an orange temple building with a white-and-red striped staircase. Many wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; some have eyes closed in meditation. A deity murti stands on a pedestal near the entrance, and a sound speaker and potted plants are visible. A red-and-white banner with a portrait and Kannada text hangs above, and a blue sign reads Photography and Video Camera restrictions. Several rose petals lie on the ground. No candidate is clearly identifiable in the scene.2010-07-23July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with its name in red lettering over the entrance. Rows of women sit cross-legged on a raised platform and mats facing the temple, many in white, one in pink and others in orange, green and blue saris. In the foreground a woman in a dark green sari and a woman in a red and orange sari sit on a mat near the path. A speaker stands in the temple doorway, a small white shrine building and a leafy tree are at left, and a statue of a deity murti is visible inside the temple. A tall figure on the right side of the doorway is not clearly identifiable.2010-07-10A group of women sit cross-legged in meditation on a raised concrete platform in front of an orange-painted temple building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Two dark stone statues of standing figures in saffron-draped garments flank the temple entrance steps. Most seated women wear white robes with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas; one wears an orange sari, another a green sari with red border, and a woman on the right wears a yellow-and-orange sari. A blue signboard with Kannada text stands at the right. Green plants and a banana tree frame the scene, with gravel ground in the foreground.2010-07-15July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photo of a group of women seated cross-legged in rows on mats in front of an orange-and-white painted building with red-and-white striped steps. Most have eyes closed or hands in their laps. Clothing includes white kurtas, saffron-orange and yellow saris, a pink top, a maroon top, and shawls in blue paisley and multicolored zigzag patterns. A dark stone deity murti stands on a pedestal at the top of the steps, and a standing man in white clothes stands at the left edge. A black speaker on a stand and a Kannada sign reading photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording prohibited are visible at the right, with bananas leaves and potted plants around the steps.2010-07-29A photograph of women seated cross-legged on a mat along a raised concrete ledge, eyes closed in meditation outside a red-brick building. A woman in a turquoise shawl and white clothes sits centre-front with a rudraksha-style mala; to her left a woman in orange and cream sari, to her right a woman in a patterned floral shawl and white top with a mala. Others in white and pink saris sit behind. A sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir above the doorway, and a loudspeaker stands at right.2010-08-01Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, a red-orange building with a signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above an open doorway. A line of women sits on a raised red-and-white striped platform with eyes closed in meditation, most dressed in white with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; a few wear orange or saffron. A black speaker stands at the platform, a white-clad attendant stands in the doorway, and a dark stone deity murti stands to the left beside potted plants. Strings of lights decorate the wall, and a blue sign reads Mobile Camera.2010-07-27December 31 20102010-12-31