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A photograph of a courtyard outside a white temple with red-and-white striped trim. Signs read Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a Hindi-script sign on the left building. Several people in white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged inside circular ash-filled patterns on the sandy ground, facing the temple. A few other seated people are under a canopy at the left and at the temple steps. Green trees and a flag pole sit under a blue sky with clouds. Two decorative figures flank the temple entrance.

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Outdoor photograph of a pancha-tapas fire ritual in an open courtyard before a white temple building. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on the sand, several wearing yellow shawls, arranged around shallow circular fire pits filled with grey ash. Behind them a larger crowd sits in rows in front of the white hall with red and white striped border and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. To the right, a deity murti stands on a raised platform near a Sri Anandeswar sign. Trees and a cloudy sky are in the background.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of a dusty courtyard in front of a white temple building with red trim and the signboard 'Sri Anandeshwar Mandir'. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid on circular ash-and-earth mandalas on the ground, facing a central figure seated on a raised platform. Palm trees, a leafy tree, and a small white house with a red door frame stand behind. Several figures in white clothing are scattered across the courtyard, and a statue with orange garments appears at the temple entrance on the right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a courtyard in front of a white temple building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several rows of men in plain white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on the sandy ground, many with yellow shawls or cloth draped over one shoulder. They are seated in circular rings of grey ash marked on the earth, with small wooden logs placed among the rings. A larger group of seated white-clad people sits in the background near the temple steps, and two statues flank the temple entrance. Trees and a small outbuilding with a motorbike frame the scene.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a group of men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls seated in rows on sandy ground in front of a white building with red trim. Several seated men sit within circular rings of grey ash on the ground, a ritual arrangement. Signboards read Sri Anandeshwara Mandir and Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Inside the temple entrance a deity murti is visible on a pedestal with an orange-clad figure and flowers nearby. A man in white stands at the left edge and a seated crowd fills the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a whitewashed temple complex with red-and-white striped steps and the signboard Sri Anandeshwara Temple above a doorway. Several dozen people sit on the sandy ground in white clothes, many with yellow shawls, seated in circular raised earth or ash rings arranged across the courtyard. Some seated figures wear orange garments. A man in white stands at the temple entrance flanked by two small statues with garlands. Palm trees and a leafy hillside stand behind the building, and a dark carved animal statue with a flower garland sits at the right edge.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of a sandy courtyard where about a dozen men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on circular sand platforms ringed with white ash, some wearing yellow shawls over their shoulders. Behind them stand white buildings with red-and-white striped borders; one sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Mandir and another reads Sri Anandeshwari. Palm and tree foliage frames the scene under a blue sky with clouds. A group of seated people in white watches from near the left side of the temple porch, and a statue of a deity stands in the doorway on the right. Pale ash-ringed pits and a red flagpole are visible.2010-07-10July 04 20102010-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground where young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged inside circular ash-rimmed pits, facing forward in meditation. A small orange building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir stands at right, with a few seated people in front of it and blue plastic chairs nearby. Palm trees, green shrubs and a white shed with a red door frame surround the courtyard under a pale sky. Several small stone figures sit along the left edge.2010-07-15Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple compound with a white building, red-and-white striped steps and palm trees behind. Several men in white ritual clothes with yellow sashes sit cross-legged inside circular ash-lined fire pits on sandy ground, apparently performing a homa-style ritual. Behind them a large group of seated devotees in white clothes fills the steps, with a few women in orange and white saris visible. Two statues of seated figures with orange garments stand beside the temple entrance, and a white SUV is parked at right. Printed notice boards hang on the building wall.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of devotees in white clothes seated cross-legged in a ring of circular ash-lined fire pits on sandy ground before a whitewashed temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. White-clad participants wear yellow sashes, with a figure in orange robes seated among the crowd. Stone bull statue sits near a tall ornate kalasha-topped column. Palm trees and a crowd of seated onlookers fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-06-27July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor Pancha-Tapas ritual in front of an orange-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white striped plinth. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats around several circular fire pits with ash rings, facing the temple; a few wear yellow-trimmed white shawls and one wears a grey-green shirt. Two deity statues flank the entrance and a speaker stands at left. A bordered banner at right is partly visible. Multiple people sit in a loose semicircle in the background near the temple steps.2010-07-23