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A 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.

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A 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.2010-07-15A 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. 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A sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir above the doorway, and a loudspeaker stands at right.2010-08-01Outdoor scene at an ashram temple courtyard. Several devotees sit cross-legged in meditation on woven mats along a red-and-white low wall. Clothing includes white garments, a bright turquoise shawl, a coral-pink head covering, and an orange robe worn by a woman on the right. A sign on the orange-painted building reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a smaller sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Mothi. A dark deity murti stands near the steps of the temple doorway, and a speaker stands on a tripod nearby. Green plants and trees surround the courtyard.2010-08-06July 23 20102010-07-23December 31 20102010-12-31August 05 20102010-08-05Outdoor photograph of women seated in rows on a woven mat before a red-and-white striped steps platform at a temple façade. A sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. Front row women wear red, orange, lilac and white saris and salwar kameez, some with blue and red head coverings, eyes closed in meditation with hands in mudra. Behind them a statue stands at the temple entrance, a monk in white and saffron stands at left, and a tall dark-clad figure stands at the doorway. A red banner in Kannada script and a microphone stand are visible, with a blue sign listing photography and video rules.2010-07-21A seated group of about ten women sit cross-legged on woven mats in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Their saris and shawls are in orange, red, lavender, pink, white and cream, and one woman in the foreground wears a red and maroon paisley dress with a matching head covering. A blue-and-white sign on a stand reads in Kannada with pictograms prohibiting photography and mobile phones. Behind them, a red-and-white stepped platform holds a dark stone statue of a seated deity, a sound speaker stands on a tripod, and a red building wall carries a banner with a portrait of an elderly man. Potted plants and a green tree frame the scene.2010-07-21Outdoor photograph of a row of seated devotees in front of an orange-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a smaller sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Mandir. The seated group, roughly a dozen visible, wears white and orange, pink and teal saris and white kurtas, with a few women in plain white saris and a woman in an orange sari at centre. They sit on a red-and-white striped platform in a sandy courtyard, with a black speaker set up at the side. Two dark stone deity murtis stand in the temple doorway, one garlanded, and tall plants and green trees frame the scene.2010-07-19