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Outdoor photo at a terracotta-coloured temple complex. A signboard reads "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" with Hindi text "आनंदेश्वर मंदिर" above. A group of about 25 people sits cross-legged on mats in front of a square red-brown platform holding a white stone object. Front-left, an elderly man in white with a shawl sits next to a figure in orange robes. Several young men and boys wear white, red, orange and maroon clothes. A standing man in white stands at the temple doorway. Two trishula tridents stand on the grounds, and dark statues flank the entrance steps. Palms and shrubs surround the courtyard.

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Outdoor photo of a group of people seated on mats in front of an orange-painted temple building with a red-and-white striped trim. A sign above the doorway reads Sri Nithyanandeshwara Temple, and a tall trident stands near the entrance steps with two small statues flanking the doorway. On the left, two saffron-robed sannyasis sit on a raised platform with a bald head and white beard visible on one; the others are men and boys in white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes seated on woven mats, along with a few children. A stone pedestal with a basin stands in the foreground on bare ground, with a blue sign on the right side of the courtyard and potted plants along the wall.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a dirt courtyard before an orange-red temple building labelled in signage as Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with red-and-white striped railings and a kalasha on the roof. Dozens of women in white and pastel saris sit in rows on mats and the ground facing the temple, many with hands folded. A lone woman in orange sits cross-legged on the left near small fire pits with ash. A banner on the right shows a portrait with Kannada text. Palm trees and a small white building stand at left.2010-07-23Outdoor photo of a seated gathering in front of an orange-painted building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a shrine entrance and a trident on a pole. Many people sit on striped mats on sandy ground, most in white kurtas and dhotis or white shirts, some in orange or pastel clothes. A man in a peach shirt sits in front of a red-painted platform, facing the temple, with others sitting in rows around him. Palm trees and potted plants frame the scene, and a wall sign reads ananda deshwara mandir. Nobody is standing at the pulpit in clear view, so no single presenter is identifiable here.2010-09-19November 07 20102010-11-07An outdoor photograph of a seated assembly in front of an orange brick temple building with white-and-red painted base and a central entrance. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on mats and the ground in rows, while others in orange robes stand near the temple steps. In the foreground, a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels beside small ash or fire patches on the dirt, and a dark stone lingam stands at the right edge. Tall palm trees, a metal frame structure overhead and a parked silver SUV fill the background. Signs on the building read Sri Anandeshwar Mandir and Sri Anandeshwar Temple. Overcast light.2010-08-19A group of about 25 men and boys sit cross-legged on striped mats along a concrete ledge in front of an orange building with a white-and-red striped base. A painted sign above reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. Most wear white shirts or kurtas with white dhotis, and many wear rudraksha-style beaded malas. A bald elderly man in white sits in the foreground, and a boy in a striped shirt and dark trousers sits beside him. Green plants grow in a raised bed, and colourful cloth banners hang on the right edge.2010-11-07Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with a reddish-orange temple building at left, tall palm trees and thatched-roof sheds behind. On the right, several men in white dhotis and yellow-shawled white garments sit on the ground before small circular fire pits producing smoke, while a figure in orange robes sits among them. A seated group of devotees in white clothes, some children included, sits on mats at left in front of a red-and-white painted platform. Banners and a signboard stand in the background, and a dark deity murti with a yellow garland is visible at right. Several people are standing or sitting in the distance.2010-07-19Outdoor 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.2010-07-19An outdoor satsang gathering in front of an orange-washed building with a signboard reading Sri Amandeshwara Temple. Dozens of seated devotees fill the dirt ground on mats, most wearing white kurtas and dhotis, with some in orange or saffron clothing and a few children in bright shirts. A standing speaker stands at left beside a tall black loudspeaker on a stand. Two figures in saffron robes stand at the temple steps, and a red-and-white striped cloth border runs along the wall with potted plants and banners nearby.2010-08-19July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a terracotta-coloured building with red-and-white striped plinth edging and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A line of people in white clothing sits on the red-and-white steps and the ground in front of the temple entrance, some in white saris and others in white kurtas. A woman in an orange and yellow sari sits cross-legged in the foreground beside small fire pits with ash rings, and several seated figures in white are near the fire pits on the left. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits near a small ash-circled pit in the foreground. Palm trees and a small tiled-roof building stand behind. A dark statue stands near the temple entrance, and the scene appears to be a homa or fire ritual gathering.2010-07-07Outdoor gathering in front of an orange-painted building with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" and a Kannada inscription on a second sign. Dozens of people sit in white clothes on a concrete platform and steps with red-and-white striped borders, while many more sit on the ground in rows. A few seated men wear saffron or orange robes, and one man in a maroon robe sits near the front. A woman in a white shawl sits at the left edge. Ringed metal rods and a corrugated canopy frame the scene, with palm trees behind. A figure in the temple doorway appears to be a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a large orange banner on the right shows a portrait with text.2010-10-07