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A row of about a dozen women sits cross-legged on a low concrete platform in front of a red-brick building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a black statue at the doorway. Most wear white garments and beads; several have yellow, orange or saffron shawls, and one older woman in the centre wears an orange shawl over white. A woman in a light blue headscarf and beige top sits on a striped mat in the foreground with eyes closed, hands in her lap. A man in a pink shirt stands at the left edge, and banana plants and a loudspeaker flank the entrance. The group appears to be meditating in silence.

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July 28 20102010-07-28Outdoor 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.2010-07-27Photo of a group of about 20 people seated on a striped red and white platform in front of an orange-painted temple building with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above an open doorway. Two dark stone deity statues flank the entrance, one wrapped in white cloth. Most seated devotees wear white or pale clothing, while others wear saffron, teal, yellow and patterned saris. A standing woman in white at right speaks or gestures near a black speaker stand, and a small boy in orange sits at the far right. Banana plants and potted greenery surround the platform.2010-07-07Outdoor 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.2010-08-06A 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 20102010-07-23December 31 20102010-12-31Outdoor seated gathering in front of an orange-painted building with the signboard "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above its entrance. Two dark stone statues of standing figures flank the doorway. Many devotees sit on mats in white and cream clothing, some with garlands and beaded necklaces, while women in saffron, orange and red saris sit among them. A banner reads "Guru Purnima" with a portrait and the year 2010. Several people in the rows sit with hands folded in prayer, and a loudspeaker stands near the entrance. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2010-07-23Outdoor 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.2010-07-19A photograph of women seated in a row on a mat along a low concrete platform in front of a whitewashed building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Most wear white saris or white kurta-style clothing; the central woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a dark beaded mala and bangles, hands folded in her lap. A woman at far right in a white sari and glasses holds her hands in a meditative pose. Behind them, a figure in white stands in the temple doorway, and two dark stone deity murti with orange cloth draping stand flanking the entrance. A portrait banner hangs on the right wall, and a maroon handbag sits on the ground in front. Dirt ground and plants frame the scene.2010-06-18Outdoor 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.2010-07-10Devotees sit cross-legged in meditation on a mat in front of a red and white painted temple facade with an open doorway. A sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir and a dark stone deity murti stands on a pedestal beside the entrance. Six women are visible: the leftmost in a white sari with yellow shawl, a woman in white with folded hands, a woman in a turquoise shawl, a seated woman in white near the center-right, and a woman in a cream shawl with green skirt on the right. Their eyes are closed as they meditate.2010-08-05