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A procession outdoors at a temple festival site. In the foreground, a man with a long grey beard and yellow shawl over white clothes holds a long wooden umbrella-pole topped by a red canopy. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with an orange-gold sash and a heavy gold-beaded garland carries a large white jasmine garland with red flowers. To the right, a man in cream kurta with a green and white sash stands with hands folded. Behind them, devotees in orange and white robes, and a woman in a blue sari with folded hands, walk among others. A white pavilion banner shows a woman's portrait and the words Aanandotsava-2010 with dates and contact numbers. Some tents, strings of lights and garlands decorate the scene.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27A procession on a dirt ground in front of a white-walled building with a temple sign reading Nandeeshwara Temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange headpiece, holding a garland of white flowers, walks between two ceremonial parasols with red, yellow and green canopies. Around him stand men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and garlands, several holding the parasol poles or a tray of flowers. On the left, an older bearded man in glasses and a yellow shawl walks barefoot. Behind them, banners and posters line the back wall, including a poster for an event dated December 31, 2009 and a board describing a sacred banyan tree. Palm trees and onlookers in shirts and trousers stand at the right edge.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession in front of a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long beard and a rudraksha-style garland leads, carrying a flower-decorated tray. Two attendants in white dhotis and yellow shawls hold up colourful fringed parasols, and another holds a tall yellow-tasselled banner pole. Men and women in white ritual clothes line the path, some holding small offerings and a decorated container. Beside the path, a large pink banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman surrounded by smaller portraits, with the event title Anandotsava-2010. Dirt ground and a corrugated shelter frame the scene.2009-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor procession scene at a temple entrance beneath a signboard reading Shree Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several people in white dhotis and shirts hold decorated red, orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas with gold tassels and ornate banner poles, one man carrying a brass vessel. In the centre, a man in a long orange robe with long swept-back hair stands barefoot, facing an older man on the right who wears an orange robe, a beaded garland and an orange turban, and holds a sprig of green leaves. Behind them a pink banner shows a row of portraits and Utsava-2010 text. A grey pickup truck is parked at the right edge.2009-12-20Outdoor procession at the Sri Anandeshvara Temple entrance on a dirt courtyard. A bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash and mala stands in the centre, carrying a brass tray of offerings. Beside him a younger man in white with a flower garland carries a tray of flowers, and a line of women in white saris with gold borders carry trays of fruit, flowers and sweets. A multicoloured parasol with tassels shelters the procession, and a deity murti garlanded with orange flowers stands to the left under a banana-leaf and garland-decorated arch. Banners nearby show Sarva Darshana text and photographs.2009-12-23A procession outdoors near a temple entrance with a whitewashed wall and palm trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a bare upper body wears an orange saffron cloth and a thick red and white flower garland, walking between two wooden poles carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Behind him a man in orange robes and a man in white clothes follow. A decorated ceremonial canopy hangs from the pole. Behind the wall a banner and a large framed portrait show a woman with dark hair, and a signboard reads the temple name. Matching shirts and crowd members fill the background.2009-12-24