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Outdoor photo at the entrance of a white temple with a red-and-white signboard reading part of "...NANDESHWARA TEM...". Banana plants, mango leaves, and marigold and yellow flower garlands decorate the doorway and steps. A bearded man with long dark hair in an orange robe and beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands center, with a bald monk in orange robes and a long beaded necklace in front, and a younger man with a flower garland and a yellow-and-white dhoti walks nearby. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing yellow or orange shawls and lanyard-style tags, descend or stand on the steps. A bearded older man in white on the left presses his palms together. A plastic water dispenser sits on a small wooden table to the right, beside a dark stone deity murti draped in orange and garlanded. A printed poster on the right wall shows a framed portrait of a person in orange robes.

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Outdoor temple procession at the entrance of a whitewashed shrine labelled Nandeshwara Temple, with banana leaves, marigold and yellow garlands and string lights framing the doorway. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland stands center-stage on red-and-white steps, smiling, with a long-haired figure in saffron behind him. Several men in saffron robes and beaded malas, and others in white with yellow shawls, carry a ceremonial staff and walk down the steps. A bald saffron-clad figure in the foreground faces the group. A signboard to the right shows a framed portrait of a woman in orange and a Kannada notice. A dark stone deity murti in a garland stands near the right side of the steps.2010-01-01A photograph of a crowd at a temple entrance with banana leaves and a painted signboard above. At centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha mala, descends a stair with white and red steps decorated with white kolam motifs. Beside them, a bald priest in orange and another bearded man in orange carry a ceremonial staff and a garlanded object. Men and women in white and yellow ritual dress and yellow scarves surround them, many with hands raised or pressed together, while onlookers stand behind and cameras appear at the edges. The description identifies a probable Swamiji by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate shawl alongside his garland.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple entrance decorated with banana stalks, bananas, marigold and orange garlands. A signboard above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white-and-orange garland and raises a hand in greeting as he steps down from the doorway. Beside him stands another figure in orange robes, and a bearded sadhu in orange follows. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-striped sashes press forward, some with hands folded in namaskar. A small girl in a pink patterned dress stands at the right edge. A large white Shiva-style statue with orange garlands is visible at the left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph at the entrance of a temple whose signboard reads "SRI NANDESHWARA TEMPLE", the doorway framed by banana leaves and marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, steps down the red and white painted threshold, with long dark hair and a full beard, a combination of appearance cues that suggests a probable identification as a person, though the identification is uncertain. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis with rudraksha malas, a woman in a sari, a man in a yellow shawl, and children in white stand close, some with hands folded. The photograph carries a copyright line in its lower right corner, which is not part of the scene.2009-12-24A photograph of a temple entrance decorated with banana plants, strings of lights and garlands, with a signboard reading "...ESHWARA TEMPLE" above the doorway. On the steps, a woman in a red sari with a white flower garland and a leopard-print shawl stands at the center, flanked by monks in saffron-orange robes. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing necklaces, line both sides of the steps with hands raised in greeting. A large banner on the right shows a smiling monk in an orange turban and robes above Kannada text and phone numbers. A row of adults and children in white watches from the foreground and right edge.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31December 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor photo at the entrance of a temple with a white facade and a painted sign reading 'Sri Vishwanatha Temple' above banana leaves and bunches of bananas. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with an ornate gold-and-cream patterned shawl and a garland of orange and white flowers, stands on white stairs with red stripes, raising his hands in greeting. Beside him an orange-robed sannyasi with a long beard holds a flower-garlanded object. Devotees in white ritual clothes with blue lanyards press forward on both sides, several with hands folded in greeting. A billboard to the right shows a portrait of a saffron-clad figure labelled 'Dhyana' with a phone number. Roughly 40 to 50 people are visible.2010-02-12Outdoor photo at the entrance of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with a maroon sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. A man in orange robes and a white turban stands on red-carpeted steps under a multicoloured canopy, wearing a white flower garland and orange-gold necklaces. Around him, saffron-robed attendants with beards and necklaces stand near white-clad attendants, and a man in a white t-shirt with a multicoloured logo holds hands with another person at the right. Strings of orange and white decorations hang above the doorway and white shirts with the logo are displayed on the walls.2008-12-29