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August 21 2009

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Outdoor photograph of a white temple complex with red-and-white striped edging, a large white entrance labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and two dark deity statues flanking the doorway. In the foreground, a person in an orange garment sits cross-legged on a circular stone-ringed platform facing the temple, with a small brass lamp before them. To the left, a man in a yellow-and-white garment and several people in white sit on mats on the paved ground. On the right, a group of people in white sit in rows on a raised platform, and a white-clad figure stands near the edge. Blue sky and palm trees frame the scene.2010-07-10Outdoor photograph of a white-walled temple complex under a blue sky with trees behind. A signboard reads "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above the entrance, and two dark deity murtis stand flanking the doorway. In the foreground, two women sit in meditation within circular rings of white stone on sandy ground; the nearer one wears a cream sari with an orange border and the farther one wears orange. On a raised white platform at right, a group of devotees in white and pastel clothing sit in rows, some in orange and turquoise. Banners and signboards hang beside the temple, and a small cloth-covered table with a lamp sits near the front rings.2010-07-10December 24 20082008-12-24A whitewashed temple façade with red-and-white striped steps leads to a central doorway bearing the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE". A figure in orange robes stands at the top of the steps near the entrance, flanked by two dark stone deity murti with orange cloths. A second figure in white stands beside the orange-robed person, and another person in white stands to the left near a white plastic chair. A person in white sits cross-legged on the ground at left. In the foreground on the right, a dark stone figure of a bull (Nandi) adorned with a garland of white flowers, red blossoms and yellow beads faces the temple. Below, a white chalk kolam design is drawn on the dirt, and an orange cloth lies on a stone platform near a small ash-filled fire pit.2010-07-05Outdoor scene in front of a white temple building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a Kannada sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Mandir on the left. Three women sit on the sandy ground within white-lined circles: one in an orange top and white dhoti at far left with a brass lamp, one in white with a long braid holding a small object, and one in the foreground wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, seen from behind. About a dozen seated people in white clothes and orange shawls face them from a raised platform on the right, and two orange-robed figures stand beside two dark stone statues flanking the temple entrance. Red and white striped steps and a potted-plant border frame the scene under a blue sky with trees.2010-07-10March 25 20082008-03-25A photograph of the front of a white temple building with red-and-white striped steps and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Two dark deity murti statues stand at the entrance, one adorned with an orange cloth. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the ground at the lower right, facing a large group of people dressed in white and yellow clothes seated on the sandy ground in rows before the steps. Several people in white robes sit near the temple steps, and palm trees and a thatched structure stand behind. Small circular fire pits or ritual markings lie in the foreground. Several banners and notice boards are attached to the walls.2010-07-01June 30 20102010-06-30A photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white hall with a red-and-white striped stepped platform and an open central doorway. A saffron-robed figure stands on the top steps near the entrance, flanked by a standing white-clad attendant and a woman in white. A seated man in white sits on the left side near a row of white chairs, and another person in white stands further left. Two dark stone figures with orange garments stand on either side of the steps. In the foreground, a dark stone Nandi bull wearing a garland of white flowers, yellow beads and red blossoms faces the temple. Circular white rangoli patterns and small ash-filled fire circles lie on the ground, with an orange cloth on the lower right. Printed Kannada signage hangs on the building walls.2010-07-05Outdoor ritual before the white facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its name on a maroon signboard above the entrance. Two black stone dvarapala statues in orange cloth and yellow-orange garlands flank the doorway, and a decorated deity murti with garlands is visible inside. In front, a raised platform in red and white stripes holds a fire pit, a white table with marigold garlands, and rows of brass oil lamps. A person in white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, and a woman in orange robes sits beside the ritual area near a microphone. Several other people stand near the entrance, and a few heads are visible in the lower foreground.2008-12-24December 20 20092009-12-20June 13 20102010-06-13