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December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo at a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshvari Mandir above a doorway strung with marigold garlands. A man in saffron robes with a red-orange head covering and a long orange shawl climbs white steps carrying a brass tray and a garland, followed by a woman in a red-orange sari and sandals. Devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis stand on the steps and at the entrance, some with hands in anjali, one holding a pink cloth. Two women in white stand at left near a small shrine with stone deity murtis. Overcast sky and green trees behind.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08December 11 20092009-12-11A photograph of an orange-walled building with a black signboard listing names beside an entrance. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over orange clothing and rudraksha beads, smiling as he walks forward. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand to the right: the one in the middle holds a brass kalasha with an orange cloth, and the one on the right, with a yellow shawl, holds a silver plate of flower petals. A woman in white with dark hair stands at left, and a few more people in white are visible behind, some in white saris. Steps, a red railing and potted plants frame the scene. a person: the central figure's long swept hair and orange shawl are cues, but the depiction is in person and the identification rests on appearance alone.2011-08-10A photograph inside a temple shrine area with a stone pillar carved with a relief figure and a red-and-white railing behind. A man in a saffron orange sleeveless top wears a long garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves, and holds a brass tray of white flower garlands and pink blossoms, offering it toward the shrine. Beside him, two men in orange robes stand, one holding a brass oil lamp. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in orange and green cloth with a flower garland, and a brass lamp stands on the ledge with scattered petals. At the lower left, a person in white with folded hands in namaskar faces the scene.2008-08-07December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a temple shrine area with a stone pillar and carved deity relief at left. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a green leaf garland with red rose and yellow marigold strands, holds a brass tray of white jasmine garlands and flowers, facing right toward a lit oil lamp on the stone ledge. Two other men in orange robes stand nearby: one at left holds a tray of flowers and garlands, the other in the centre holds a white flower garland. Devotees with folded hands are visible at the lower left, and red curtains and a deity murti draped in orange and teal cloth appear at the upper right. Pink petals scatter across the stone surface.2008-08-07October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a temple shrine area where a long-haired man in plain orange robes stands at the right, wearing a long garland of red roses, green leaves and yellow marigolds. Beside him a younger man in orange robes kneels and holds a brass lamp with a flame toward the shrine, while another man in orange stands behind. At the left edge, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and a bearded older man in white and orange hold a brass tray of white jasmine and orange flowers. Pink and white flower petals are scattered on the stone ledge, and a deity murti and a red-and-orange draped figure appear in the background. Several people are visible.2008-08-07Outdoor procession descending a white and red checkered stone staircase. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes carries a silver tray, and beside him a man in orange with a maroon border and a white flower garland draped over his arm holds a red-flower garland and a tray. Behind them, another orange-robed attendant carries a brass vessel, and a small group of people in white dhotis and yellow shawls and a boy in a white T-shirt with a yellow lanyard watch from above.2009-07-08September 25 20092009-09-25