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Outdoor photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple complex, a white-walled building with red-and-white striped plinth and entrance steps. Two dark deity or guardian figures stand flanking the central doorway. In the foreground about thirty people in white clothes with yellow-edged shawls sit on the bare ground in rows near small fire pits, apparently performing a ritual. A tall tapering wooden or copper-clad pole rises on the right beside palm trees under a grey sky. Signboards and posters are mounted on the temple wall.

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July 07 20102010-07-07A wide outdoor photograph of a white temple complex with the signage "Sri Anandeshwaraa Temple" above its entrance, flanked by pillared halls and red-and-white striped steps leading to a dark doorway. In the foreground, a group of about two dozen people in white clothing with yellow sashes sit cross-legged on sandy ground, some with small fire pits or lamps before them. A tall ornate wooden flagstaff rises to the right beside a palm tree, and a row of statues stands on the temple steps. Lush trees and palms frame the scene under an overcast sky.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOctober 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor scene in front of a white building with a signboard reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" (and a Kannada inscription beneath). Many people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit cross-legged on sandy ground in rows, some with small flames or lamps set before them. A tall wooden pole topped with a red and blue flag stands at right beside a white pedestal, and palm trees and an overcast sky frame the scene. One figure in orange robes sits near the centre-left, and a few people in white stand by the temple steps. Several parked vehicles sit beyond the palms.2010-06-18October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor photo of a Panchatapas ritual in a sandy courtyard before the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with palm trees behind. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged inside ring-shaped ash-filled fire pits, which show smoke and embers. A tall copper-clad pillar stands at right beside a black Nandi bull statue on a white plinth. A figure in orange robes sits centrally near the pits, and a man in white stands nearby. Along the temple steps other white-clad participants sit in rows, and orange-clad deity statues flank the entrance.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple complex under an overcast sky. Several people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit on the sandy ground in rows, some before small fires or smoke rising from pits. A tall wooden pole or flagstaff rises on the right beside palm trees. The white temple building with a large entrance has signboards in front, and a few dressed figures stand near the entrance. Dense smoke drifts across the scene. Other white-clad devotees sit in the background near the temple.2010-06-18Outdoor scene in front of a white temple building with a dark entrance and a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" with Kannada/Devanagari lettering. A large group of seated devotees in white clothes fills the dirt courtyard, facing a small raised platform where several figures in orange and saffron robes sit in a row. A tall copper-toned flagstaff topped with a red-orange flag stands at right beside coconut palms, and an orange-robed figure appears at the platform's edge. Several people in white are seated in rows with some in red and blue garments. The scene appears to be a gathering or satsang.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor photograph of a white temple complex with a red-and-white striped plinth and entrance, bearing the signboard "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" with Kannada-script lettering on the wall. Dozens of men in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths sit in rows on the sandy ground, each seated inside a circular ash-marked ring, apparently in meditation or satsang. In the background a figure in orange robes stands near the temple steps, and a robed figure in white stands near a stone sculpture of a seated figure. Palm trees and thatched sheds stand behind.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOctober 09 20082008-10-09