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Outdoor view of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple compound on an overcast day. A white temple building with red-and-white striped plinth and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple stands at centre, with flanking Kannada signage. Many devotees sit in rows on the sandy ground in white dhotis and white shirts, several with yellow sashes, seated before small shallow pits of ash or offerings in a ritual setting. Two dark-coloured guardian figures flank the temple steps. A tall ornate copper-and-wood ritual pole, topped with a tiered finial, rises at right beside a white platform. Palm trees and a banyan-like tree frame the scene. A figure in orange robes stands near the front centre.

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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 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 20082008-10-09October 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 photo of devotees in white clothes seated cross-legged in a ring of circular ash-lined fire pits on sandy ground before a whitewashed temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. White-clad participants wear yellow sashes, with a figure in orange robes seated among the crowd. Stone bull statue sits near a tall ornate kalasha-topped column. Palm trees and a crowd of seated onlookers fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-06-27Outdoor photograph at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with a central doorway and red-and-white steps. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on bare ground inside circular ash-ringed pits, facing the temple. Near the steps a figure in white stands at the entrance, and a person in orange robes sits among the group. Tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar stands on a white plinth at right, with palm trees and a lion statue beside the temple. Small signboards and a stone plaque are visible. Clouds and dense green trees fill the background.2010-06-27Outdoor photo at a whitewashed temple building labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE in English, with a Kannada signboard above the entrance. Two dark stone deity murti stand on either side of the steps, each draped with an orange garland. Dozens of seated men and women in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on a sandy ground arranged in rows, with small circular ash or fire-pit rings marked in the dirt. A single person in orange robes sits near the right side among the gathered crowd. Banners and notice boards hang on the building, and palm trees and a thatched shelter stand behind.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 photo at a temple courtyard with an orange-walled building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged in a grid on bare earth, each within a circular ring of grey ash holding small fires, a fire-pit ritual practice. A tall copper-colored flagpole or dhwajasthamba stands to the right beside white-painted platforms and a stone nandi, with palm trees and an overcast sky behind. A few people in orange and other clothing stand near the temple steps. Pancha Tapas, the five-fire practice, appears to be the activity shown.2010-07-15