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A row of devotees sits seated on white steps and a low white platform in front of a whitewashed building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Most sitters wear white clothes, while several women wear saris in yellow, green, orange and red-and-white patterns. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the temple entrance, one lifting a ladder against the wall. A dark stone deity murti stands near the open temple doorway. A dirt path runs in the foreground, with a small speaker on the left.

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A photograph of a crowd of devotees seated on the raised plinth in front of a whitewashed temple building, with a sloped tiled roof. Above the open doorway a sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a smaller sign on the left wall reads in Kannada script. Many people in white and bright saris, including green, pink, yellow and red, sit in rows on the red-and-white striped platform; some children sit among them. Several people in white kurtas sit on the sandy ground to the left. A black speaker stands at the entrance and a ladder leans against the wall. A dark statue stands near the doorway, and a bright green plant grows beside the steps. Overcast sky above.2010-07-04Outdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with its name in red lettering over the entrance. Rows of women sit cross-legged on a raised platform and mats facing the temple, many in white, one in pink and others in orange, green and blue saris. In the foreground a woman in a dark green sari and a woman in a red and orange sari sit on a mat near the path. A speaker stands in the temple doorway, a small white shrine building and a leafy tree are at left, and a statue of a deity murti is visible inside the temple. A tall figure on the right side of the doorway is not clearly identifiable.2010-07-10Outdoor photograph of a row of seated devotees in front of an orange-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a smaller sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Mandir. The seated group, roughly a dozen visible, wears white and orange, pink and teal saris and white kurtas, with a few women in plain white saris and a woman in an orange sari at centre. They sit on a red-and-white striped platform in a sandy courtyard, with a black speaker set up at the side. Two dark stone deity murtis stand in the temple doorway, one garlanded, and tall plants and green trees frame the scene.2010-07-19Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with bare sand ground and a whitewashed building bearing the sign "Sri Anandeshwara Temple". Rows of people sit on the steps and ground in white and colourful saris and white clothing, some with children. A few people sit in front on low platforms beside white shrines and a dark stone structure. Palm trees and a tall pillar stand at left under an overcast sky. A man in white stands in the temple doorway, and a figure in an orange robe sits near the front. A small banner with printed text and a portrait hangs on the right wall.2010-07-04A wide daytime photograph of the white whitewashed Sri Anandeshwara Temple complex with a red-and-white striped plinth in front. Signboards read Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a Kannada sign reading Sri Anandeshwara. Several dozen women and girls sit on the steps and on the ground in white, orange, pink, teal and green saris and salwar kameez. A few women in white sit on plastic chairs at the right. A black loudspeaker stands near the temple doorway, and a small statue stands at the entrance. Palm plants and a bare dirt courtyard fill the foreground under a partly cloudy blue sky.2010-07-10July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a row of women and girls seated on woven mats in front of a white temple building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with red steps and a bold red sign above the doorway. Most wear white saris and salwar kameez, with some in orange, blue, yellow and pink; several hold books or small items on their laps, and one woman holds a small child while another infant sits among them. A seated man in white is visible inside the doorway near a small altar area. On the right wall, a Kannada-language banner advertises Sarva Darshan, and another panel lists Jyothi Linga Abhisheka and Maha Mangala Aarti with photographs. A statue stands at the left of the steps beside potted plants. A small white bird logo appears in the top left corner.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a whitewashed building with a dark doorway and the signboard "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above it, with a second Kannada-language sign beside it. A crowd of about thirty people, mostly women in saris and men in white, sits on the steps and in front of the entrance, while several standing men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the right near a square concrete platform with steps and a small raised fire or offering pit. Palm trees, parked white vehicles and a coiled hose fill the courtyard.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated in a row on a mat along a low concrete platform in front of a whitewashed building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Most wear white saris or white kurta-style clothing; the central woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a dark beaded mala and bangles, hands folded in her lap. A woman at far right in a white sari and glasses holds her hands in a meditative pose. Behind them, a figure in white stands in the temple doorway, and two dark stone deity murti with orange cloth draping stand flanking the entrance. A portrait banner hangs on the right wall, and a maroon handbag sits on the ground in front. Dirt ground and plants frame the scene.2010-06-18July 23 20102010-07-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in front of a white-walled temple labelled in English and Kannada as Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a dark doorway and two black stone deity statues in saffron garlands flanking the entrance. Women in white and cream clothing, several with yellow or orange borders, sit cross-legged in a row of circular fire pits lined with ash, some with small fires or offerings. Behind them a seated audience in colourful saris, including green and red, watches from a raised platform. A man in white stands near the steps. Garlanded deity murti and banners with printed information about Sarva Darshan are visible on the right.2010-07-04