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December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a white-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with red-and-white striped steps leading to its entrance. Two dark stone deity murtis stand on the steps, one adorned with orange cloth. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, many wearing orange or yellow shawls, stand with hands folded in namaste on the platform and along the path. A small circular fire pit with an orange cloth and a brass lamp sits in the foreground. Banners on the right show portraits and text. The sky is overcast and trees surround the compound.2010-07-01December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor 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 photograph of devotees walking in procession along a dusty open ground toward a white-walled tented pavilion with a stepped entrance. Two large printed portraits flank the wall: one labelled with a readable caption is not visible, but both show a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange garments with a rudraksha-style cord. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk down the steps, a woman in a teal sari and a girl in a pink dress are nearby, and a circular illuminated portrait hangs above the tent. Several standing people stand on the steps behind them.2007-02-24December 30 20072007-12-30February 24 20072007-02-24December 30 20092009-12-30December 23 20072007-12-23December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photograph at an ashram compound with a white-walled hall whose open doorway shows figures inside. A long queue of devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, stands on bare ground beneath tall palm trees. On the right, a raised altar with an orange cloth holds offerings and a dark sculpted form, with a few people in white and orange standing near it. Some devotees are on the left by the hall entrance, and a small child in white walks across the foreground. The sky is partly cloudy.2007-08-26