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Outdoor ashram gathering in front of a red-brick building with a Kannada signboard reading Nandeshwara temple, with palm trees behind. Devotees in white clothes stand with hands folded in anjali. Several figures in white kurtas and dhotis, and women in white saris, are at the front. A woman in orange robes holds a brass kalasha or pot with flowers, and a cameraman in the foreground films the scene. Large yellow and red decorated umbrellas are held overhead. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues, and the page does not confirm his presence.

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Outdoor procession on a paved path lined with coconut palms, with a red brick wall and a signboard behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds up a saffron-orange flag on a pole, and yellow petals fall through the air. A woman in an orange sari holds a copper bowl of petals and flowers toward a cameraman filming on the left. Women in cream and white saris with white flower garlands stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a line of white-clad men and women watches and joins in the procession.2010-07-24June 12 20102010-06-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ceremony at a dirt-and-stone courtyard beside an orange-brick building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Chetsanna. On the left, a figure in long orange robes with a flower garland stands with hands joined in prayer beside an orange-draped raised seat with a flower-decorated platform. In the centre, a man in white kurta and dhoti raises a video camera overhead toward the scene. Several women in white saris with orange shawls and flower garlands stand in a line on brass plates scattered with petals. A crowd of onlookers in white and dark shirts watches under palm trees; some raise hands in greeting, and a red-and-orange flag is visible on the left. The sky is overcast.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a ceremonial procession on a dirt path beneath a corrugated metal roof with hanging decorative loops. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with yellow shawls, stand in two rows holding multicoloured parasols with fringed edges. One man in the center holds a yellow-fringed umbrella over a path, while a woman in an orange sari stands among white-clad women and men along the sides. Palm trees and terracotta-coloured buildings are visible behind. A saffron-robed figure stands on the right among the white-clad attendees.2010-10-05An outdoor ashram courtyard under coconut palms where a group of devotees stands with hands joined in namaskar. Most men wear white dhotis with red-edged borders and bare chests, while women wear orange and saffron saris and salwar-style garments. A camera operator in white dhoti stands at center filming, and a monk in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold chain stands at right near a wooden staff-like structure. Two ornate yellow-and-orange hanging ritual frames hang overhead, and a decorated kolam-style floor pattern with white lines and marigold-like rangoli sits at left beside a small red shrine building.2010-11-06December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a crowd gathered in front of an orange-walled temple labelled in Kannada and English as Sri Anandeshwari Temple, with a yellow and white metal entrance structure overhead. Many people in white traditional clothes, including dhotis and saris, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some women wear orange or red shawls and green blouses. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds a video camera, and at right a bald man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace also stands with hands folded. A banner on the temple wall shows a portrait of a saffron-robed man with a Kannada and English caption. A yellow fringed canopy edges the right side.2010-10-05A procession of devotees walks along a sandy path in front of a red-brick building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and gold necklaces carries a silver kalasha-style vessel with green leaves on a tray, leading the group. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with orange-and-gold border and gold chain walks with hands in anjali, followed by women in white and orange saris and a woman in yellow. Decorative saffron and gold canopies with colourful emblems hang from a roofed structure. A cameraman films the procession on the right.2010-12-27January 01 20122012-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23