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July 08 2009

Outdoor temple courtyard with a crowd of devotees standing with hands folded in namaskar, the men mostly in white shirts and dhotis and the women in white or cream saris with yellow or gold borders. Behind them are whitewashed buildings, palm trees and a thatched roof. A red-and-white striped platform stands at left, and a green-covered table with flower offerings sits at right beside white pillars. Several large banners are mounted on the wall, and a small flagpole-like structure rises at left. Rangoli kolam designs are drawn on the ground in front of the crowd.

December 23 2009

Outdoor photo of a white-walled temple building with a red-and-white striped platform and steps in front, labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple on a red banner over the entrance. A large crowd of devotees stands in white clothes, many with hands folded in namaskar; a young woman in the foreground on the left, wearing a white sari with a yellow shawl, presses her palms together. Banana plants flank the doorway. Several figures in white and saffron stand near the steps, and a visible portrait on a blue banner shows a figure in saffron. Printed banners on the right advertise Sarva Darshana in Kannada script. Blue sky and trees surround the scene.

July 07 2010

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A dusty open courtyard in front of a whitewashed temple building with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" above its doorway. A silver SUV is parked at left, and a man in white dhoti and yellow-trimmed shawl stands on the dirt ground near a low red-and-white curbed walkway. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand at the temple entrance steps, and a few others in white clothing are nearby. Along the right wall, a large printed banner shows a portrait of a woman in orange with the words "Kalpataru" and a schedule table with phone numbers. A small smaller banner reads "Kalpataru Darshan" in red and white. Potted plants line the steps, and stacked clay pots sit against the wall at right.

A group of about thirty women in white, yellow, orange and pink saris and salwar kameez stands in a courtyard in front of a white-washed temple wall with a red-and-white striped base. Many women fold their hands in namaste or hold them together in prayer. A large sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana, and banners beside them advertise Sarva Darshan and a special Shiva linga abhisheka with maha mangala aarti. A black-and-gold statue of a deity stands at the left edge, draped in orange cloth. Palm trees line the background.

A line of devotees stands in front of a white-washed temple building with a blue doorway and the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above the entrance. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with yellow borders stand in rows on a dirt courtyard, some with hands folded. At left, a red pedestal holds a tall garland-draped post near a brass vessel, and a small child in an orange-and-white striped shirt stands among the men. Palm trees and an overcast sky frame the scene, and a Kannada-language signboard is visible on the right wall.

Outdoor photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing on a dirt ground in front of a whitewashed temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Many men and women wear white ritual clothes, with some women in yellow and green saris. A man in white at the centre-right holds a microphone and addresses the group. Behind the crowd, a yellow and red canopy overhangs the scene, and palm trees and a row of flags stand in the background. A man in an orange shawl on the right holds a camera. A notice board with Kannada text and a poster are mounted on the temple wall. Robed people on the right are standing in line.

Outdoor gathering in front of a white-walled building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance, where a doorway is strung with garland festoons. Many devotees stand in rows on sandy ground with palms pressed together in anjali, most in white ritual clothing, while a few wear casual clothes. Several people in front, including a woman in black and a man in a striped shirt, face the temple. A red-and-white striped platform holds a small group, and banners on the right display portraits and Kannada text. A few saffron-clad figures stand near the entrance.

A group of about twenty people walks along a dirt path lined with orange flowers and palm trees toward a white tent structure with signboards. In the centre, a man in an orange-red shawl over white clothes walks beside a woman in long orange robes. Many men wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow or orange shawls, and a girl in a blue and turquoise dress walks on the left. Some carry cameras. A white canopy and a Kannada-language signboard appear in the background.

Outdoor evening scene in front of a white temple building with a banana-leaf doorway decoration and an entrance sign reading Nandeshwar temple. A woman in a cream sari with a green-and-gold border walks in the foreground, holding a water bottle and wearing a blue lanyard badge. Behind her, a long line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, saris in orange, pink, red and blue, and white ritual garments waits and stands with hands folded in namaste. A dark stone deity murti stands on the right near the temple wall, and a large banner on the wall shows a portrait and Kannada text reading Sarva Darshan. A bearded man in a white shirt stands at the left edge of the crowd.