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October 07 2008

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Night view of a white ashram building strung with lights, with a row of people seated on the ground in front of a lit covered entrance. Several people wear saffron/orange clothing and others white. Red and white painted posts and marigold plants line a dirt path, with sandals scattered at the edge. A tall lamp stand stands at left and bright floodlights illuminate the scene. Two signboards are visible on the facade, one reading an institutional name in Kannada script and another with a framed portrait.2008-10-07October 08 20082008-10-08October 07 20082008-10-07October 08 20082008-10-08Night photograph of an open courtyard in front of a white-walled temple complex. A bright floodlight on the left illuminates the scene. Signboards read Sri Arunachaleshwara Temple and Sri Ananda Parameshwara, and a board labelled Sri Nithyananda Temple appears above the entrance. Around 15 people in white clothes move about the courtyard and gather on a set of steps leading to the temple entrance, some seated and some standing. On the right, a person in white and orange holds a saffron cloth near a red and orange umbrella. Red and white pillars line the courtyard, and a pair of sandals lies on the grass in the foreground.2008-03-26A large night gathering in front of the illuminated Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its white facade strung with lights. A dense crowd of devotees, many in white and some in orange, saffron and bright saris, sits on the ground facing a raised platform. On the platform, saffron-robed priests perform the ceremony near a deity murti and a framed portrait. A grey SUV is parked at the right edge, and a banner hangs on the building. Some people stand at the back of the crowd.2009-02-23Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its facade strung with white fairy lights. A standing priest in orange robes tends a bright oil lamp or fire on a small platform, while a seated figure in orange sits on a raised orange-draped seat nearby. Many devotees sit on mats and blue plastic chairs, mostly in white and orange clothing, with some men in white kurtas and women in saffron and white saris. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a red banner reads Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-07Night-time outdoor photo of a large crowd, mostly people in white clothes, seated and standing densely in front of a white hall strung with lights and a lit entrance. A raised white platform in the foreground holds a seated figure in orange and saffron wraps with a garland at the front, and a small framed image sits beside it. A bright floodlight and strings of lamps light the scene. Orange clothing and a few deity-style decorations appear among the crowd. A banner over the hall entrance carries legible lettering. Several people in the front are wearing saffron and white. A large vehicle is parked at the right edge.2009-02-23October 07 20082008-10-07Evening outdoor puja at the Sri Ananda temple complex, lit with string lights. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-and-white striped stage before a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, flanked by two standing deity murtis. Rows of devotees, many in white clothes, sit on mats with brass oil lamps and offerings in front of them, some with long braided hair. A banner reads Sri Ananda Temple and a side board shows a portrait labelled with a satsang title. Approximately 40 people are visible, most seated in the foreground.2009-12-30Evening outdoor ceremony at Sri Ananda Temple, with white fairy lights strung along the roofline and a garlanded central shrine. A framed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure with an orange turban sits on a decorated stand in front, and a picture is shown on the right banner panel. A robed priest in orange sits on a raised platform beside the lit shrine, while about two dozen devotees in white clothes, some in pink or orange saris, sit cross-legged on the ground holding offering trays with oil lamps and flowers. Flames burn in small red lamps in the foreground. Flanking the stage are deity murtis, and an ornate golden throne with red cushions stands at the right.2009-12-30Night photo of an outdoor temple complex lit with strings of red and orange lights along orange-washed walls. A tall tiled roofed canopy on the left hangs colourful striped tassel decorations. Beneath the canopy a raised platform holds a deity murti and small figures in white, with a few people seated at the edge in the foreground. A hanging sign on the building reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a nearby board reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style signage. Patches of greenery and a wide sandy courtyard fill the lower frame.2010-10-12