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Outdoor temple courtyard scene at Sri Anandeshwara Temple. In the foreground a woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange sleeveless garment sits cross-legged on a raised platform facing the temple, with a brass kalasha-style vessel to her right and a green mat before her. Behind her, a deity murti decorated with yellow, orange and red flower garlands sits on a blue-grey vahana beneath a large orange fringed umbrella. Robed people in white and yellow stand and sit on striped red-and-white steps; several women in saris and a man in a grey shirt watch. A black linga-like form with an orange cloth stands at the right beside a red-orange wall with a small poster.

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Outdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple: a woman with long dark wavy hair in a sleeveless orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform facing the shrine, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside her and a green mat before her. Behind her, a deity murti stands on a blue elephant-shaped vahana decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands beneath a large orange ceremonial umbrella, on red-and-white striped steps. A dark sculpted figure in orange shawl stands at the right. Several seated and standing devotees in saffron, yellow and white saris and shirts watch from the right side, and a man in grey shirt stands near the steps. A sign on the wall reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a banner at right reads A Golden Opportunity for Youth.2010-09-04September 03 20102010-09-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard. A person with long dark wavy hair, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on a mat in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and matching wrap, facing a small brass oil lamp on the ground within a white-ringed circle. Behind them, a group of devotees in white and light clothing sits on the ground to the left. Ahead, a red-and-white stepped platform holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and a golden canopy, flanked by two dark stone figures with saffron cloths. Painted orange walls carry signs reading Sri Anandeswar Mandir and Sri Nageshwara Temple. A paper-thin strip of pale green cloth lies near the lamp.2010-09-04A photograph of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a long-haired figure seen from behind in an orange sleeveless top standing before a shrine on a sandy courtyard. The shrine holds a deity murti in a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, mounted on a grey bull mount (nandi) with an orange cloth draped over it, with a dark Shiva-type sculpture beside it. Two women in white stand at the side, and a few more people are partly visible at the right edge. The wall has a painted sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a bamboo ladder leans against the orange wall. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in orange, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.2010-09-03September 04 20102010-09-04June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor temple scene at a Shiva shrine. A person with long dark hair in a sleeveless orange robe sits cross-legged with back to the camera on a circular ash-lined floor, facing a brass oil lamp placed at the front edge. Ahead, a deity murti decorated with a flower garland sits on a raised plinth beneath a large orange canopy, flanked by orange-draped dvarapala statues. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts and a few in plain clothes sit on the left side, while two women and a figure in orange sit on the right steps. Red and white striped temple walls and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Mandir frame the scene, with a striped mat laid on the ground.2010-09-04A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a seated figure in orange clothing and long dark hair, viewed from behind, sitting on an orange cushion and straw mat at the edge of a circular ring of gravel and sand decorated with white and blue painted rangoli motifs. A small brass pot sits beside them. Ahead, a dark stone deity murti stands before a red-and-white striped step platform in front of an orange-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Orange triangular pennants hang from a metal-roofed canopy, and a few seated people in light and dark clothing watch from the left and right edges. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from this view.2011-01-23A photograph taken from behind of a seated figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing a rudraksha mala around the neck and with long dark hair swept back, sitting cross-legged on a mat facing a temple entrance. The sign above the orange temple façade reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and red garments and framed by red curtains. A small kolam with white and coloured designs lies on the paved ground in front of the seated figure, beside a patch of gravel and a small folded cloth. A speaker stands at the left of the steps, and potted plants line the terrace. The figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, seated in meditation before the temple shrine.2011-01-31September 03 20102010-09-03Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above an orange-walled entrance. A figure seen from behind, with a shaved-or-short dark head, sits cross-legged on the paved floor in an orange robe with maroon trim, facing the temple. Red-and-white striped steps lead up to a shrine holding deity murti decorated with garlands. Several women in saris and a few other people sit on the right side of the steps, watching. Orange-robed statues flank the entrance. A pale stone platform sits in front of the steps.2011-01-22Outdoor temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange mat, back to the camera, before a circle of ash and red powder with a small brass oil lamp (pot). Two black stone bull statues (Nandi) with yellow and orange flower garlands sit at the left and right of the temple steps. Roughly eight to ten seated people in white and light shirts sit on the left side of the courtyard facing the temple, and a few women in saris sit near the right statue. The steps are painted red and white, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine.2011-02-25