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A photograph of a temple entrance with a red-and-white striped stepped platform leading up to an orange-painted shrine building. A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt sits cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, facing the temple, beside a large dark stone guardian statue draped with a white and red flower garland. Two dark deity statues with orange shawls stand flanking the entrance, and a woman in a green-gold sari sits on the steps. A sign above reads Sri Kranduchwara Temple, and an ornate deity murti is visible inside the shrine with a kalasha-like decoration and a sandy kolam drawn on the ground.

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Outdoor temple scene in front of a red-and-cream temple with a sign reading Sri ... Eshwara (partly cut off). A figure in orange robes and an orange head covering sits cross-legged on a low orange cushion, seen from behind, facing a raised concrete platform and the temple entrance. Around a circular stone-edged pit, a small ring of grey gravel surrounds the cushion. A large black stone bull (Nandi) on the right is draped in a white and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses. Two dark statues flank the temple steps, and a banner on the right shows a portrait with the printed headline Guru Purnima. Banana leaves frame the entrance and potted plants line the steps. The figure is a person in orange seated in meditation or prayer, with no clear visible basis for identifying a person.2010-07-24A photograph of a seated figure viewed from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth with maroon border draped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and hair tied back. The figure sits in meditation on a mat with a small brass vessel beside them, facing a temple-like courtyard with red and white striped walls and two large dark stone statues of deity forms standing on pedestals. A deity murti is visible in the shrine beyond. Two Western women sit to the right, one in a green scarf and one in orange, and an elderly man in white sits at the far left. Other attendees are present in the courtyard. The figure's identity is not established from appearance, so no probable identification is made.2011-01-31A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe, head covered, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion beside a circular stone-lined area with a small brass vessel, in front of a temple. Behind them a large black Nandi bull statue wears a garland of red and yellow flowers and a white cloth with an orange border. The orange-washed temple building has red-and-white striped steps and a plaza, with a banana plant, palm and a standing loudspeaker. A banner reads guru purnima and a poster shows a saffron-robed figure labelled with a darshan schedule. Two more people in white and yellow sit to the right. The figure in orange is seated on the cushion facing the temple and does not show distinctive identifying cues, so the appearance is uncertain.2010-07-24June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor photo of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, an orange-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. On a raised platform before it, a large blue Nandi bull statue draped in an orange cloth and wrapped in marigold and garland decorations faces the shrine, with a deity murti adorned with flower garlands behind it. A dark stone statue of a standing figure in an orange shawl stands to the left. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top sits cross-legged on the ground with her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Several men in white and dark clothes sit on the steps and terrace at the left and centre, one with palms pressed together in prayer. Red-and-white striped steps and a striped mat complete the scene.2010-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a figure seen from behind, seated cross-legged on an orange cushion in an outdoor temple-like courtyard. The seated person wears orange saffron robes with maroon-edged borders and a red-brown rudraksha mala around the neck; long dark hair falls down the back. In front is a brass vessel and a bed of grey ash or embers on the ground. Beyond, a raised platform with red and white striped base holds two large dark stone deity statues flanking a central shrine with a decorated murti. Two seated women in white and orange clothing sit at the right edge of the platform, one wearing a green shawl. Black speakers stand beside the platform. The person in orange appears to be a sannyasi seated in meditation facing the shrine.2011-01-31A photograph from behind of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a rudraksha mala around the neck, black hair tied in a bun, facing a white and red striped temple platform. Two black stone guardian statues with garlands flank the steps leading to a shrine with a deity murti inside an arched doorway. White kolam rangoli designs with red flower petals decorate the ground in front. The seated person is the only visible physical person, with a partially visible figure at the right edge.2010-07-19Outdoor 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.2011-02-25July 23 20102010-07-23A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits with their back to the camera on a circular raised platform surrounded by white stones, facing the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. The temple has red-and-white striped steps and a bordered entrance; two dark stone dvarapala-style statues with orange shawls flank the steps. A small brass kalasha sits beside the seated figure. A row of people in white and colourful clothes sits on the ground at right, and a dark stone bull or Nandi figure with a red flower garland occupies the left foreground. Banners on the white wall include a Kannada-language notice. a person cues: long dark hair and an orange robe with a shawl, seated as the central figure, though the back-turned view leaves identity uncertain.2010-06-30A photo taken from behind of a person seated cross-legged on a paved courtyard facing a temple entrance. The seated figure has dark hair in a low bun, wears an orange unstitched robe with maroon borders draped over one shoulder, and a rudraksha mala around the neck. In front, a red and white striped low wall separates them from a white and red stepped platform leading to a dark doorway flanked by orange walls. A sign above reads Sri Ahandeshwara Temple. Several people sit at the right edge, and a mat and small offerings lie at the lower left. The scene conveys a seated meditation or pranayama session facing the shrine. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the seated person is described by role only.2011-01-22A 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.2010-09-03