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March 24 20082008-03-24January 03 20082008-01-03Outdoor dusk scene in front of a white temple building with signage reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and a partially visible ESHWARA TEMPLE sign. Several people in procession walk on a dirt ground past red and white bollards. Two figures in saffron/orange robes lead, one carrying a brass vessel with yellow flowers, and a central figure in white holds a tall ceremonial umbrella with a colourful striped canopy. Others in white and orange follow, and a child in blue stands near a banner. Garlanded paper-printed portraits and a wall board are visible behind them.2009-02-16Dusk procession in front of a whitewashed temple building with signage reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Five men lead the procession from left to right: a figure in white dhoti with orange shawl carrying a brass tray of flowers, two men in orange robes with orange shawls, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a silver kalasha garlanded with red and yellow flowers, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a tall ornate umbrella with multicoloured tassels and a golden finial. Several devotees in white stand behind them, some with palms joined. A small blue sign to the right reads Paramashivam Nithyananda. Some people wear white and some wear orange, and a motorcycle is parked at the right edge.2009-02-16Night procession outside Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above a doorway. A bald man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala carries a brass tray holding a green leafy plant at the front. Beside him a man in orange robe and long curly hair walks, followed by men in orange and white robes. Two large decorated umbrellas with red and green fringes are held overhead. A terracotta-coloured wall and potted plants line the courtyard.2011-12-10Outdoor ritual procession at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a white building bearing a red sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" and a smaller sign "Sri Anandeshwara Mandir" beside it. Two colourful striped parasols with tassels and crescent-moon motifs shelter a group walking on bare feet along a dirt path. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl carries a silver tray with flowers and a cloth. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with a red shawl holds a garland of pink flowers, and a man in orange robes holds a green leaf garland. Other men in white dhotis and yellow or red shawls walk behind, and a white-clothed table stands to the right beside red-and-white kerbing.2010-06-12March 26 20082008-03-26March 24 20082008-03-24March 26 20082008-03-26A procession in a dirt yard in front of a white building with the sign "Sri Amandeshwara Temple" and a smaller sign reading "Sri Amandeshwara Mandir". A man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair stands centre-left with hands folded, flanked by people in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow or orange sashes. An older man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands far right. Several attendants hold large ornate umbrellas decorated with red, yellow and blue motifs, and some carry brass pots and flower-decorated trays. Palm trees and a small white outbuilding with a tin roof surround the courtyard.2009-10-15June 17 20092009-06-17Photograph of a temple procession at the entrance of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with the name in a dark banner above an open orange-walled doorway. A man in a yellow-green dhoti and a leopard-print shawl with a yellow mala walks down the steps, followed by a saffron-robed man holding a silver plate and wearing an orange shawl and mala. Behind them an ornate red-and-gold canopy is held above, and several men in white dhotis with red borders stand on the steps and inside the entrance. One man on the right holds a camera. Red-and-white striped steps lead down, with potted plants at the left.2010-12-20