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Outdoor temple courtyard with a decorated deity murti on a blue vahana, a Ganesha-type form, garlanded with marigolds and red-orange flowers and seated on a white and red tiered platform draped in orange cloth. Beside it stands a dark stone statue of a seated figure wearing an orange shawl. In the foreground, a person with long dark wavy hair in a sleeveless orange top faces away from the camera toward the shrine. Behind them, a woman in white and a man in white and orange stand near the platform, with a few other people seated at the right. A pink-orange wall carries a signboard and a wooden ladder, with banana-leaf plants at the right and white floral petals scattered on the ground.

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Outdoor temple courtyard scene with an orange-walled backdrop and red-and-white painted steps. In the foreground a woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing a sleeveless orange garment, sits with her back to the camera facing the shrine. Behind her several men in white shirts and dark clothing sit on the low wall, one with hands joined in prayer. On the raised platform stands a dark stone statue of a standing figure draped with an orange shawl, beside a grey carved vahana animal mount draped in red, covered with flower garlands in red, yellow and orange, with a decorated deity murti at its top. Orange and blue striped cloth covers the front platform, and petals and red flowers lie on the ground.2010-09-03September 03 20102010-09-03A 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.2010-09-03Outdoor 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 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.2010-09-16Outdoor 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.2010-09-04A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with banana leaves and a striped red-and-white platform. A man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and a tilak sits in front of a flower-decked altar, hands folded in prayer, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a young assistant in white dhoti and yellow shawl kneels. Behind them a dark stone deity murti in orange drapery stands on a white tiered pedestal strewn with marigolds, next to a kalasha and brass oil lamps, and a carved wooden seat is visible. Several devotees in orange and white sit in the foreground, seen from behind, as the homa-style ritual takes place.2009-09-26 +1 copiesA 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.2011-01-31March 02 20112011-03-02Outdoor temple ritual at the entrance of a building signed "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" with orange pennants. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera, raising her hand toward three deity murtis draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands on a red-draped platform. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand on steps with folded hands, and a brass lamp and offering plates sit on the foreground stone. A decorated orange-and-yellow umbrella/canopy and a striped mat appear at right, with a small crowd in the background watching the puja.2008-12-28Outdoor temple ritual in front of an orange-washed building with a sign reading Sri Ananda... and a wall poster of a smiling man in an orange turban captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Under a large yellow canopy, a decorated deity murti sits on a grey stone vahana with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, set on a red cloth. Two priests in white dhoti sit on the orange floor beside a black stone abhishekam platform with offering bowls, brass plates, a kalasha and coconut. A boy in red shirt and a seated devotee in white watch nearby. Dark stone dvarapala figures stand on either side of the steps.2010-09-08November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copies