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A photograph at an outdoor temple courtyard in front of an orange-walled building labelled SHIVARA TEMPLE. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark walks across a raised red-and-white striped platform, hands folded at the chest. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl walks barefoot. Behind them, a row of women in saris and salwar kameez stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A red banner reads Life Bliss Program Level II with the words All are welcome. A dark statue of a deity garlanded with yellow flowers stands near the steps, and a speaker sits on the platform. Palm trees and a metal frame with circular hoops appear in the background.

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Outdoor photo in front of the orange-walled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a banner reading Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp. A woman in an orange sari with a leopard-print shawl walks across a bare ground toward the temple, carrying a small offering. Other people stand on striped mats and white-and-red steps: a woman in red sari, a woman in blue sari, a man in white kurta with orange scarf, and others in white and grey clothes. Bunting and hanging lanterns decorate the entrance canopy.2010-12-02Outdoor courtyard scene at an ashram with an orange-painted building beside palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks forward on a paved brick path with raised palms in greeting, his hair long and swept back; he is a person by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long swept hair, and a white-clad priest with shaved head walks behind him. A line of women in white, yellow, green and red saris stands on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar near a red-and-white painted platform and a rangoli design on the ground. A silver car is parked to the right, and a red signboard reads Bliss Program Level II. Several people are visible, counted here as about twenty.2011-02-25August PH 2010Outdoor view of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, an orange-painted building with a dark signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above an open doorway. Two black stone deity statues in saffron cloths flank the white-and-red striped steps. On the right, a large red banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes beside the words Life Bliss Program, with listed items such as Physical Health and Mental Health. A person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks across the paved forecourt in bare feet, carrying a sandal, while a person in white clothes stands near the banner. Yellow flower petals and a white kolam design decorate the ground in front, and green tropical plants line the path.2010-09-13Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white building and red-and-white striped platform in front. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe stands facing a crowd, back partly turned to the camera, while a bearded sadhu in orange stands beside a tall wooden pole with tassels. Behind them a large group of devotees in white and cream clothing, with some in blue, green and red saris, stands in a semicircle holding hands, and an orange-robed priest stands among them. Signboards on the wall show a portrait of an orange-robed figure and a sign reading Sri Ananda Eshwara Devalaya. Palm trees frame the scene.2010-02-12December 02 20102010-12-02October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoor ritual scene in front of a red-brick temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a banner showing a saffron-clad figure reading Life Bliss Program. Several seated participants in white and cream clothes, some with yellow shawls, sit around fire pits with smoke rising, while a figure in saffron robes sits on a small raised seat with a red-and-white striped platform nearby. A black nandi bull statue stands at right beside a white pedestal. Palm trees and a banyan-like canopy frame the courtyard. Approximately ten people are visible.2010-08-04September 06 20102010-09-06A photograph of a white temple facade with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance, decorated with banana plants and a red-and-white striped stepped platform in front. In the foreground, two figures in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera at right. A group of devotees in white, cream, pink and blue saris and kurtas stands in a line on the steps and platform, many with arms outstretched and linked. Banners on the wall show a portrait of a woman in orange and a Sarva Darshan notice. A white-clad man with arms extended stands at the right of the line, and a red canopy edge with tassels appears at top right.2010-02-12A wide outdoor photograph of a satsang at a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange and white pennant bunting and hanging colourful tassel decorations. Seated on a raised orange platform at the left, a figure in an orange robe sits in front of a small lit oil lamp on a patterned mat. Rows of seated devotees in white and mixed-colour clothing face the platform, with a larger group of people in white, orange, blue and red garments sitting on the right. Behind them stands an orange temple building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a red banner on the right advertises a Life Bliss Program Level II with the words All are welcome. A red-wrapped wooden pole lies across the foreground. Roughly 60 people are visible.2011-01-23A photograph of an outdoor satsang courtyard at an orange-walled ashram. In the foreground a woman in orange robes sits cross-legged on a patterned floor mat facing a row of seated devotees. Behind her, a long line of people in white clothes and bright saris and shawls sits on a paved courtyard before a red-and-white striped platform and the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, where a deity murti stands. Strings of pennants and hanging lanterns decorate a corrugated roof overhead, and a red banner on the right reads Life Bliss Program Level II alongside a portrait of a person in orange turban and robes. A red-wrapped pole sits in the lower left.2011-01-23