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Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a long line of devotees in white and cream clothes standing with palms joined in namaskar on the left, and women in saffron, yellow, green and blue saris on the right. A figure in orange robes stands on the red-and-white striped steps at the entrance of the orange temple. The sign above the doorway reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A large banner beside the entrance shows a portrait of a saint with orange and white garments and text about a Life Bliss Program. Colourful decorative flags and hangings line the metal-roofed pavilion, and rangoli designs decorate the ground in the lower right.

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Outdoor photo of a ceremony at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a terracotta-coloured building with a corrugated roof canopy hung with colourful tasselled decorations. A bare-headed priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands centre-left on a paved platform near a small offering tray and kalasha. A woman in an orange sari stands near him. Large crowds line the courtyard: men in white shirts and white dhotis on the left, and women in white saris and colourful sarees on the right, many with hands folded. A banner on the right shows a portrait and a printed title. No identifiable a person figure is visible in person.2011-04-03Photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple façade in an ashram courtyard, its orange walls and white-and-red striped steps lit by low sun. A line of devotees in white and red saris and white dhotis stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on the right, while a man in white and an elderly man in a red shawl stand at the left. On the steps, a figure in orange robes stands at the centre beside a man in a purple garment and another in white, near garlanded deity murtis flanking the doorway. A large colourful rangoli of a mountain-like design lies on the ground in front. A red-and-white vertical banner reading Anandotsava with a portrait stands at right. Triangular bunting hangs from the roof.2010-12-28August 01 20102010-08-01August 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor 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.2010-12-02September 11 20102010-09-11Outdoor photo of devotees seated in rows on a raised white-and-red striped platform in front of an orange-walled building labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. A corrugated metal canopy shelters the area, and a standing figure in white stands at the left edge near a stage. Women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez sit cross-legged on mats, some with eyes closed, one in a red shawl and another in a grey-and-white print. Two dark statues in orange-saffron garments stand on pedestals near the temple entrance. A large red banner on the right shows a portrait of a man with an orange turban and reads Life Bliss, Ananda Spu... and 2 Days Med... Palm plants and trees frame the scene.2010-09-13Outdoor photo of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance at dusk, an orange-walled shrine with a red cloth hanging by the doorway. Men in white dhotis and drummers with drums stand on the stepped platform near the entrance, with a deity murti being carried or displayed at the doors. A crowd of people in white, saffron and orange saris and kurtas stands along the right side and on the steps, some with hands folded in prayer. A large colourful rangoli kolam depicting figures lies on the ground in front. A red banner reading ANANDOTSAVA with a portrait and printed schedule hangs on the right wall. Triangular pennants decorate the roofline.2010-12-28September 11 20102010-09-11April 03 20112011-04-03September 11 20102010-09-11Outdoor photo of a whitewashed temple complex. Left, a building signed in Kannada as Sri Anandeshwara Mandir; centre, a larger building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above an open doorway. A tall poster on the right reads Kalpataru Darshan with schedule details. Red and white striped barriers run along a raised platform. Several dozen people stand and sit near the entrance, with groups of about a dozen in white dhotis and white garments with saffron or orange shawls, and others in orange robes. Ground is scattered with red and petal debris. Some figures in orange and saffron clothing stand near the barriers, and a few people sit on the ground at right.2008-10-27