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Outdoor Holi celebration in a dusty courtyard with pink and red colour powder staining the ground. A man in white kurta and dhoti in the foreground raises his arm toward a hanging pot suspended on a tall pole, while a group of people in orange, purple, pink and white clothes splash colour and reach upward. Balloons in blue, green and pink are tied to a wooden pole. A tall ornate decorated pillar stands behind, with palm trees and a white building with a sign reading Sri Adiswara Temple at right. A woman in orange sari stands at upper left, and children in bright dresses are scattered through the crowd.

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A Holi celebration in an outdoor courtyard beside a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. Many people wear white, orange, pink and purple clothing stained with coloured powder and wet patches of colour cover the ground. Children in bright yellow, pink and green clothes run and splash, a woman in orange holds a red bucket, and men in lavender and white stand near the crowd. Tall palm trees, a copper-coloured pillar with coloured balloons, and a rope strung with small flags frame the scene.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Holi celebration outdoors in front of a white building with signage reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" and a second sign in Kannada reading "ಶ್ರೀ ಆನಂದೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ". Ground is splashed with red and pink coloured powder and water. Many people in white and brightly coloured, paint-stained clothes move around, some in pink, orange and purple garments. A tall wooden pole stands in the centre, with a man in white clothes holding its rope while a few people in colourful dress gather near it. Hanging clay pots and red, green and white balloons are visible. Palm trees, a parked vehicle and an onlooking crowd fill the background.2008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration on bare sandy ground beneath coconut palms. Many people, mostly children and young adults, are splashing and playing with pink and red coloured powder and water; the ground is stained pink. A man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti stands at left, and a woman in an orange sari and other figures in orange, pink, red and white clothing move through the crowd. Teal and red water buckets sit at right, and balloons hang from a palm frond at left. A tall ornate pillar stands behind a low white wall in the background, with a shed at right.2008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration in a palm-lined courtyard. Many people in bright clothes, mostly orange, purple, pink and white, are splashed with coloured powder and water, and the ground is stained red and pink. A tall golden-brown ornate column stands at the centre-back beside a white raised platform, with a white-clad figure standing near it. A man in orange near the centre swings his arm, and children in colourful outfits dance and play. Balloons hang on a pole at left. Some people wear orange and red shawls. A figure in orange stands on the platform area. Blue and white buckets sit at right.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Holi celebration in a open courtyard in front of white-roofed temple halls, one labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple with Kannada signage. A crowd of people are covered in pink, red and purple powder and colour. In the centre a man with a shaved head and green-smeared face wears a pink-purple kurta and a red-orange shawl, holding a white bucket and a yellow vessel raised overhead. Beside him a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot. A white-clad man in a white shirt and white dhoti faces away in the foreground. Behind them a tall wooden pole stands in the courtyard, with coloured powder spread across the ground, and a bright red-tinted floor. A banner on the right shows a portrait and text reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Palm trees and trees frame the background, with a crowd dressed in white and colourful clothes gathered near the hall entrance.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22