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A candid outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwari. A woman in an orange and maroon sari with a white forehead tilak and red bindi stands center, arms folded, smiling and talking. To her right a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl, glasses and a beaded necklace smiles while clasping her hands. At the left edge a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala speaks with a blonde woman in a yellow top. At the right edge a person in a paisley shawl and blue skirt stands near. Behind them are more people in white and orange, a red-brown wall and a flag-like banner.

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December 23 20102010-12-23Outdoor photo at an orange-walled temple courtyard with a signboard reading Sri Nithyananda Temple above the entrance. Three women stand in the foreground: a smiling woman on the left wears an orange sari with maroon border, a white forehead mark and a red bindi, with a green strap across her body and a wristwatch. A middle woman in glasses and an orange shawl over a cream sari smiles at the right. On the right, a woman with dark wavy hair wears a paisley-patterned shawl and gestures with one raised hand. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and a figure in white stand near yellow and red decorated banners on poles. No candidate for a person is clearly visible among these people.2010-12-23A photograph at an outdoor satsang on an orange-and-white platform in front of an orange temple facade reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. In the foreground a woman in a saffron sari with a maroon border, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, round glasses and a white tilak on her forehead, holds an open blue-covered book and gazes ahead. Beside her a smiling woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and white tilak looks on. Seated devotees in white and red garments sit on orange mats, and a few standing people in white and orange move about the background near a microphone stand. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2010-12-23Outdoor temple courtyard in late afternoon light beside an orange-washed building with a sign reading ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE and a painted banner. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and a dark beaded necklace faces the camera with a sweeping expression. Beside her a man in white dhoti with a gold border wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a vermilion-free forehead marking. Behind them women in orange and yellow saris and a man in white with a red-striped shawl stand among devotees. A large yellow and green umbrella with tassels stands at right, and bunting hangs from the eaves at upper left.2010-12-28December 17 20112011-12-17Outdoor welcome scene at an ashram courtyard with a red-walled building behind. In the foreground a smiling woman with red hair, glasses, a vertical tilak on her forehead, blue beaded necklace and cream sari with gold border holds her palms together in namaste. Beside her a woman in a cream sari with gold border also joins her hands. A woman with long dark hair, forehead tilak and rudraksha necklace wears a cream sari and smiles with palms joined. At right, a man with short dark hair, rudraksha mala and cream dhoti with gold border stands near the edge of the frame. Others in cream and saffron clothing walk in the background on a pale open ground, and a figure in orange robes stands at left.2017-06-17A photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors in front of a red-painted building and greenery, all with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The central woman in front wears a cream and gold-bordered sari, a dark rudraksha mala around her neck, and a bindi with a white forehead mark. Women behind her wear orange and rust-red saris with white vibhuti on their foreheads. Several are wearing glasses. A stringed garland of yellow and red flowers hangs on a pillar at left, and a blue patterned cloth lies at right. No swami is visible in the frame.2016-08-12December 06 20112011-12-06A group of women in red, orange and cream saris stands close together in a white-pillared hall with greenery outside. In the centre, a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a dark rudraksha-style mala presses her palms together in anjali, eyes lowered. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with red border and a red shawl stands with hands folded. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl and a pendant necklace stands at right, near the pillar, while one hand gestures outward. On the left, a woman in orange with a red shawl and hair in a bun faces away, with others in red and orange behind them. No ritual objects or readable text are visible.2015-12-20Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with orange-painted buildings behind. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala reads from an open blue-covered book, wearing glasses and a bindi. Beside her a smiling woman with a white tilak on her forehead and a red bindi wears an orange-red saree. Seated devotees in white and grey clothing sit on orange mats, and a few standing people and a speaker stand behind. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph at an outdoor temple courtyard in front of an orange-walled shrine with a signboard reading Anandeshwar. A woman in an orange saree with a maroon border holds a camera up toward a man in white dhoti and shirt with gold border, a rudraksha-style beaded garland, and tilak marks on his forehead, who gestures with open palms. Behind them, several women in white and cream sarees with gold or green borders, one in a yellow shawl and one in a red saree, stand in a loose group, and a bald man in white with a beaded necklace stands further back. Strings of small paper flags and decorative poles hang overhead beneath a canopy. The scene reads as a ceremonial gathering with people in traditional temple attire.2010-12-28