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Outdoor courtyard scene at a Dasara celebration with a large white fringed canopy umbrella overhead and a tall decorated pole with coloured segments. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands centre, holding a long wooden staff. Around him, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls gather, one with a shaved head, and a few onlookers including children stand at right. A red-and-orange banner on the wall shows a portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and reads the festival name. Terracotta-toned tiled floor and orange walls surround the crowd.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 10 20102010-10-10Outdoor ashram courtyard in front of an orange-washed building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A large orange banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban beside Kannada text and dates. Devotees in white and cream clothing stand with palms pressed together along the left. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wearing a leopard-print shawl over an orange garment faces away holding a flower garland, while a woman in orange sari holds a brass pot and flowers. Two saffron-robed monks stand nearby, with a white-clad man beside them. A yellow fringed canopy stands at the right under palm trees.2010-10-05October 17 20102010-10-17July 26 20102010-07-26Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with an orange-painted wall reading "...ara Temple" above a doorway. A large red-and-orange banner displays Kannada text and a portrait labelled with a smiling man in an orange turban, marked with the Dasara dates. Nearby, a decorated deity figure and umbrellas stand by the entrance. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts, plus a man in a light shirt with an ID lanyard in the foreground, walk and gather on a concrete platform. One man on the right wears a white dhoti with a red border and a shaved head. A woman in a dark sari stands among them.2010-10-10A procession on a dirt ground in front of a white-walled building with a temple sign reading Nandeeshwara Temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange headpiece, holding a garland of white flowers, walks between two ceremonial parasols with red, yellow and green canopies. Around him stand men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and garlands, several holding the parasol poles or a tray of flowers. On the left, an older bearded man in glasses and a yellow shawl walks barefoot. Behind them, banners and posters line the back wall, including a poster for an event dated December 31, 2009 and a board describing a sacred banyan tree. Palm trees and onlookers in shirts and trousers stand at the right edge.2009-12-25Photograph of a ceremonial reception in a hall with an orange Dasara banner behind the stage, showing a goddess image and the Kannada word for Dasara. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks forward with one hand raised in greeting; a person by these cues, though his face is not used for identification. Around him, devotees in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together, including a bald man in white on the left and women in white saris with gold borders on the right. A young man in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray. Floor mats and a small offering pot sit on the floor, and the room has a large projection screen on the left.2010-10-12December 23 20092009-12-23October 17 20102010-10-17A photo of a Dasara celebration outdoors at an ashram setting with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. A large Devi murti with white lace drapery and a sword is being lifted and carried. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls, some stained with red and pink powder, press around the murti while lifting it. On the right, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange clothing stands near a banner reading Dasara with Kannada text. Other onlookers in casual clothes watch from the side, and a painted pillar with floral designs stands at left.2010-10-17December 31 20092009-12-31