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March 03 2011

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A procession outdoors near a temple on a dirt path, with a woman in the foreground wearing an orange sari and a white forehead mark, carrying a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Behind her, a man in white dhoti with red border and gold necklace walks, and a man in a white kurta holds a tall gold staff with a saffron-and-yellow banner. Other devotees in orange saris, white clothes and yellow sashes follow. Behind them an orange temple building with a painted sign reading Anandeshwara Devasthana and a framed portrait on the wall; orange and yellow canopy fabric and strings of pennants hang overhead.2010-12-28A procession of devotees walks along a sandy path in front of a red-brick building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and gold necklaces carries a silver kalasha-style vessel with green leaves on a tray, leading the group. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with orange-and-gold border and gold chain walks with hands in anjali, followed by women in white and orange saris and a woman in yellow. Decorative saffron and gold canopies with colourful emblems hang from a roofed structure. A cameraman films the procession on the right.2010-12-27December 22 20102010-12-22A procession outside a temple with orange-washed walls and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandira. Ahead, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long wooden pole topped with a decorated saffron-and-red canopy with yellow fringe. Women in white saris with yellow and green borders and dark rudraksha-style malas stand in a line, one in an orange sari with a small bag. Men in white clothes and yellow shawls carry umbrellas and a second decorated canopy. Figures in white stand on the temple steps and a framed poster is visible at the right edge.2010-10-05Night photo of a crowd standing at an outdoor temple event lit by a string of red lights above. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a heavy gold chain stands with his hands clasped. Beside him a shaved-headed man in a plain orange saffron robe stands facing forward. Women in yellow shawls and white or green-bordered saris and men in white clothes stand nearby, and a parked van with a person signage is behind them. A bright ceremonial bell-like object hangs on the right wall.2010-11-21Night procession at a temple ground with a red-brown wall behind. In front, a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes, gold-bead necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala walks beside a bald man in saffron robes with gold-trimmed red border and a gold chain. Behind them, white-clad priests in white dhotis and red-orange shawls carry ornate triangular umbrellas with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels on tall poles. Women in white saris with red-orange borders walk behind, and a gold staff tops one umbrella pole. The long-haired figure matches the a person cues (long hair, saffron clothing, bead adornments), so this is a probable identification from appearance only.2010-11-21December 31 20092009-12-31Night procession at a Kumbh Mela site with saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis walking on a dirt road. Several carry tall golden staffs, trident-tipped rods and orange flags, and a few hold decorated ceremonial banners. A woman in white with braided hair walks among them. On the right, a large banner shows a portrait labelled with Hindi text and a figure in white clothes, alongside a printed portrait of a bearded man in red and white. Lights glow in the background.2013-02-15December 23 20082008-12-23Night photograph of a procession at a temple-like setting lit with warm lights; a tall illuminated tower and golden deity figures stand behind. In the centre, a bearded man in a maroon-brown robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, a rudraksha-style mala and carries a silver staff; he is shown in a light, slightly obscured frame and may be a person, a central ceremonial figure, though this is uncertain. Around him, men and youths in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with white forehead markings and beaded malas, hold silver staffs and a wooden staff. On the right, women in grey saris and younger girls in orange robes stand, some raising arms.2017-02-09Outdoor scene at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, with an orange-painted wall, a Kannada signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara and an English sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A devotee in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth, rudraksha mala and tilak holds a long wooden pole of a decorated yellow and red ceremonial standard with tassels, beside a woman in white sari with an orange shawl. Other men in white dhotis and yellow or orange cloths stand around, some with vibhuti marks on their bodies. A banner titled Anandotsava hangs on the wall behind them. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-28December 27 20082008-12-27