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Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof with hanging tassels and triangular bunting. On the left, a gold peacock-shaped vahana and a red-cushioned seat sit on a red-and-white striped platform, decorated with orange-and-white marigold garlands and a crowned deity murti. Beside it stands an empty red velvet throne with gold trim. Two saffron-robed monastics stand facing each other on the sandy ground, one with a bare upper body and a dark shawl, the other in saffron with shaved head. Behind them a group of devotees in white and light clothing watches, a silver SUV is parked, and palm trees and a banner are visible.

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November 06 20102010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor ashram courtyard with a covered open-sided pavilion under a corrugated roof. On the left, a golden peacock-shaped vahana and a deity murti draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands sit on a raised platform edged in red and white stripes. Centre, an ornate red-and-gold throne stands empty before a white-and-red painted structure. A standing figure in orange robes with bare feet stands on the platform, hands joined in front in a devotional gesture. Another person in orange robes stands on the ground beside, with a row of people in white and light clothing watching at the right. Coconut palms, decorative bunting in orange, red and green, and a banner with a red-bordered panel reading Life Bliss Program appear in the background, under a hazy sky.2010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor ashram courtyard under a tiled canopy strung with red, yellow and blue tassels and small triangular pennants. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl and a flower garland walks barefoot across a swept sandy floor toward the right. Behind him a cameraman in orange robes films him. A chalk-drawn circle decorated with white kolam dots lies on the ground. On the right, a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with flowers sits on an orange pedestal beside a tray of offerings. A crowd of onlookers in white dhotis and shirts stands along the back. Palm trees and a parked silver SUV appear in the background, and a red chair with a golden arch sits at left beside a red-and-white painted border.2010-11-06November 07 20102010-11-07October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an open-sided temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging cloth tassels and small triangular bunting. Several people in orange and white robes walk across sandy ground past a circular floor design of white kolam dots and a ring of dark stones. On the left stands an orange-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a golden bull statue, garlanded deity murti and a red-and-white striped plinth. A black stone Nandi with a yellow-and-white flower garland sits on the right, beside a parked silver SUV and palm trees. A banner on the shrine wall shows a seated figure in saffron. The scene appears to be a festival or daily temple setting.2010-11-06November 11 20102010-11-11A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck stands with his head bowed on a raised red-and-white stepped platform outdoors. Beside him are golden ratha-style vehicles with a golden lion-shaped mount, a golden kalasha-like figure, and orange-and-gold ceremonial flags and fringed canopies. Coconut palms, orange pennants strung overhead, and dark stone deity murtis lining a courtyard fill the background. No other people are clearly visible.2010-11-10November 06 20102010-11-06