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Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Nithyananda Shiva Temple, its entrance decorated with garlands and green leaves. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris sit on low steps and a white platform, some on plastic chairs, while a woman in a red sari stands near the entrance. A man in a white shirt holds a long-handled ceremonial umbrella with a multicoloured canopy, and a priest in white stands near the doorway. Palm trees and a banana plant frame the scene under an overcast sky.

A photograph of a dirt courtyard outside a white-painted building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Devotees gather in front, many in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris including a blue sari and a red one. A crowd queues and moves up the steps toward the temple entrance, which is decorated with green leaves and garlands. Palm fronds and small offering plants lie on the ground, and palm trees stand behind the building under an overcast sky.

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Outdoor festival procession at a temple area under bright daylight, with palm trees behind. Many devotees in white clothes and dhotis crowd around a raised ritual cart or palanquin draped in red cloth. Several figures in saffron-orange robes stand near the front, one holding a tall ornate umbrella with green, yellow and red panels above a decorated pillar-like object. Saffron-robed attendants with bare arms stand around the cart, and some devotees in white watch from the side. Festival banners on poles and a temple signboard are visible at the upper left. The scene shows a deity procession during a temple festival.

A procession at an outdoor temple courtyard in front of a white-walled building with a signboard reading Chandeshwara Temple. On the right, a line of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stands with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with a dark beard walks in front, while a white-clad figure with a shaved head and orange garments stands nearby. A colourful decorated umbrella canopy shelters a white-draped table with offerings, and behind the temple gate, several people in white stand in an aarti-style arrangement. On the left, women in white saris with orange and red shawls stand in a long row along the dirt path, palm trees and cloudy sky above.

Outdoor photograph of a procession at an ashram courtyard under a large metal-roofed open pavilion with ornamental curved yellow scroll frames. Several people in white ritual clothing, some with white dhotis and shawls, walk in a group. Two decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and multicolour canopies are carried above a central figure, and a tall decorated wooden pole stands at left beside palm trees. A few men in white and yellow-trimmed garments stand near a low stone platform with red bollards. Onlookers in white and light-coloured saris and salwar kameez stand and sit at the right edge beside a potted plant.

A morning procession forms outside the white-walled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its signboard above the entrance and a second Kannada-language board to the right. Several devotees carry saffron and orange flags on poles, and two ornate umbrellas with fringed canopies stand among them. Many women wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls, while men wear white kurtas and orange stoles. A figure at the left wears orange and white, and a bare-headed man in white stands near the centre of the group. Palm trees and overcast skies frame the scene.

Outdoor crowd scene at a white-walled hall with string-lights and palm trees behind it. A yellow sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Temple with a portrait of a woman in orange, and a painted panel on the left shows a figure in pink-and-red sari. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange or saffron headbands and lanyards, while others in dark or red clothing stand among them. Some people hold a long rope or hose, and a man in the foreground wears a light-coloured shawl. The crowd is dense and appears to be moving through the grounds.

Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees in plain white dhotis and white shirts gathered on a dirt ground in front of a white-walled pandal entrance decorated with banana plants, colourful banners and hanging strings. Several men near the centre wear white with a saffron-orange shawl draped on one older man. Tall palm trees and a red-and-gold decorated vehicle appear at right, with more devotees standing in lines.

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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance on a sunny day. A crowd of devotees in white clothes stands behind a bamboo barrier beside a freshly dug fire pit with dark ash. Banana plants flank a white temple with a red-and-white striped staircase; the signboard reads Nandeshwara Temple and bunting in orange lines the entrance. On the steps, a man in a flowing white robe and a man in orange robes stand near the doorway, with a figure in orange holding a staff at right. Several devotees have their palms pressed together in prayer. A painted portrait of a woman in pink hangs on the facade. Many devotees wear white kurtas and dhotis, and some wear orange sashes.

Outdoor festival procession at a temple courtyard in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Nandeeswara Temple. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on and around a raised palanquin or chariot, one holding a tall copper kalasha-like pole aloft beneath a red and gold ceremonial umbrella. Crowds in white ritual clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, stand around the procession with folded hands. Palm trees and decorated standards with orange and gold banners frame the scene, and a few children in white or dark clothes watch from the front left.