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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sleeveless robe with a dark mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and mat inside a circular kolam of white dots and dark stones, with a brass pot placed beside her. A rush-mat walkway leads toward a raised platform with red and white striped steps. Behind it, a row of five men in white and red clothing sits on a low ledge in front of an orange-walled building. A sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A deity murti stands near the temple entrance. No one on the platform is clearly identified as a person by appearance.

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Outdoor temple courtyard scene. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a bright orange saffron garment sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular floral-decorated platform, facing away from the camera toward a seated group. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the platform beside him. Behind, roughly two dozen people sit in rows along a raised step in front of an orange wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir; many wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some wear white caps. A man in white dhoti stands at left near an orange building, and a monk in orange sits at far right on a striped platform. A garland hangs on a pillar, and the ground bears white rangoli-style patterns.2010-10-31 +2 copiesDecember 18 20102010-12-18Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard in front of a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir" on an orange building. A woman in orange robes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a woven mat atop a circular platform ringed with ash, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside her. A group of about 20 people in white clothes sits on a raised step to the right, many with hands folded, facing her. A long woven mat runs across the sandy ground, and a white rangoli design decorates the courtyard. A small statue and white chairs appear at the left. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session.2010-10-10A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap sits cross-legged on a woven mat inside a circular fire pit of ash, facing a seated group of about thirty men and boys in white on a dirt courtyard. Behind them stands an orange building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, and a Ganesha murti sits at right beside a stage draped in orange and white. A brass kalasha stands near her mat. Several seated men press their palms together in greeting. No individual is identifiable as a person; all visible figures are devotees and the speaker in a satsang setting.2010-10-10 +1 copiesA photograph taken outdoors at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a person with long dark wavy hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, wearing an orange saffron garment and a dark rudraksha mala with beads around the neck, facing away from the camera toward a seated group. A brass vessel with a spout sits on the ground beside him, and a woven mat lies across the courtyard. Behind him, about a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts sit in a row on a raised platform in front of an orange temple building with red and white painted base stripes. A sign on the building reads Sri Aanjaneya Mandir, and a banner and trees are visible in the background.2010-09-18Outdoor temple scene at a Shiva shrine. A person with long dark hair in a sleeveless orange robe sits cross-legged with back to the camera on a circular ash-lined floor, facing a brass oil lamp placed at the front edge. Ahead, a deity murti decorated with a flower garland sits on a raised plinth beneath a large orange canopy, flanked by orange-draped dvarapala statues. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts and a few in plain clothes sit on the left side, while two women and a figure in orange sit on the right steps. Red and white striped temple walls and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Mandir frame the scene, with a striped mat laid on the ground.2010-09-04A photograph of an outdoor sadhana scene at an ashram courtyard. In the left foreground, a person with long dark curly hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap sits cross-legged on an orange-cushioned mat, eyes closed in meditation. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside them on the ground. Nearby, a floor rangoli of white lines with scattered yellow and pink flowers and a small pooja arrangement lies on the earth. Behind, a row of about seven men in white dhotis and white kurtas sits on a raised platform before an orange temple wall with a white and red striped border. Green potted plants and a yellow-striped pillar frame the scene, with a sign above reading a temple name.2010-09-02A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard in front of an orange-painted temple labelled Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A person in an orange top and orange sari-style wrap sits cross-legged on a woven mat set within a circular ash-filled pit ringed with pink and white kolam-style designs, with a brass kalasha beside her. A seated audience dressed in white clothing sits on the ground and steps to the right, with a small laptop and a draped orange-and-white cloth platform nearby. Plain orange-and-white buildings, potted plants and a low wall frame the scene. Her role appears to be that of a speaker or teacher giving a talk to the gathered devotees.2010-10-10A photograph of an outdoor courtyard at an ashram with paved grey tiles and a large circular ring of stones and earth at the centre. A person in orange saffron robes with a long dark hair and a red and white garland sits cross-legged on a mat within the ring, hands resting on the lap, a brass vessel placed nearby. Colourful rangoli-style floral patterns in pink, yellow and orange decorate the ground around the circle. Behind, a row of about eight people in white clothes sits on the paved floor facing the central figure. Orange and terracotta buildings, palm trees and a metal archway frame the scene, and a sign on the wall reads Sri Anandeshwar Peeth.2011-03-04Outdoor satsang in a courtyard before an orange temple wall with a sign reading Sri Nandeshwar Mandir. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised mat within a circular ring of gravel and kolam designs, facing away toward the gathering. A brass kalasha stands nearby. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing sit on the ground and on a raised platform, with striped red and white steps and colourful decorated pillars framing the scene. The identity of the seated figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is described only as a seated teacher in orange.2010-11-14Outdoors in a paved courtyard, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a red-orange beaded rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a folded orange mat atop a wooden platform, within a circular ring of grey gravel. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. Behind, a row of seated devotees in white and green clothing face him, and an orange building with an arched sign reading Sri Aadeshwar stands at right, with palm trees and a small open-sided shelter behind. The orange-robed figure with long hair and mala is an appearance-based a person in meditation.2011-02-23December 18 20102010-12-18