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Outdoor photo of a welcome procession at the Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana (Anandeshwara Temple) at the ashram. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold border and yellow-gold scarf holds a white tissue to her face, with a rudraksha-style mala and orange shawl. Behind her a line of women in white saris with gold borders and yellow scarves stand in procession. To the right, several men in orange and saffron robes and orange shawls stand with palms joined in greeting, and a bald man in orange robes stands among them. Ceremonial parasol-style umbrellas, orange flags and a small offering table with a kalasha-like pot and flowers stand near the temple entrance. Signboards read Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and Shri Nithyanandeshwara Temple; a banner shows the lingam and text about a 1000-year-old Shiva lingam; a poster on the right mentions a special feature.

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June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photo of a procession in front of a white-washed building with the signboard "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" above a doorway decorated with a colourful canopy. Women in white saris with orange shawls and gold borders walk in a line on the left, several holding small items. On the right, people in white and orange robes stand with palms pressed together, a white-draped table with flower offerings is set near the path, and an ornate ceremonial parasol with a red and gold fringe is held aloft. Many orange flags are raised among the crowd. A poster board on the right shows photographs and text.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17A 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.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor procession in front of the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, with a red and yellow umbrella and decorated canopy over the doorway. A long line of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stands on both sides of a dirt path, palms pressed together in greeting. On the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange shawl stands facing them, with another orange-robed person beside him and a devotee holding an orange flag. Palm trees and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple appear behind the scene. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2009-06-17A procession outside the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple in Bidadi, with a central group of devotees in white and cream clothes with gold borders, several wearing orange shawls. A figure in the foreground center, with long dark hair and an orange shawl, holds hands in namaste, while a tall man in an orange robe and bald head stands to the right. Devotees carry red and orange flags, and an ornate multicoloured umbrella shades the group. Sandals lie on the ground at the front, and a plaque on the temple wall reads in Kannada. Palm trees and a cloudy sky are behind the building. The scene is a temple procession, not a stage event.2009-06-17Outdoor procession in front of a white temple building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. Devotees in white dhotis, saris and orange-saffron garments walk in two lines while a man in white with a yellow sash holds a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella, and another carries a tall yellow-tasselled staff. Several men in white dhotis carry offerings, flowers and garlands. Red and white stepped platforms and a dark deity murti with ornamental elements stand in the background near a red-brick pillar in the foreground.2010-06-12A 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.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt ground in front of a white-walled temple. A red-and-white canopy stands at left over a white-draped table with flowers and a kalasha, beside a banner reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several people in orange robes stand at centre; a bearded man in saffron with hands folded and a shaved-headed man in orange at right raise one arm in greeting. Women in white saris with orange shawls and men in white kurtas stand around, and a woman in a light blue dress walks barefoot toward the group. Red-and-orange flags and a large red-and-white banner with a billboard of text are visible behind.2009-06-17