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A photograph of a floral and grain rangoli-style display forming a triangular gable sign in yellow with red lettering reading SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE, set against a white and red striped wall with marigold garlands. Behind it is a covered pandal with orange triangular bunting, tall striped decorative poles, and a draped grey backdrop. In the background, a deity murti shrine is decorated with colourful ornaments, and a few people stand near the far side of the structure.

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December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor temple pandal with a yellow flower-petal carpet bearing red lettering reading SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE, framed by red-and-white striped walls and orange-and-white scalloped borders. Strings of yellow marigold garlands hang along the wall. Behind the wall, decorated deity figures and ornate floral backdrops are visible under a corrugated roof strung with orange triangular flags. A tall painted pillar stands at right. Two or three people in white clothing stand near the far right and centre of the shelter, with one man in white near the right edge.2006-12-31Night photograph of a crowd gathered on a raised platform under a large corrugated-roof pavilion at a temple event. A low wall with red and white stripes runs along the front, decorated with yellow and white garlands. In the foreground a bright yellow triangular rangoli-style floral or powder design is bordered with red and white lamps, with the words Sri Ananadeshwar Temple written across it. Orange triangular pennants hang along the roof edge, and tall decorated poles with red and blue motifs stand at the corners. Many people in white clothes and some in colourful saris stand along the platform, with a few in red and green. A worker crouches at the left edge beside the design.2006-12-31Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwar Temple entrance, its facade decorated with yellow flower garlands and red lettering reading SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, carry brass and metal vessels and kalasha pots on their heads and in their hands. A central figure in a saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland and long dark hair stands on the steps, with an orange and gold hanging overhead and banana stalks and palm-leaf decorations framing the doorway. Crowd members in white and orange look on from the sides under a clear blue sky.2007-01-01Outdoor temple ceremony at a yellow-and-orange decorated shrine with a banner reading SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE in red letters. Many people in white clothes with orange shawls stand on a raised platform and steps. A woman in an orange sari and beaded necklace is at centre, and a man in white raises a kalasha-like pot. Banana stalks, coconuts, garlands and a trident are visible at the entrance. A crowd of devotees in white and orange fills the foreground and right side. A man with a camera is on the left. No figure can be reliably identified as a person from appearance.2007-01-01A decorated festival chariot (ratha) stands under an open-sided canopy hung with orange triangular pennants and colourful tasselled poles. The wooden-and-gold cart is draped with white and magenta flower garlands, strings of yellow and green tassels, and an orange-yellow fringed canopy overhead. Below it, an orange cloth covers the platform and a yellow-and-red flower garland hangs along its base. Behind it are orange-walled buildings with signboards and a striped white-and-red kerb. No people are clearly visible in the foreground; a few figures in white stand in the background near the entrance.2010-12-22Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple during Brahmotsavam celebrations. Under a canopy of orange, red and green cloth with saffron flags, a crowd of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes faces a raised platform. On the platform, figures in orange robes sit and stand around a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, while a woman in white kneels at trays of offerings and marigold petals. Brass pots and a kalasha sit nearby, and a sign above the temple entrance reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath orange and yellow canopies strung with orange pennant flags. A seated figure in orange robes sits at the right on a raised red-and-cream platform, with a small microphone stand in front of him. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the ground in the foreground, facing the platform. Behind the platform, a white building bears the sign Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with several people in white and orange standing on its steps, and a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers sits on a central pedestal. Several orange-robed attendants stand along the right side of the platform. Brass plates with offerings and flowers lie on the platform edge.2008-12-28A photograph of a temple entrance decorated with yellow flowers, the yellow signboard above reading "SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE" in red letters. Green banana bunches, coconut clusters and leafy poles frame the entrance. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland stands at centre, with a cluster of men in white dhotis and white shirts and saffron shawls around them, several holding brass vessels and one raising a kalasha-like pot overhead. Men and devotees in white crowd the steps and the surrounding area, with a red-and-white striped border on the low wall at left and a large banner at right showing a red figure. The scene suggests a temple consecration ritual.2007-01-01October 01 20082008-10-01December 24 20082008-12-24December 28 20082008-12-28