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Photo of a group descending white and red striped steps from a whitewashed temple entrance, partly signed "...WARA TEMPLE" in the foreground. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead raises his right hand in greeting at the centre. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls flank him, one on each side, and a man in the background wears a white shirt. A painted board on the left shows a woman in a pink sari holding a lamp, and a blue sign with yellow text sits at the right. a person candidate matches several cues: long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha, so the appearance is probable.

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Outdoor photograph at the entrance of a temple with a sign reading Nithyanandeshwara Temple above the doorway. A central man in saffron robes with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala raises his hand in greeting. Flanking him, two men in saffron robes hold tall golden staffs topped with a trident. Another man in saffron with a golden necklace and full beard stands to the right. Other people in white clothes stand nearby, including one at left in white with a pendant. Colourful balloons and bunting decorate the entrance, and a banner portrait at right shows a figure in a white head covering with a caption. Several people in white and yellow clothing crowd the background.2008-12-25A photograph of the entrance to a temple with a sign reading "...SHWARA TEMPLE" above an open doorway. Three men walk up white-and-red striped steps toward the door: the two on the left wear orange robes, and the man in the centre wears an orange upper cloth over a white dhoti and is bald. A dark stone statue of a deity with a trident stands beside the steps. To the right, several women in saris and salwar kameez stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and a red banner with a faint orange-robed figure is visible behind them. Marigold-like flowers and potted plants line the steps. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2010-08-16December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a temple entrance decorated with banana plants, strings of lights and garlands, with a signboard reading "...ESHWARA TEMPLE" above the doorway. On the steps, a woman in a red sari with a white flower garland and a leopard-print shawl stands at the center, flanked by monks in saffron-orange robes. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing necklaces, line both sides of the steps with hands raised in greeting. A large banner on the right shows a smiling monk in an orange turban and robes above Kannada text and phone numbers. A row of adults and children in white watches from the foreground and right edge.2010-02-12A photograph at the entrance of a temple whose signboard reads "SRI NANDESHWARA TEMPLE", the doorway framed by banana leaves and marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, steps down the red and white painted threshold, with long dark hair and a full beard, a combination of appearance cues that suggests a probable identification as a person, though the identification is uncertain. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis with rudraksha malas, a woman in a sari, a man in a yellow shawl, and children in white stand close, some with hands folded. The photograph carries a copyright line in its lower right corner, which is not part of the scene.2009-12-24Outdoor procession outside a white-walled temple with a sign reading Shwara Temple above the entrance. A man in orange robes with long hair holds an orange flag with a black emblem, smiling and gesturing. Another man in orange robes stands in front with a bare-chested devotee. Several men and women in white dhotis and saris clap and hold flower garlands and offerings, while colourful fringed parasols stand overhead. Crowd of devotees behind the group in white and orange clothing.2008-08-07Outdoor photo at the entrance of a temple with a white facade and a painted sign reading 'Sri Vishwanatha Temple' above banana leaves and bunches of bananas. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with an ornate gold-and-cream patterned shawl and a garland of orange and white flowers, stands on white stairs with red stripes, raising his hands in greeting. Beside him an orange-robed sannyasi with a long beard holds a flower-garlanded object. Devotees in white ritual clothes with blue lanyards press forward on both sides, several with hands folded in greeting. A billboard to the right shows a portrait of a saffron-clad figure labelled 'Dhyana' with a phone number. Roughly 40 to 50 people are visible.2010-02-12Outdoor procession in front of a white temple building with a signboard reading "...hwara Temple" partly visible above the doorway. Two large decorated parasols with orange, red and gold tassels are held aloft. A woman in orange robes at left-center holds an orange cloth and looks toward a man in orange at far left. Behind her, a crowd of people in white dhotis and saris, some in yellow and orange sashes, stand near a central figure in orange robes who holds a small orange-clad sculpted or portrait figure with flower garlands. A man in white with a yellow shawl holds a flower-garlanded tray, and another man in white at right raises his hand in greeting. Garlands and marigold offerings are visible.2008-08-07December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor temple procession at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance under a corrugated roof. A man in orange robes holds a tall gold-topped staff with a red and green fringed parasol, and another orange-robed attendant walks beside him. In the centre, a long-haired figure in an orange robe and white flower garland, with a headband, reaches toward a red and gold canopy pole as a man in a white shirt and an orange-shawled woman assist from the right. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands before a white wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a hanging marigold garland.2008-12-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession at the entrance of a whitewashed shrine labelled Nandeshwara Temple, with banana leaves, marigold and yellow garlands and string lights framing the doorway. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland stands center-stage on red-and-white steps, smiling, with a long-haired figure in saffron behind him. Several men in saffron robes and beaded malas, and others in white with yellow shawls, carry a ceremonial staff and walk down the steps. A bald saffron-clad figure in the foreground faces the group. A signboard to the right shows a framed portrait of a woman in orange and a Kannada notice. A dark stone deity murti in a garland stands near the right side of the steps.2010-01-01