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Outdoor temple ceremony in front of a white building with a sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. On a raised platform with red and white striped edges, about a dozen people in saffron-orange clothes sit in rows, some with ritual items before them. A flower-decorated deity murti stands at the back-left. A seated woman in orange sits on a carved wooden throne-like chair at right, while a woman in white and a woman in light blue stand nearby. A cameraman on a tripod in white clothes films at right. In the foreground, a black stone Nandi-like sculpture with red flowers stands before seated devotees in white and yellow. A banner at right reads Kalpataru Darshan.

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October 08 20082008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor photograph of a ritual gathering in front of a temple entrance. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull figure faces a stage with red-and-white striped steps. Seated on the stage, several people in saffron and orange robes sit before a decorated deity murti garlanded with multicoloured flowers, with brass plates and offerings in front. A woman in orange sits in a carved wooden peetha chair at the right of the stage. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothing fill the ground, and a cameraman in white stands at a tripod on the right. A banner reads Kalpataru Darshan with the note Every Saturday and Sunday. Fresh red flowers lie at the bottom of the frame.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Evening scene in front of a white temple facade with string lights, a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above a shrine doorway with a lit deity murti inside. A group of devotees sits on a striped red-and-white platform and the ground facing the shrine; several men in orange robes sit in front, and a figure in orange stands at the shrine doorway. Women in white, yellow and blue saris and children in white and orange sit on the ground in rows. In the right foreground a dark bronze Nandi bull with garlands of red flowers faces the temple. Banners and framed portraits hang on the side walls, including a sign reading Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor temple courtyard during a ritual gathering at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its white facade bearing that name in black letters above a red-and-white painted entrance hung with garlands. Two stone dvarapala guardian figures flank the steps, each draped in garlands. On a raised red-and-white platform, a seated figure in orange robes sits near offerings of fruit, flowers and oil lamps before a decorated white altar. Another person in white clothes and a saffron shawl sits beside a low orange cloth-covered seat. Many seated devotees in white and orange clothes fill the red-carpeted floor, with red and yellow canopy umbrellas overhead and a cameraman at the right edge.2008-12-24October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor temple ritual under a canopy of orange, red and yellow cloth at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with a painted sign above its entrance. Two priests in saffron and orange robes sit before a striped red-and-white platform holding offerings, plates and marigold garlands, with a fire pit or puja setup in front. Seated devotees in white and colourful salwar and sari, many children among them, cover the red carpet. Two stone dvarapala-style statues with garlands flank the steps leading to the sanctum. A man in white sits on a raised mat to the right, with a cameraman filming nearby. A printed banner on the right displays photographs and text. The scene is a temple puja or abhishekam with a seated gathering.2008-12-24Outdoor temple courtyard event before the white facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white striped stage. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a tray with a lit oil lamp, while seated orange-clad participants sit around him. A decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers and colourful flower strings stands in the centre, flanked by a carved wooden throne-like seat. Seated audience members in blue chairs, white and yellow clothing, and orange shawls face the stage. A kalasha-like decoration and a banner reading Kalpataru Darshana hang nearby, with a printed portrait of a woman on the banner. Some people sit on the steps at right with hands joined in prayer.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08December 24 20082008-12-24