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Outdoor 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.

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December 31 20062006-12-31A 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.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 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.2007-01-01Outdoor 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.2007-01-01December 24 20082008-12-24A 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.2007-01-01December 28 20082008-12-28 +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.2008-12-28Photograph of a night ceremony at the entrance of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a shrine with an orange-painted facade and a banner reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. The doorway is densely decorated with strings of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. A decorated deity murti sits on a red-and-gold palanquin-like platform inside. Red-and-white striped steps lead up to the entrance. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-and-gold turban stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine. Beside him a figure in saffron-orange robes holds a long golden staff or rod, and a few white-clad attendants stand inside the doorway. Two dark deity statues in orange cloth flank the entrance, and a black speaker sits on each side.2010-12-17Exterior of the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its name in brown lettering over the entrance. Three deity murtis stand in front of the doorway on a red-draped platform, heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with kalasha pots and grass-like offerings before them. Orange and brown pennants hang along the facade. Several people in white and cream clothing stand on the steps and near the doorway, a few holding cameras. Woven striped mats cover the ground, and a Kannada notice board is mounted on the right wall. The scene suggests a festival celebration at the temple.2008-12-28Outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple under an orange and red canopy hung with saffron pennants. A large deity murti decorated with marigold garlands sits on a raised platform in the centre, flanked by floral garlands. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on the platform, one wearing a flower garland and a red-and-orange shawl, with a priest in an orange dhoti tending the ritual area. Brass plates of offerings and grains lie in front of the platform. A large seated crowd of devotees in white and light clothing watches from the foreground, and more people stand behind a white wall. A signboard above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2008-12-28