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Outdoor welcome at a temple entrance with white buildings and a sign reading Sandeshwara Temple. A figure in orange robes with bare head stands centre, back to camera, facing a man in white clothes and orange shawl who holds a brass pot with a green plant. Around them, devotees in white and yellow shawls and orange stoles press palms together in greeting; some women wear white saris. A silver SUV is parked at right. Decorative umbrella with tassels, ceremonial flag and banners on the wall. Roughly two dozen people visible.

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Outdoor welcome procession on a dirt path in front of a white-walled building with palm trees. Two ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and white tassels are carried by attendants. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a white top stand with hands folded, while men in white dhotis with yellow shawls carry a brass kalasha and offerings. A figure in a bare-chested orange-red top with orange cloth wrap and a red-and-white flower garland stands center with a short-haired appearance, receiving the welcome beside a bearded man in white. Men in white and orange shawls stand at right beside a silver car. Behind them, banners and signboards are visible, including a notice reading Special features of this sacred Banyan tree.2009-08-17Outdoor photo of a welcome at a temple entrance. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and red-orange shawl stands barefoot beside a silver Ford SUV with its door open, facing a group. A bearded man in orange robes holds a brass tray, and a man in white holds a brass kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants and devotees in white and orange clothing press palms together. Many sandals sit on the ground in front of the group. Orange and red decorated umbrellas, a white building, a stone sculpture on the left and a Kannada signboard reading Sri Aanandeshwara Devasthana complete the scene. Several people stand in the background.2009-08-17August 17 20092009-08-17Outdoor procession at a white-walled temple complex with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk barefoot carrying ornate red, orange and blue ceremonial parasols on poles. In front, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a cameraman in white filming with a video camera. A man in orange robes stands barefoot on the dirt ground at the centre, appearing to receive an offering. A silver SUV is parked nearby. Behind, a large banner shows a portrait and rows of photos labelled Ananotsava-2010, and a board reads special features of this sacred event.2009-12-20A procession on a dirt ground in front of a white-walled building with a temple sign reading Nandeeshwara Temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange headpiece, holding a garland of white flowers, walks between two ceremonial parasols with red, yellow and green canopies. Around him stand men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and garlands, several holding the parasol poles or a tray of flowers. On the left, an older bearded man in glasses and a yellow shawl walks barefoot. Behind them, banners and posters line the back wall, including a poster for an event dated December 31, 2009 and a board describing a sacred banyan tree. Palm trees and onlookers in shirts and trousers stand at the right edge.2009-12-25Outdoor arrival scene at an ashram entrance on a dirt courtyard before an orange building. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a long pole supporting a large yellow-and-orange fringed canopy at left. A bald man in white dhoti with an orange sash and ornate gold beaded necklace holds an orange plate. Behind them a row of devotees in white and yellow robes stands with hands pressed together, and several umbrellas (red-and-green, yellow-and-orange) are held overhead. A person in a leopard-print jacket wearing a white flower garland and red floral garland stands at an open car door, with a hand on the door frame; their face is turned toward the group. Signboards mention a Dasara festival and an Anandeshwara temple, and a sign on the wall reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana.2010-10-05A procession on a dirt road in front of a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mutt and a larger sign reading ...wara Temple. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in front, one carrying a small brass-coloured deity murti garlanded with white flowers on a tray, with another orange-clad man beside him. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts with yellow or red shawls carry white and orange flower garlands and orange flags. Two large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are held aloft. A silver SUV is parked to the left. Bright daylight and a white overcast sky.2008-08-07December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt courtyard in front of a white-walled temple building with a multicoloured canopy over its entrance. In the centre, a man in saffron robes and a gold necklace carries a silver bowl or tray of offerings. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks with hands folded. To the right, a man in white kurta and orange shawl stands near a man in saffron robes with a large gold necklace and a white bag. Two attendants in white with yellow sashes hold tall ceremonial standards with embroidered yellow-and-red pennants. Devotees in white stand and sit along the left side. A red portrait banner on the right shows a bearded figure in red. Signboards on the building read Sri Aavandeshwara and Nithyananda Temple.2009-07-07A procession in front of a white-walled building with a sign reading "...eshwara Temple". At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and walks barefoot in front of a palanquin-style figure carrying a small seated statue in orange garments decorated with a white flower garland. Around them, men in white dhotis with orange or yellow shawls hold tall ornate banner poles, and two decorated parasols in red, blue and yellow with fringes are carried above. Women in orange and white saris stand in the doorway and crowd behind, and a silver car is parked at the left edge.2008-08-07Outdoor procession in front of a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long beard and a rudraksha-style garland leads, carrying a flower-decorated tray. Two attendants in white dhotis and yellow shawls hold up colourful fringed parasols, and another holds a tall yellow-tasselled banner pole. Men and women in white ritual clothes line the path, some holding small offerings and a decorated container. Beside the path, a large pink banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman surrounded by smaller portraits, with the event title Anandotsava-2010. Dirt ground and a corrugated shelter frame the scene.2009-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23