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Outdoor photograph at a decorated temple entrance with a yellow banner reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple and a smaller yellow Welcome banner with floral garlands and banana plants. On the left, a figure in orange robes with a white garland raises an arm in greeting toward a line of people. Devotees in white clothing and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together, and a drummer in white holds a drum. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge on the right watches, and a photographer in grey trousers takes pictures. Many people in white stand on a raised platform behind the gate under a clear sky.

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Outdoor photo at a decorated temple entrance with yellow banners reading WELCOME and SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE, with garlands, banana plants and red-and-white painted steps. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with long dark hair raises a hand in greeting, and a man in white shirt wears a visitor badge. Several people in white dhotis and saris line the path, a drummer with a drum stands among them, a child in a blue top and others watch, and a man crouches near the path. Devotees in white and orange stand near the temple doorway, which is hung with banana bunches and greenery under a clear blue sky.2007-01-01December 26 20102010-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor 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.2007-01-01December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor temple ceremony in front of a yellow-roofed pavilion with a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE" and a second banner in Kannada script. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe wears a white and orange flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in a brass vessel, looking upward. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with folded hands, and an assembled crowd watches from behind. Two young children stand near the front, one in a blue shirt. Marigold and rose garlands lie in the bottom right corner, and a photographer and camera operators are visible at the edges. Palm trees and a clear sky are in the background.2007-01-01Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white building and red-and-white striped platform in front. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe stands facing a crowd, back partly turned to the camera, while a bearded sadhu in orange stands beside a tall wooden pole with tassels. Behind them a large group of devotees in white and cream clothing, with some in blue, green and red saris, stands in a semicircle holding hands, and an orange-robed priest stands among them. Signboards on the wall show a portrait of an orange-robed figure and a sign reading Sri Ananda Eshwara Devalaya. Palm trees frame the scene.2010-02-12December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession at a white temple-hall with a welcome board and framed goddess-style portraits on either side of the entrance. In the foreground a man in orange robes walks with a bare chest and a long rudraksha-style garland of white flowers, while a bearded man in orange cloth stands nearby. Behind them a crowd in white dhotis and orange shawls carries a trident and a tall staff, and a musician in white plays a horn-like instrument at right. Strings of bright flags and bunting hang overhead under a clear blue sky. Brahmotsav ceremony day, with palm leaves scattered on the ground.2007-12-27A photograph of a crowd gathered outside an orange-painted temple entrance labelled Sri Nandeshwara, with banana plants and garlands decorating the doorway. A long-haired person in saffron/orange garments and a rudraksha-style mala sits at the centre in front of the shrine, with a bright orange cloth draped over the seat. Around them, many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and white sarees with yellow borders stand close, several holding cameras or phones. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at left. Two dark stone dvarapala-style guardian statues flank the entrance, and a red banner at right shows a portrait of an elderly person in white.2010-07-24A photograph of a crowded festival procession at the entrance of a white-walled building with a sign reading "Sri Nandeshwara Temple". Two large multicoloured canopy umbrellas with tasselled fringes shelter the entrance, flanked by banana plants and hanging bunches of green bananas. A man in an orange robe and orange shawl stands at the centre of the steps, while men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and orange saris surround him. Some people carry long wooden poles and an orange flag hangs at the right edge. Painted panels of a female deity with a halo stand on either side of the doorway. Dense crowds of devotees fill the foreground.2007-12-30