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A stage event under a white and red canopy, with a large banner behind reading in Kannada 'ಜನವರಿ 1, 2007' and 'ಶ್ರೀ ಆನಂದೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ'. Portrait photos of several men in a row are printed on the banner, and a deity image appears at the right edge. A standing figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala, stands center-stage beside a tall brass lamp with a flower garland. Seated on gold-backed chairs behind lilac-draped tables are about six men and women: several in saffron-orange robes, others in white kurta or shirts. Marigold garlands hang along the table fronts and brass urns stand at the corners.

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A stage event under a white tent with red garland rings overhead. Seated on gold-trimmed thrones behind lavender-draped tables are about six people: saffron-robed sannyasis on the left and centre, and men in white and dark clothing on the right. Brass vessels with marigold garlands line the stage front, and a tall brass lamp stands centre. Behind them a large banner shows a row of framed portraits and a painted figure in a turban, with a temple deity image on the right. Kannada text is printed across the banner.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor stage event under a white canopy with red circular garlands hanging from the ceiling. A large banner behind the stage shows a turbaned figure at left and a row of six framed portrait photographs above Kannada text reading 'January 01 2007'. On the stage, several saffron-robed monks stand and sit, including one with palms pressed in namaskar and another in orange holding a microphone. Two men in white kurta and dhoti stand near the centre and right. A tall brass lamp with a lit flame stands between marigold-garlanded purple-draped tables, and brass urns sit at the front. A gilded decorated throne and an ornate deity picture appear at the right edge. About a dozen people are visible on the stage.2007-01-01Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva DevalayaA stage at an outdoor pandal event with a row of ornate gold-and-red thrones on a lavender-draped dais, decorated with marigold garlands. Seven or eight seated figures sit on the stage: several in saffron and orange robes, one in a white shirt and light trousers in the centre, and others in white. A large white banner behind them shows six framed circular and rectangular portraits in a row and the printed Kannada text 'ಜನವರಿ -1, 2007' (January 1, 2007) with a partial Kannada event title. Golden kalashas stand at the front of the stage. The banner's portraits are printed images, not physical people, and no individual is identified here.2007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01A photograph of an outdoor stage event under a white tent, with a long row of ornate gold-and-red thrones on a red-carpeted dais. Several seated figures in saffron and orange robes and white clothes sit behind a front table decorated with garlands of marigolds, orange and pink flowers. The leftmost figure in orange with a turban and rudraksha mala has long hair and an orange shawl. Beside them a bare-chested figure is in orange and white, and two men in white shirts sit further along. A man in white with an orange-and-red shawl stands at right beside a large brass oil lamp. Behind them a banner shows a row of framed portraits and the Kannada text ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ ೨೦೦೬ (Anandotsava 2006). A decorated backdrop with a deity image hangs at right.2008-12-30A photograph of an outdoor stage under a pink and white canopy with red fringed rosette decorations. In the foreground a bare-backed figure in an orange saffron cloth and orange turban stands with his back to the camera, facing a stage table draped in white with a marigold garland. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand beside him, one with his hands near the orange-clad figure's head as if tying or adjusting something. Behind the stage a large banner shows a row of framed circular portraits and a bright orange turban on the left, with Kannada text reading January 1, 2007 and an ananda seva inscription. Brass kalasha-style vessels and gold-framed chairs line the stage, and a deity murti is visible at the upper right. A microphone stands at the front of the stage.2007-01-01