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A joyful outdoor crowd gathers in front of a white building with a large orange signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple, with a framed portrait of a woman and a sign in Kannada. In the foreground, a bald man with glasses and a brown-orange sash claps while shouting, and young men in white kurtas with orange sashes dance and sing beside him. A man with long hair in a white shawl stands among them, and a man in a yellow shirt with a lanyard smiles on the right. Palm trees and a sandy ground surround the scene, and a decorated deity murti with garlands sits on a platform in the background.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival scene before a white-walled building with a red-and-white striped base and a yellow-orange sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple. A crowd of young men in white kurtas and orange shawls dances and claps closely together on sandy ground, with palm trees behind. Several men in white shirts with orange shawls, one wearing glasses, sing and clap. A larger figure in the distance is decorated with garlands in a procession area, with more people in white and banners on poles.2007-12-25Outdoor photo of a crowd of young men in white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls gathered in a sandy courtyard near a white-walled building. A signboard in orange and yellow reads Sri Anandeshwar Temple with a small portrait, and a tall decorated figure or float stands among palm trees in the background. Several men clasp hands and dance together, and a bearded older man in a yellow shirt watches at right. Some people wear white and some wear orange shawls, with bright palm trees and blue sky overhead.2007-12-25Photograph of a lively outdoor crowd in front of a white temple wall with a large orange signboard reading Sri Ananda Eshwar Temple in English and Kannada. Many young men in white kurtas and orange saffron scarves are laughing, shouting and clapping, some pulling on a long rope in a tug-of-war style game. A bearded man in a yellow-green shirt with a lanyard watches at right, and a man in a red sweater smiles at the edge. Palm trees and flagpoles stand behind the crowd under a blue sky, with a tall garland-decorated structure visible in the background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a crowd of young men in white kurtas and dhotis playing a traditional tug-of-war style game on sandy ground. Several men wear orange headbands and orange or red shawls, and one man in a grey shirt with a patterned scarf and a white shirt with a small badge smiles at the centre right. A white-walled building with a yellow and orange sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple stands behind, with coconut palms, a string of flags overhead and an orange saffron flag at the right edge. Several people in the crowd are visible, many more are partially seen at the edges, and spectators line the background.2007-12-25A crowd of devotees dances energetically in an open courtyard beside a white-washed hall with palm trees behind. Many men wear white kurta-style clothes and orange headbands, and several women wear white saris with orange borders; a woman at left wears an orange sari and glasses. Some participants hold hands and sway in a circle while others shout joyfully. A large orange banner reads Sri Banadeshwar Temple, and a framed painting of a deity in red and pink hangs on the wall at left. Strings of small flags hang across the building, and a blue bird logo appears in the top-left corner.2007-12-25A crowd of devotees in white kurtas and orange saffron shawls gathers outdoors in a festival procession near a white-walled hall labelled Sri Rameshwar Temple with a framed deity image. Palm trees, orange flags and a decorated horse-drawn carriage with a white horse appear in the background, and several men in white stand among the crowd. A cameraman with a shoulder-mounted camera films the scene, and a man in an orange shirt and shawl stands in the foreground holding a long rope or pole.2007-12-25Outdoor crowd scene at a white-walled hall with string-lights and palm trees behind it. A yellow sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Temple with a portrait of a woman in orange, and a painted panel on the left shows a figure in pink-and-red sari. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange or saffron headbands and lanyards, while others in dark or red clothing stand among them. Some people hold a long rope or hose, and a man in the foreground wears a light-coloured shawl. The crowd is dense and appears to be moving through the grounds.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25