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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with an orange-painted wall reading "...ara Temple" above a doorway. A large red-and-orange banner displays Kannada text and a portrait labelled with a smiling man in an orange turban, marked with the Dasara dates. Nearby, a decorated deity figure and umbrellas stand by the entrance. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts, plus a man in a light shirt with an ID lanyard in the foreground, walk and gather on a concrete platform. One man on the right wears a white dhoti with a red border and a shaved head. A woman in a dark sari stands among them.

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October 10 20102010-10-10A line of men and women stands on a paved walkway in front of a red-orange building with a signboard reading "...TEMPLE" partly visible. Several men wear white shirts and trousers, one in a grey shirt with a wristwatch stands with arms crossed, and women wear saris in green, red and white. A decorated canopy with a pale umbrella-like top and colourful hanging tassels stands behind them, with a banana-leaf plant and a painted deity image on the left. On the right, an orange banner shows a portrait of a man in saffron turban and robes, with the Kannada word "Dasara" printed on it. Some people fold their hands in namaskar.2010-10-10October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor courtyard scene at a Dasara celebration with a large white fringed canopy umbrella overhead and a tall decorated pole with coloured segments. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands centre, holding a long wooden staff. Around him, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls gather, one with a shaved head, and a few onlookers including children stand at right. A red-and-orange banner on the wall shows a portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and reads the festival name. Terracotta-toned tiled floor and orange walls surround the crowd.2010-10-17August 01 20102010-08-01December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor ashram courtyard in front of an orange-washed building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A large orange banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban beside Kannada text and dates. Devotees in white and cream clothing stand with palms pressed together along the left. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wearing a leopard-print shawl over an orange garment faces away holding a flower garland, while a woman in orange sari holds a brass pot and flowers. Two saffron-robed monks stand nearby, with a white-clad man beside them. A yellow fringed canopy stands at the right under palm trees.2010-10-05October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a covered open-air hall with a dirt ground in front of an orange-painted temple building bearing a sign reading Sri Adi Eshwara Temple. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low platform at left near a small square pit. Rows of people in white clothing sit on the raised stage at right, with a decorated altar, flower garlands, and a seated figure in orange turban and robes near the centre. A banner on the right shows a portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and reads Dasara Utsava with dates in 2010. Hanging colourful striped streamers decorate the canopy overhead.2010-10-10Outdoor procession at a temple entrance on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. A central figure with long hair and a crown-like headpiece wears an orange saffron robe, a thick orange-and-white garland with a rudraksha-style mala, and walks barefoot between two lines of people. Behind him another person in orange robes carries a long ceremonial staff topped with gold, and attendants in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and lanyards, line the path. A woman in a blue sari stands at right with hands joined in greeting. Floral garlands hang on the temple facade, with a sign reading Temple above. a person: the central figure has long hair, a crown-like headpiece, saffron robe and ornate garland cues, and is being escorted in procession.2009-12-25A crowd of devotees gathers outside the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance during a festival procession. Many women in white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one woman in a yellow sari and another in an orange sari stand nearby. A boy in a grey shawl holds an orange flag on a pole. A man in a white kurta with rudraksha mala and a tilak stands at right with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt stands beside him. Overhead a tall decorated flag pole with orange and colourful banners rises near the temple gate. Notice boards on the white wall show text and photographs.2008-12-23