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Outdoor temple procession at an ashram site with a covered open-sided hall and red-brick walls. In the foreground a young shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded garland, carries a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold ceremonial necklace holds a tall wooden staff under a large red, green and yellow fringed ceremonial umbrella. A drummer in white clothes plays a large drum at left, and other white-clad devotees stand in the background near a shrine with deity murti and oil lamps. A signboard on the right shows a portrait labelled with a name and the year 2012, alongside a motorcycle and potted plants.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of a white-washed building with a small signboard in Kannada script. Two colourful striped umbrellas with gold finials are carried by men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. A figure in orange robes holds a decorated offering tray with flowers and a garland at the centre. Two saffron-robed figures stand nearby, one with a rudraksha mala, and a man in orange draped cloth bows. Devotees in white stand behind, a drummer plays a large frame drum at right, and a wind player is visible at left. Rose petals scatter the ground. A banner with a portrait hangs on the building at right.2009-12-30Outdoor temple procession on a dirt courtyard at dusk. Five men in white dhotis, some bare-chested or wearing sacred threads, pull a long orange cloth rope attached to a gilded palanquin topped with a multicoloured striped canopy and garlands. A man in a red garment and rudraksha mala walks at the centre of the rope line. Behind them, a priest in orange robes and a tall ceremonial headdress carries a torch, and devotees in white stand beside an open-sided shelter. A red building and a printed information board appear in the background.2011-12-15Outdoor procession at a temple-style courtyard with orange brick walls and a palm-leaf canopy. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a tall ornate embroidered cylindrical headpiece and a long garland of orange-yellow flowers holds a silver vessel with a green leaf and yellow flower garland on a tray. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts or upper cloths walk around him, one with a rudraksha-style necklace, some with tilak marks. On the right, a golden ratha or palanquin decorated with purple and white flower garlands and colourful tassels is pulled alongside. A man in white and a bald priest in white stand nearby, with a drummer and musicians at left holding a long wooden instrument.2011-12-15A procession under a covered walkway at an outdoor temple complex with palm trees. Several young men in white dhotis and white shawls, some with gold-bordered cloth, carry ceremonial items. One man in the centre holds a silver vessel with flowers, and another carries a red-and-gold bundle. Two men at the front hold long poles with ornate red, yellow and green pennant-shaped banners. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum. In the background a deity murti in red and gold is decorated with garlands, and a red palanquin-like cart stands nearby. A woman in a cream sari stands at the left edge. Orange temple structures and a red-and-silver chariot are visible behind.2013-01-02Dusk procession in front of a whitewashed temple building with signage reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Five men lead the procession from left to right: a figure in white dhoti with orange shawl carrying a brass tray of flowers, two men in orange robes with orange shawls, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a silver kalasha garlanded with red and yellow flowers, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a tall ornate umbrella with multicoloured tassels and a golden finial. Several devotees in white stand behind them, some with palms joined. A small blue sign to the right reads Paramashivam Nithyananda. Some people wear white and some wear orange, and a motorcycle is parked at the right edge.2009-02-16December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph outside a temple complex with a red-orange building and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. On the left, a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-beaded garland carries a brass plate of white flower garlands and red blossoms. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti and white shawl with a beaded necklace holds a long ceremonial umbrella with fringed red-and-gold canopy. On the right, a long-haired man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed shawl stands beside a silver SUV with its door open, one hand raised in greeting and holding a metal staff. Palm trees and a dirt path surround them.2011-12-12Outdoor ritual procession at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a white building bearing a red sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" and a smaller sign "Sri Anandeshwara Mandir" beside it. Two colourful striped parasols with tassels and crescent-moon motifs shelter a group walking on bare feet along a dirt path. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl carries a silver tray with flowers and a cloth. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with a red shawl holds a garland of pink flowers, and a man in orange robes holds a green leaf garland. Other men in white dhotis and yellow or red shawls walk behind, and a white-clothed table stands to the right beside red-and-white kerbing.2010-06-12A procession on a dirt ground in front of a white temple facade with a banner reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk forward, including two central figures in orange, one holding a brass pot with offerings. Two multicolored ceremonial umbrellas with tassels are carried above them. Men in white dhotis and yellow sashes flank the group, and drummers and a horn player in white and orange play at the left. Petals are scattered on the ground. A decorated gateway with banana leaves stands behind, and a banner at right shows a portrait of a woman and Kannada text. Ritual procession of a temple.2009-12-30A procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed open pavilion and palm trees. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe wears a long white flower garland and walks barefoot at centre, shaded by a multicoloured fringed umbrella held on a tall gold pole by a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads. Ahead, a man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a red-and-gold kalasha-style offering decorated with white flowers, while a woman in orange sari with a brown bag walks at left. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with glasses and a gold chain carries a cloth over his shoulder, and a man in white dhoti with pink border and orange-banded waist cloth walks at right. a person's presence is not established by this image.2017-04-17December 15 20112011-12-15April 05 20122012-04-05