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Outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees pressing forward on a dusty ground in front of a terracotta-coloured building. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a garland of yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style mala raises a ceremonial lamp above his head. Nearby, a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in lavender stand with hands folded in prayer. Men and boys in white kurtas and dhotis hold tall gold-topped ceremonial staffs and folded hands. In the foreground, a decorated wooden palanquin draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands. A red canopy with tassels and a hanging painted panel appear at right. A printed banner behind reads text in Kannada and English.

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Outdoor procession at an ashram gate with a crowd in white clothes. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and a bead necklace raises one arm high, while people around him press palms together. Two men at right hold long yellow ceremonial standards topped with metal finials, and a canopy with a red and gold border is visible. Several women wear white, pink and green saris, and a woman in pink holds a small bell. A decorated palanquin draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands sits at lower right. Behind them is a building with a printed banner and a blue van at left.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram entrance under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange and multicoloured bunting. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace and mala raises a lit oil lamp aloft with one arm. Around him, devotees in white with folded hands stand and watch; a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in a pale patterned sari also join in with folded hands. A man in white with a vertical white tilak on his forehead holds his hands together in prayer in the foreground. Behind the crowd a blue van and a videographer with a camera are visible, and a tall yellow ceremonial staff with a banner rises at the right edge. Marigold garlands hang at the right. a person candidate: the saffron-robed figure with the raised lamp shows a shaved head and orange robe but no hair or crown cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-12-22Outdoor temple-courtyard photograph of a ritual procession. A shaven-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold-toned necklace, raises a small ritual vessel high with one arm while holding a bell-like object in the other hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in white sari stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a pink sari with folded hands bows. Some onlookers, including children, watch from the crowd. On the right, a man holds a tall gold-tipped staff or standard, and marigold garlands hang at the frame edge. Behind them are a blue van, strings of orange and yellow lamps, a pale stone wall with a red sign, and a large white board with text. The scene reads as a devotional ceremony.2010-12-22An outdoor procession at an ashram gate, with a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala raising a brass lamp-like vessel with flame toward the sky. Beside him an older woman in a pink sari with a vibhuti mark on her forehead holds a small brass bell with folded hands, and a woman in a white top with red shawl stands nearby with hands pressed in namaskar. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a tall gold-topped staff with a red tassel and a gold ceremonial umbrella pole, while others walk with folded hands. Marigold garlands hang at lower right, a blue van is parked to the left, and a sign reads Temple on a red wall. The scene looks like a festival or ritual procession with a crowd of roughly twenty to thirty people.2010-12-22December 23 20082008-12-23December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoors in warm morning light, a procession moves along a path decorated with colourful kolam rangoli. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland of flowers and a red-and-white floral garland hangs from his neck wears a white and orange head wrap and gold necklaces, holding a small brass plate of flowers and fruit. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala and gold chain walks with hands folded. Behind them, a golden trident is held aloft, and a woman in an orange-bordered white sari carries a brass tray. A man in cream clothing and several men in white kurtas and dark suits clap and smile among the crowd. Orange-fringed umbrellas and a blue banner appear at the top.2008-12-29Outdoor temple festival scene under a multicolored canopy umbrella with a blue bird emblem and fringe. Seated in front row are a man in orange robes with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, a woman in orange with a white garland and hands raised in devotion, and several young women and girls in white and orange clothing, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, many people in white and orange stand and sit, some holding round decorated drums or fans. Flower garlands hang from the umbrella poles, and a decorated deity murti and floral offerings sit on a white altar at left. A sign on a white wall reads Sri Ananda Ganapathi Temple.2008-12-24 +1 copiesA procession outside a temple with orange-washed walls and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandira. Ahead, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long wooden pole topped with a decorated saffron-and-red canopy with yellow fringe. Women in white saris with yellow and green borders and dark rudraksha-style malas stand in a line, one in an orange sari with a small bag. Men in white clothes and yellow shawls carry umbrellas and a second decorated canopy. Figures in white stand on the temple steps and a framed poster is visible at the right edge.2010-10-05A photograph of an outdoor welcome at an ashram-style courtyard in front of an orange-brick building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Ashram. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange sash with long dark hair stands on the left, holding a plate and receiving a welcome from people in white. Several women in white sarees with jasmine flowers in their hair, one in a yellow-bordered white saree, stand with hands joined. A man in white kurta holds up an orange flag on a pole at centre right, and a crowd of devotees in white and yellow surrounds them. A large poster behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban with the words Welcome you all, and a banner on the left reads Guru Purnima, Sunday 25 July 2010. A raised black speaker stands in the background.2010-07-24December 23 20092009-12-23