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Crowd of devotees in white clothes gathers outside the Anandeshwara Temple entrance under a white pavilion, with banana plants and tall orange flags flanking the path. A large black Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, sits in the foreground. Several figures in orange robes stand near the temple doorway, and a painted banner of deities hangs on the facade. Many people, numbering roughly 21-100 visible, face the temple.

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December 30th 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30th 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded outdoor festival scene in front of a white temple structure labelled Nanandeshwara Temple, with a bright blue sky overhead. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and steps, many with white shirts and dhotis, some women in saris. Tall saffron-orange flags with blue circular emblems rise on poles in the foreground. Banana plants and palm fronds frame the entrance, and decorated panels show a standing deity figure in pink and gold. At the centre a figure in orange-red robes stands near the entrance amid marigold-decorated floral arrangements and a small flag canopy. A large black metal bell or vessel sits in the lower centre beside white flowers.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A crowd of devotees gathers outside a white temple pavilion labelled Sri Nithyananda Ashram / Nithyaneshwara Temple, with banana trees, orange flags and painted deity banners flanking the entrance. Most people wear white garments; a woman in a blue shawl stands in the foreground and a man holds a small child on his shoulder. A figure in orange robes stands near the entrance, and a uniformed guard is visible among the crowd. A dark stone deity murti and white flower garlands appear at the lower left.2007-12-30December 30th 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor festival crowd in front of a white tented temple entrance labelled Nandeshwara Temple, with banana plants and tall saffron flags. Many people in white clothes move through the gathering, some in white dhotis and shirts, some women in sarees. A decorated palanquin or ratha with an umbrella is visible near the temple doorway, and a dark stone nandi-like figure with a garland of white flowers and yellow marigolds sits in the foreground. Gold and white panels on the tent show deity imagery. The scene suggests a procession or ritual gathering at the entrance.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor crowd gathered in front of a white tented temple structure labelled Anandeshwara Temple, decorated with painted panels, banana plants and orange flags on poles. Many devotees in white clothes stand close together, some in saffron-orange garments near the entrance, and a young child is held on a woman's hip. A uniformed official in khaki stands among them, and a brass bowl sits on a table in the foreground. Several people in the centre appear to be moving toward the temple doorway amid a procession.2007-12-30