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Photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, with a large banner reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE over an open-fronted hall. Inside, a deity murti stands on a decorated altar framed by golden arches and red drapes, flanked by potted palms. In the foreground a woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange garment sits with her back to the camera, facing the temple. To the right, a large grey stone statue wears a thick red and white flower garland. A man in white clothing stands near the temple steps on the left, beside another statue in an orange cloth. The red-and-white striped platform steps lead up toward the shrine.

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August 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above an orange-walled entrance. A figure seen from behind, with a shaved-or-short dark head, sits cross-legged on the paved floor in an orange robe with maroon trim, facing the temple. Red-and-white striped steps lead up to a shrine holding deity murti decorated with garlands. Several women in saris and a few other people sit on the right side of the steps, watching. Orange-robed statues flank the entrance. A pale stone platform sits in front of the steps.2011-01-22September 03 20102010-09-03 +1 copiesJune 18 20102010-06-18A seated man in orange saffron robes sits on the ground with his back to the camera, his long dark hair tied in a knot at the back of his head. He faces a temple entrance with red-and-white striped steps and a red wall, behind which a deity murti is decorated with garlands and red cloth. A brass oil lamp sits on the ground at the lower right beside him, and the scene is outdoors in a tiled courtyard.2011-02-22A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits with their back to the camera on a circular raised platform surrounded by white stones, facing the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. The temple has red-and-white striped steps and a bordered entrance; two dark stone dvarapala-style statues with orange shawls flank the steps. A small brass kalasha sits beside the seated figure. A row of people in white and colourful clothes sits on the ground at right, and a dark stone bull or Nandi figure with a red flower garland occupies the left foreground. Banners on the white wall include a Kannada-language notice. a person cues: long dark hair and an orange robe with a shawl, seated as the central figure, though the back-turned view leaves identity uncertain.2010-06-30A photograph of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a long-haired figure seen from behind in an orange sleeveless top standing before a shrine on a sandy courtyard. The shrine holds a deity murti in a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, mounted on a grey bull mount (nandi) with an orange cloth draped over it, with a dark Shiva-type sculpture beside it. Two women in white stand at the side, and a few more people are partly visible at the right edge. The wall has a painted sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a bamboo ladder leans against the orange wall. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in orange, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.2010-09-03A photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, a white building with a dark doorway framed by two black stone guardian statues draped in orange and white cloth. A seated figure with long dark hair, seen from behind in a sleeveless orange top, faces the shrine from a red-and-white striped platform; a small sign reads 'Please switch off your cell phones'. Potted plants flank the steps, and a small shrine is visible inside the dark doorway.2010-06-13A photograph of a temple entrance with a red-and-white striped stepped platform leading up to an orange-painted shrine building. A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt sits cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, facing the temple, beside a large dark stone guardian statue draped with a white and red flower garland. Two dark deity statues with orange shawls stand flanking the entrance, and a woman in a green-gold sari sits on the steps. A sign above reads Sri Kranduchwara Temple, and an ornate deity murti is visible inside the shrine with a kalasha-like decoration and a sandy kolam drawn on the ground.2010-09-16Outdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple: a woman with long dark wavy hair in a sleeveless orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform facing the shrine, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside her and a green mat before her. Behind her, a deity murti stands on a blue elephant-shaped vahana decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands beneath a large orange ceremonial umbrella, on red-and-white striped steps. A dark sculpted figure in orange shawl stands at the right. Several seated and standing devotees in saffron, yellow and white saris and shirts watch from the right side, and a man in grey shirt stands near the steps. A sign on the wall reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a banner at right reads A Golden Opportunity for Youth.2010-09-04A seated figure in orange and maroon robes sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a temple, seen from behind. The figure has long dark hair tied back and a rudraksha mala around the neck, facing a shrine entrance. The temple facade is orange with a dark maroon signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Inside the doorway, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and red cloth and flowers. Red and white striped steps lead up to the shrine, with potted plants and a speaker to the left. Rangoli-style patterns and grey stones lie on the ground in front of the seated figure.2011-01-31A photo taken from behind of a person seated cross-legged on a paved courtyard facing a temple entrance. The seated figure has dark hair in a low bun, wears an orange unstitched robe with maroon borders draped over one shoulder, and a rudraksha mala around the neck. In front, a red and white striped low wall separates them from a white and red stepped platform leading to a dark doorway flanked by orange walls. A sign above reads Sri Ahandeshwara Temple. Several people sit at the right edge, and a mat and small offerings lie at the lower left. The scene conveys a seated meditation or pranayama session facing the shrine. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the seated person is described by role only.2011-01-22