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Outdoor procession scene with a gilded ratha-style palanquin carrying a golden deity murti, inscribed with the name Sri Anandeshwar with Anandeshwari, set among tall palm trees. Devotees in orange and saffron clothing crowd around, many holding white flags printed with a blue dove emblem and orange flags, while ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels shade the palanquin. The deity murti wears a golden crown and garlands.

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Outdoor procession scene at a shrine framed by palm trees. A carved stone shrine with a gold-painted deity murti of Sri Anandeshwar with Anandeshwari sits at centre, with a red curtain behind. Two ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and blue embroidery and tassels flank the shrine. Devotees in orange and saffron clothing and white garments crowd the foreground, several raising white and orange flags. Mostly seen from behind, the crowd includes children and adults.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A procession at an ornate golden shrine labelled SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI, with a deity murti visible in a niche. Several people in saffron/orange robes walk forward carrying orange flags, and in the foreground a child in white and a boy in a brown top hold metal handheld cymbals or bells. A large red and green embroidered parasol with tasselled fringe, and a banner showing a portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" with a man in white turban and white robe, are carried in the procession. Palm trees and foliage surround the shrine.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A photograph of a festival procession outdoors beneath tall palm trees. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing walks past, several holding aloft red and white flags. A large decorated ratha or palanquin with a golden canopy carries an ornate deity murti, and multicoloured parasols with fringed edges shade the procession. A golden arch above the shrine bears a Sanskrit-style inscription. A man on the right raises a red flag inscribed with text. The scene is dense with people, mostly partially visible.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14Outdoor procession on a paved road with a golden ratha carrying a deity murti pair labelled "SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI" and "ESHWAR WITH ANANDE". The two figures sit in a red-curtained shrine; the male murti wears a shiva-linga style crown and a white-and-orange turban, and the female wears a green sari. A portrait banner labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" stands at left. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl walks with his back to the camera, flanked by devotees in orange robes, white flags and red-and-gold umbrellas.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14