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Outdoor temple gathering in front of a white-walled hall with the sign "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir" and a second sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA" above a garlanded entrance. A large crowd stands barefoot on sandy ground with hands pressed together in namaskar. Men and women wear white kurtas and mundus, white and orange saris, yellow and orange stoles, and some wear rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground wears a pink shirt and white trousers. Many people hold folded hands. No individual is identified as a person.

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Outdoor gathering in front of a white-walled building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance, where a doorway is strung with garland festoons. Many devotees stand in rows on sandy ground with palms pressed together in anjali, most in white ritual clothing, while a few wear casual clothes. Several people in front, including a woman in black and a man in a striped shirt, face the temple. A red-and-white striped platform holds a small group, and banners on the right display portraits and Kannada text. A few saffron-clad figures stand near the entrance.2009-07-08Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered in front of a white-walled building with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" above a doorway strung with garlands and marigold festoons. In the foreground a older man in a rose-pink shirt with a lanyard badge stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him a woman in a black top with a teal bag and a woman in white kurta stand in a row of devotees, many in white and orange or yellow clothing. Behind them people climb a stepped platform, and dark stone Shivalinga-like forms adorned with marigold garlands rest on steps near the entrance. Several devotees in white and saffron stand around the temple steps. Many people are visible, mostly standing in the open courtyard.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor procession at a white temple entrance labelled Sri Anandeshwar Temple in Tamil-style lettering. Devotees in white and cream clothes stand on a dirt path with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow border and gold trim, and a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl, smile at the line. People in white dhotis and white kurtas walk toward the entrance, and a bald man in white with a gold-trimmed shawl and a man with a long beard face the camera with hands folded. A decorated green and red canopy with tassels hangs over the doorway, and a stone deity murti stands atop the entrance. Many participants carry black shoulder bags.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor procession in front of the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, with a red and yellow umbrella and decorated canopy over the doorway. A long line of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stands on both sides of a dirt path, palms pressed together in greeting. On the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange shawl stands facing them, with another orange-robed person beside him and a devotee holding an orange flag. Palm trees and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple appear behind the scene. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2009-06-17A crowd of devotees gathers outside the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance during a festival procession. Many women in white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one woman in a yellow sari and another in an orange sari stand nearby. A boy in a grey shawl holds an orange flag on a pole. A man in a white kurta with rudraksha mala and a tilak stands at right with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt stands beside him. Overhead a tall decorated flag pole with orange and colourful banners rises near the temple gate. Notice boards on the white wall show text and photographs.2008-12-23Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a white-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with red-and-white striped steps leading to its entrance. Two dark stone deity murtis stand on the steps, one adorned with orange cloth. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, many wearing orange or yellow shawls, stand with hands folded in namaste on the platform and along the path. A small circular fire pit with an orange cloth and a brass lamp sits in the foreground. Banners on the right show portraits and text. The sky is overcast and trees surround the compound.2010-07-01A photograph of devotees gathered outside the white-washed Sri Anandeshwara Temple on a dusk-lit day. A bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shirt, barefoot, stands at the left of the group, facing a woman in a white top with an orange shawl. Around them devotees in white and orange shawls, a girl in pink, and a woman in orange and yellow stand on the steps and courtyard. A red-and-white striped platform is at the left edge, with a yellow cloth and offerings near a canopy. Painted decorative pillars in red, blue and yellow flank the temple doorway, which is hung with green leaves and a brown signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2008-10-01A photograph of a dirt courtyard outside a white-walled building with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above an entrance. On the right, a row of people in white clothes stands with hands folded in namaste near a draped table holding flowers and offerings. A figure in orange robes with an orange shawl stands in the foreground facing the table, and several people in white and orange or yellow shawls stand in a line on the left, some in saffron and yellow sarees. Two large colourful umbrellas with fringed borders stand over the entrance area. Several people in the crowd on the right have their hands joined. Palm trees and greenery surround the courtyard.2009-06-17A procession outside the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple in Bidadi, with a central group of devotees in white and cream clothes with gold borders, several wearing orange shawls. A figure in the foreground center, with long dark hair and an orange shawl, holds hands in namaste, while a tall man in an orange robe and bald head stands to the right. Devotees carry red and orange flags, and an ornate multicoloured umbrella shades the group. Sandals lie on the ground at the front, and a plaque on the temple wall reads in Kannada. Palm trees and a cloudy sky are behind the building. The scene is a temple procession, not a stage event.2009-06-17