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Outdoor procession in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its name board above the entrance. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums and carry banners and a long ceremonial staff, while many devotees in white and saffron walk behind a palanquin-like group. A woman in an orange sari stands in front, and a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate garland holds a brass vessel. Red-and-orange flags and a colourful decorated umbrella fill the scene.

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Photograph of a procession at Sri Anandeshwara Temple during a festival. A central figure in an orange robe with a white-and-orange floral garland and a black headband stands under a multicoloured canopy with a yellow-and-blue umbrella on a pole, flanked by orange ceremonial banners. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes, several holding round painted drums or handheld items, and women and children in white dresses and white-and-orange shawls stand in a crowd under a white tent. A man in a saffron dhoti near the front holds a small object. Behind them a raised platform with flower decorations and a sign board, with a speaker on a stand at right.2008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22A procession moves across a dusty courtyard under an open-sided roof toward a shrine with orange walls and a sign reading श्री आनंदेश. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry red flags with blue emblems on poles. A drummer in white dhoti and orange sash beats a large drum. On the right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and white garland, carries a brass pot topped with a green leaf and flame, leading the line. A white canopy with red and green tassels stands at the shrine. Several onlookers stand at the left.2011-12-11Outdoor procession in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a terracotta-coloured building with its name in signage above the doorway. A woman in a pink sari with gold border walks at left with hands folded. A drummer in a pink shirt and white dhoti plays a drum, a musician in a red shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style), and a woman in an orange sari stands behind them. At right a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a sandalwood mark on his forehead plays a drum with an orange cloth wrap, and a man in white clothes stands by a white-draped table. Red and yellow decorative umbrella and bunting hang overhead.2010-12-23Outdoor temple procession at Sri Amandeshwara Temple during a brahmotsavam celebration. Devotees in white and orange-saffron garments, many with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, stand in rows holding ornate orange and gold umbrellas and fan-like parasols decorated with blue and gold motifs. A central figure in orange robes sits on a white raised platform while a woman in white and an orange-clad attendant offer ritual items nearby. A red and gold canopy and a multicoloured umbrella shade the crowd, and a decorated deity murti with garlands is visible in the background beneath the temple signage. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2008-12-24December 26 20102010-12-26Night procession in an open-sided courtyard with a corrugated roof and red steel posts. A line of men in white dhotis and shirts plays instruments: a drummer at left, a nadaswaram-style wind player, and a drummer at centre. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a brass vessel, with another white-clad man beside him holding a similar vessel. Beyond them is an orange-walled building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A few onlookers stand in the background, and a woman in a red sari with a child stands to the left. Bare gravel ground lies in the foreground.2011-11-06A procession in an open dirt courtyard in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, whose orange-walled entrance and signboard are visible behind. A drummer in a white dhoti and white shirt with a saffron-red cloth over his shoulder plays a barrel drum with yellow-banded rims, while a red-shirted musician beside him blows a long wind instrument, both wearing tilak on their foreheads. A woman in a pink sari with gold border sings or chants, and a woman in orange and a white-clad man stand nearby. A colourful striped ceremonial umbrella and a tall saffron-and-gold staff are carried behind them. Several devotees in white clothing stand along the white-and-red painted platform at left, and small plants and a white-draped table appear at right.2010-12-23December 22 20102010-12-22December 11 20112011-12-11December 26 20102010-12-26December 22 20102010-12-22