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Outdoor photograph in front of a white building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its Kannada text and pictures of a Jyotir Linga abhishekam and maha mangala aarti. Several men in white shirts and shorts wear marigold garlands and stand with hands folded in reverence, while a man in grey shirt bows his head. Behind them, monks and attendants in saffron and orange robes stand near a dark deity murti, and a woman in a pink sari stands nearby. Palm plants and a few devotees in the foreground complete the scene.

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A 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.2008-12-23A photograph outside a whitewashed building with a red sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its doorway open and two black guardian statues flanking the entrance. A procession of about fifteen to twenty people in white clothes walks along a dirt path past potted green plants and marigolds. A man in orange robes with an orange shawl leads the group at left-centre; a man in white with an orange shawl and a garland walks at centre, and a man in white carries a tray at right. A man at far left holds a camera on a tripod-style rig. Several women wear saris in yellow and green. A large panel to the right shows a Kannada-language information board beside the temple entrance.2009-10-15December 31 20092009-12-31December 24 20082008-12-24A group walks along a dusty path in front of a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Two dark stone dvarapala-style statues flank the open doorway. A man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl gestures with raised hands at the center of the group. Beside him, a man in a white shawl and dhoti walks with hands folded. A woman in an orange sari walks at the left, and several men in white kurtas and dhotis follow, some holding flower garlands. Bright orange and red marigold-type flowers and green shrubs fill the right side. A partly visible printed banner on the right shows Kannada text and a portrait. Nine or so people are visible.2009-10-15December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white building and red-and-white striped platform in front. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe stands facing a crowd, back partly turned to the camera, while a bearded sadhu in orange stands beside a tall wooden pole with tassels. Behind them a large group of devotees in white and cream clothing, with some in blue, green and red saris, stands in a semicircle holding hands, and an orange-robed priest stands among them. Signboards on the wall show a portrait of an orange-robed figure and a sign reading Sri Ananda Eshwara Devalaya. Palm trees frame the scene.2010-02-12December 28 20082008-12-28A crowd of devotees streams through the entrance of a white building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, decorated with banana leaves and a hanging red bell. Many people wear white clothes, and several women wear white saris with coloured borders. A man in the foreground in a white shirt looks down at his phone. To the right, a black stone deity statue wears a striped garland. On the right wall, a blue and white poster shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled with a Kannada name, alongside Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha contact details and phone numbers.2010-02-12December 30 20072007-12-30