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Holi celebration in a crowded courtyard in front of a temple entrance with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many people are covered in bright pink, orange, green and blue powder and colour. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with paint-splattered clothing holds a red cup and raises a hand. Another figure in a colourful saree-style wrap has a green-dyed head and face. A woman in a white outfit and yellow jacket stands at left near colourful balloons tied to a pole. Onlookers in white and orange clothing watch from the temple doorway and steps. Colourful powder covers the wet ground.

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March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration in a dusty courtyard in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many people are covered in pink, purple, green and yellow powder; some hold buckets and red tubs of coloured water. A woman in an orange and red patterned outfit stands at left, a child in orange and a girl in pink walk in the centre, and a person in a purple-smeared garment bends at lower right. Red and green balloons are tied to a pole. Dozens of people in white and orange clothes watch from the temple steps. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A Holi celebration in an open courtyard in front of a white building with a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above its dark entrance. Many people are covered in pink, magenta, blue and purple powder colours; several wear saffron, orange, pink and white clothing, and some women wear saris. Participants splash colour on one another on a raised concrete platform and on the wet ground, while a crowd gathers on the steps and at the back. A metal pot and a small plate of offerings sit on the platform edge, and a speaker stands at the right. Some figures in the foreground have their hands raised in clapping gestures. No individual can be identified as a person in this image.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Holi celebration in a open courtyard in front of white-roofed temple halls, one labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple with Kannada signage. A crowd of people are covered in pink, red and purple powder and colour. In the centre a man with a shaved head and green-smeared face wears a pink-purple kurta and a red-orange shawl, holding a white bucket and a yellow vessel raised overhead. Beside him a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot. A white-clad man in a white shirt and white dhoti faces away in the foreground. Behind them a tall wooden pole stands in the courtyard, with coloured powder spread across the ground, and a bright red-tinted floor. A banner on the right shows a portrait and text reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Palm trees and trees frame the background, with a crowd dressed in white and colourful clothes gathered near the hall entrance.2008-03-22A large crowd celebrates Holi outdoors, with many people covered in bright pink, purple, orange and green powder paint. In front of a white building with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" over its doorway, people stand on steps and a platform, some in white kurtas and sarees and others in maroon, pink and teal clothes. Several men in red and maroon dhotis and kurtas dance and gesture near a raised stage with speakers, while dark-haired devotees fill the foreground, faces and clothes stained with colour. No figure can be clearly identified as a person candidate by appearance.2008-03-22A large crowd celebrates Holi outside the entrance of a white building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many people are covered in bright pink, green, blue and yellow coloured powder. A tall figure in a blue-grey robe stands near a central platform with speakers, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby. Several women wear saris in pink, orange and blue, and a person in an orange top stands in the foreground. A cluster of devotees and children fills the courtyard steps, with a lit temple interior visible behind the entrance.2008-03-22Holi celebration outdoors in front of a white building with signage reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" and a second sign in Kannada reading "ಶ್ರೀ ಆನಂದೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ". Ground is splashed with red and pink coloured powder and water. Many people in white and brightly coloured, paint-stained clothes move around, some in pink, orange and purple garments. A tall wooden pole stands in the centre, with a man in white clothes holding its rope while a few people in colourful dress gather near it. Hanging clay pots and red, green and white balloons are visible. Palm trees, a parked vehicle and an onlooking crowd fill the background.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22