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Crowded outdoor procession approaching a white tent-style temple decorated with banana trees, orange flags and painted panels, with a sign reading Nandeshwara Temple above the entrance. Many people in white dhotis and white saris crowd along wooden barricades, while a few figures in orange or saffron garments move near the doorway. Devotees line the path, some children in blue and grey clothes stand at the left, and a white umbrella-like canopy shades the entrance area.

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December 30 20072007-12-30A crowd of devotees gathers outside a white temple pavilion decorated with banana plants, saffron flags and framed painted deity panels. A sign above the entrance reads Nithyananda Temple in English, with Kannada lettering above it. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, many women wear white saris and some wear saffron, while a few people in the crowd wear coloured clothes. Some hold umbrellas and fans near the doorway, and wooden barricades line the path. Several people in the foreground wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in dark clothing stands at the right edge.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes, gathers outside the entrance of a white temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Banana plants with green bananas and coconuts frame the doorway, with colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas on poles beside it. A man in an orange robe and an orange turban, garlanded with flowers, stands at the center of the entrance, with a trident-topped staff nearby. Several people in saffron and orange robes move through the throng, and a drummer is visible at lower centre. Hundreds of people are visible, many partially, so the count is best estimated as a large crowd.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a white temple facade with a large banner reading "Nithyanandeshwara Temple" and painted blue-and-yellow panels above, flanked by two tall green painted boards of a standing figure with a halo. Banana plants and a leafy arch frame the entrance. A crowd in white and orange clothing fills the foreground. On the steps, a figure in orange robes with a red turban and a garland stands at the center of attendants, some holding umbrellas and fans, with orange flags on poles beside them. Dozens of devotees and onlookers fill the scene under a clear blue sky.2007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor procession crowd in front of a white-walled temple labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE, with a banana-leaf arch and hanging bananas and coconuts. A large framed painting of a woman in a pink sari with a halo-like circular backdrop stands on an easel at left. A saffron-clad man in an orange turban stands in the temple entrance beneath a colourful striped umbrella, and other saffron-robed attendants and devotees in white clothes press forward. A tall saffron flag on a pole is at left, and a golden fan is held at right. Many people fill the foreground, mostly in white and saffron clothing, with some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a crowded outdoor festival scene in front of a white temple structure labelled Nanandeshwara Temple, with a bright blue sky overhead. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and steps, many with white shirts and dhotis, some women in saris. Tall saffron-orange flags with blue circular emblems rise on poles in the foreground. Banana plants and palm fronds frame the entrance, and decorated panels show a standing deity figure in pink and gold. At the centre a figure in orange-red robes stands near the entrance amid marigold-decorated floral arrangements and a small flag canopy. A large black metal bell or vessel sits in the lower centre beside white flowers.2007-12-30Photograph of a rotated outdoor procession at a temple entrance marked with a red banner reading Nithyaneshwara Temple. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris crowd the lane, several holding long wooden poles. One figure in an orange-saffron robe stands near the centre. Two ornate multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas or canopies are carried above the group. Bunches of green bananas, coconuts and banana leaves decorate the entrance, and yellow signboards with blue and multicoloured circular motifs line the path. Trees stand on the right edge.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30