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Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple complex in a hazy, smoky courtyard of whitewashed buildings. A sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" is painted above the temple entrance, where a crowd gathers. In the foreground, a line of people in white ritual clothing with orange shawls stands on dusty ground beside a dark stone statue draped with a garland and cloth. A figure in an orange robe stands on a striped red-and-white platform before a raised seat draped in orange, while other people in white, yellow and orange clothing move through the courtyard.

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Outdoor photo of a smoky courtyard before a whitewashed temple labelled "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above its doorway. A standing figure in long flowing orange robes stands on a raised striped platform with a red chair, while white-clad men with orange and yellow shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces gather around. Many seated devotees sit in the temple entrance and courtyard, and a haze of smoke fills the air. Side banners read "Kailasa Darshan" and show small portraits. Several attendants in white dhotis walk through the foreground.2008-10-27Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls and yellow scarves gathered in a courtyard littered with paper and crackers debris, smoke hanging in the air. Beyond them stands a white building with a doorway marked Sri Ananadeshwara Temple, where an orange-robed figure stands near the entrance. Banners and posters flank the temple walls and a stone pedestal sits at lower left.2008-10-27A smoky outdoor scene at AadiKailaasa in Bengaluru during Diwali celebrations, with a dense haze and scattered spent firecracker debris covering the dusty ground. A crowd of roughly thirty people in white traditional clothes, many wearing saffron or orange shawls and some in yellow, walks in a loose group past a table in the foreground. Two white buildings stand behind them, one with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and another with a Kannada sign reading ಶ್ರೀ ಆನಂದೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ. A woman in an orange sari stands near the left side, and a child in blue stands at right beside a white truck and palm trees. A portrait poster is affixed to a wall near the right building. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-10-27Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple compound with a whitewashed building behind. A woman in a flowing orange sari stands on a raised platform at the temple entrance with a microphone-like stand. In front, a line of young men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange and yellow shawls stands on dusty ground, with a few bearded men in orange robes among them. A red-and-white striped platform with a silver plinth sits in the centre, and a woman in white sari with a yellow shawl stands beside it. Signboards read Sri Anandeshwara Temple and Kalpataru Darshan, with a seated crowd of devotees under the entrance. Scattered flower petals cover the ground.2008-10-27Outdoor photo at dusk of a procession courtyard in front of white-walled buildings labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with orange or yellow shawls, stand in lines on a dusty ground littered with scattered petals and paper scraps. Several figures in yellow dhotis and yellow shawls hold staffs, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the centre-right. A stone Nandi bull with a draped cloth sits at the left edge. Some devotees in orange cloth stand near the temple entrance, and a tall flagpole rises behind. Several people in the crowd at the centre-left wear white and orange.2008-10-27Outdoor evening ceremony in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a lit shrine doorway and small flame lamps at the entrance. On a raised striped platform, several saffron-robed priests sit facing the shrine, and a woman in orange sits on a wooden seat at the right near a banner reading Kailasa Darshan. A large crowd of women and children in yellow, orange, pink and white saris and kurtas sits on the ground in front of the platform. A dark stone bull statue is visible at the right edge, decorated with garlands. A pandal-style banner at right shows colourful printed imagery. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-10-09Outdoor photograph in front of a white-walled building with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" and a banner reading "Kalpataru Darshan". A woman in an orange robe stands on a raised red-and-white striped platform, holding her hands together, with an orange cloth draped on the platform edge. Around the platform, a line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stands on the dirt ground, alongside women in white saris with orange shawls and some in yellow or orange. A crowd of onlookers watches from behind the platform near the temple entrance. Scattered flower petals and debris lie on the ground.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor 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.2010-07-01Outdoor courtyard of a white-walled temple complex at dusk, with a central figure in orange robes standing before a dark doorway labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Around the open ground, a line of people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand in rows, some raising their arms, while a figure in white kneels or bends near the foreground. Scattered paper and petal-like debris cover the ground, and a dark stone figure of a bull lies at the left edge beside white stone steps. Hanging banners and signboards with Kannada text decorate the walls.2008-10-27October 01 20082008-10-01A photograph of the front of a white temple building with red-and-white striped steps and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Two dark deity murti statues stand at the entrance, one adorned with an orange cloth. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the ground at the lower right, facing a large group of people dressed in white and yellow clothes seated on the sandy ground in rows before the steps. Several people in white robes sit near the temple steps, and palm trees and a thatched structure stand behind. Small circular fire pits or ritual markings lie in the foreground. Several banners and notice boards are attached to the walls.2010-07-01