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Exterior of a whitewashed temple building with a flat roof, approached by a broad flight of concrete steps flanked by banana plants. A colourful geometric rangoli with pink, green, yellow and purple petals is drawn on the ground at the foot of the steps, with flower petals and fruit scattered on it. Red and orange cloth banners hang from a bamboo frame beside a mango tree, and a yellow cloth lies on the ground at right. Strings of lights are draped across the facade. Several people in white and light clothing stand near a decorated canopy at right, appearing to attend a consecration celebration. Palm trees surround the site.

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May 01 20152015-05-01A white pavilion-style hall decorated for a festival, with banana plants flanking the entrance and green and red cloth banners hanging from the facade. A large colourful kolam rangoli floral design covers the ground in front of a striped white-and-red stepped platform. Two posters of a woman in pink saree holding a lamp flank the doorway. Several people stand near the steps: a child in a purple dress on the steps, a man in white shirt and dhoti and another man in a light shirt. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Banners above read Welcome, and the signboard reads Sri Nithyananda Ananda Mandir in Kannada script.A whitewashed temporary pavilion with red-striped steps leads up to a central entrance decorated with banana plants bearing green bunches, green and red cloth drapes, and a sign reading WELCOME. Two large painted panels flank the entrance, each showing a woman in a pink sari with a white ornamental structure beside her. Above the doorway are kolam-style decorations and a sign in Kannada script. A man in a checked shirt walks up the steps, and a figure in white stands at the left edge. A large red-and-green floor kolam rangoli design covers the ground in front.October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of a temple entrance decorated for a festival, with a whitewashed building fronted by banana plants, green cloth swags and a large floor rangoli of orange, yellow and pink flowers. Two large painted banners flank the doorway, showing a figure in a pink sari beside a tall white temple tower. People stand and sit on a striped step platform at the entrance, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt, women in saffron and white saris, and a child; a woman in a beige sari walks across the courtyard. A signboard reads Welcome and an orange sign lists Maheshwara Temple. Several people are visible.A white three-storey temple building with red vertical trim stands in an open yard under trees, with a banana plant and palm fronds at left. Strings of small lights hang along the facade and a rectangular printed banner is fixed above the entrance. In the foreground, seated men in white shirts and dhotis sit on red plastic chairs facing the temple. At left a musician with a wind instrument stands beside colourful decorated umbrella-like canopies. Several standing men in white and a woman in a red sari move near the entrance, and on the right a figure in orange robes sits on a red chair near a blue cloth draped on poles. The scene appears to be a temple consecration or procession gathering.2015-05-01June 21 20142014-06-21Front entrance of a white temporary pavilion decorated for an event, with a large kolam rangoli of red, green and yellow patterns on the ground in front of striped red-and-white steps. Banana plants with hanging bunches of bananas flank the doorway, and green and red cloth banners hang on either side. Two framed painted panels show a woman in a pink sari holding a lamp and standing beside a tall pillar-like object. Above the entrance are colourful wheel-shaped emblems and signboards. A single man in white clothing stands at the left edge of the frame, and a few figures are visible inside the dark doorway.A photograph of a courtyard outside a white two-storey building with a tiled roof and a balcony, framed by green banana leaves and trees. A line of women in colourful saris stands with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a woman in a magenta-and-green sari holds a brass plate of offerings, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside her. Another woman in grey-green sari stands in front of them. A man in white clothing stands at right, and a man in white dhoti walks near the doorway. A kolam with a lotus-like pattern is drawn on the ground, and a banner with a small portrait hangs on the right beside the entrance.2006-10-25A newly built white single-storey building with a flat roof and brick accents stands on bare reddish earth. Three doorways with red brick steps and brown wooden shutters are decorated with young banana plants bearing green bunches of bananas, and strings of red and white flower garlands hang from the doorframes. A small dark signboard with Tamil text sits at the centre beneath a draped orange-saffron cloth. Piles of sand, bricks and a ladder lie in the yard, and no people are visible.2008-07-29A photograph of a whitewashed building with a brick step and an open doorway flanked by two green banana plants and a floral garland hung above the entrance. In the centre a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white flower garland walks down the steps onto dry sandy ground. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand nearby, one on the left and one on the right, and an older man in white with a long pendant necklace stands in the doorway. Trees and a brick pile sit at the right edge. The robed figure has long dark hair and appears to be the a person candidate, noted with uncertainty since the appearance cues are limited to the saffron robe and garland, and the visible long hair is not clearly distinctive. a person with uncertain appearance.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies