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Outdoor photo on a paved walkway beside a yellow-ochre building with a red pillar and a sign reading Shri Anandeshwar. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead walks forward with his hands folded at his waist and eyes lowered. Behind him, a woman in a white dress with an orange shawl and a bald man in white dhoti with a gold border walk on the path. Flowering shrubs, palms and trees fill the background. A blurred dark stone statue with yellow garland is in the foreground left.

Outdoor photograph beside a red-framed pavilion with a yellow building behind it; a red sign reads श्री आनंदेश्व... in Devanagari. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged shawl and a long rudraksha mala walks along a brick-paved path, sandals on his feet, eyes lowered. Behind him, a bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread walks on dirt. Green shrubs, palm plants and flowering bushes line the scene, and a blurred dark statue base sits in the foreground.

2011-09-06 +1 copies

September 27 2011

Outdoor photo of two men walking barefoot along a paved concrete path in late afternoon light. In the foreground, a man with dark hair pulled back wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder with a maroon border and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, holding his hands together in front of him. Behind him on the left, a bald man wears a white long kurta and white dhoti with a red-orange shawl over his shoulders. A red brick wall, bare trees and shrubs form the background.

A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.

A man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching upper wrap walks left along a paved path in front of an orange wall. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a white tilak on his forehead, and his hair is tied in a bun at the back. Sandals are on his feet. Behind him stand a banana plant, flowering shrubs and a small tree, and a blue signboard. A red and gold sign above the wall reads in Kannada, and a hanging gold and green tassel decoration is visible.

2011-09-06 +1 copies

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March 05 2011

2011-03-05 +1 copies

A man in a saffron-orange unstitched robe walks barefoot across a grey floor decorated with white kolam-style chalk designs of lotus and geometric patterns. He wears a long rudraksha mala across his chest and has a red tilak mark on his forehead; his hair is swept back. Behind him, a second man in white ritual dhoti and white upper cloth walks with bare feet. In the background are orange-painted shrines with floral garlands on a raised platform, grey statues on pedestals, small red signboards, a brass lamp on the ground, and an orange cushion on a paved area. The scene is an outdoor temple courtyard.

Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a red-orange shrine structure. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a woven straw mat, followed by two men in white dhotis with orange shawls, one holding a staff. A saffron-robed man stands at right. Behind them are dark stone deity sculptures, a sculpture garlanded with flowers, a brass oil lamp on the ground, and a ritual fire pit with a small yellow-cloth seat. A kolam design is drawn in white powder at lower left.

2010-09-06 +1 copies

A young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders walks barefoot along a concrete path toward the viewer. He wears a gold beaded necklace with a gold pendant, a red bindi and white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a black thread at his neck. Behind him, an older bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walks in the same direction. A red brick wall and a red metal gate with gold fittings frame the setting.

Outdoor temple scene with palm trees behind. A man with swept-back long hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak, walks with eyes lowered across woven mats. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with maroon borders and a white shawl, with sandalwood markings on his forehead, walks barefoot. A black Nandi bull statue garlanded in red and white flowers sits on an orange pedestal, and a copper kalasha-topped pillar with flower garlands stands behind. An orange-draped chariot or palanquin is at right, with other saffron-clad people partly visible. Count: four people visible, plus a partially visible man behind.