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A crowd of devotees sits on tiered white steps in front of a whitewashed temple entrance with a dark doorway. A signboard above reads Nithyanandeshwara Temple. Many women wear sarees in orange, yellow, pink, blue and white, and several have their palms pressed together in prayer. Men in white shirts and trousers sit among them, and a few children are held in laps. Some sit with eyes lowered or gazing forward toward the event. No speaker or murti is clearly visible in the frame. The steps have red and white painted stripes along the wall.

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March 05 20082008-03-05A photograph of a crowd of devotees seated on the white front steps of a whitewashed temple building. The sign above the open doorway reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many women wear colourful saris in pink, teal, yellow, green and orange, and several men wear white shirts and dhotis. Inside the doorway hang red and orange decorative lamps and a few figures stand within the hall. In the foreground is a stone platform with a square pit-like opening, and a few people sit with hands folded in greeting.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA whitewashed temple building with a gabled roof and an open central doorway, above which a sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A large crowd of mostly women in saris and salwar kameez sits on the steps and ground in front of the temple, some with hands folded. A raised concrete platform with a small stepped offering structure stands in the foreground. On the right, a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands with hands clasped, and another man in a light shirt stands at the far right edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a candidate for the a person description from appearance.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a whitewashed building with a dark doorway and the signboard "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above it, with a second Kannada-language sign beside it. A crowd of about thirty people, mostly women in saris and men in white, sits on the steps and in front of the entrance, while several standing men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the right near a square concrete platform with steps and a small raised fire or offering pit. Palm trees, parked white vehicles and a coiled hose fill the courtyard.2008-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a white-walled temple complex with an open doorway labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a second sign in Devanagari on the left wall. In front, a large grey concrete platform stands on a dirt ground. A crowd of people sits on the ground and steps in front of the temple doorway, many women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Several men stand in a line on the right, wearing white shirts, khaki trousers and white dhotis. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated in a row on a mat along a low concrete platform in front of a whitewashed building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Most wear white saris or white kurta-style clothing; the central woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a dark beaded mala and bangles, hands folded in her lap. A woman at far right in a white sari and glasses holds her hands in a meditative pose. Behind them, a figure in white stands in the temple doorway, and two dark stone deity murti with orange cloth draping stand flanking the entrance. A portrait banner hangs on the right wall, and a maroon handbag sits on the ground in front. Dirt ground and plants frame the scene.2010-06-18A row of devotees sits seated on white steps and a low white platform in front of a whitewashed building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Most sitters wear white clothes, while several women wear saris in yellow, green, orange and red-and-white patterns. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the temple entrance, one lifting a ladder against the wall. A dark stone deity murti stands near the open temple doorway. A dirt path runs in the foreground, with a small speaker on the left.2010-07-04March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with its name in red lettering over the entrance. Rows of women sit cross-legged on a raised platform and mats facing the temple, many in white, one in pink and others in orange, green and blue saris. In the foreground a woman in a dark green sari and a woman in a red and orange sari sit on a mat near the path. A speaker stands in the temple doorway, a small white shrine building and a leafy tree are at left, and a statue of a deity murti is visible inside the temple. A tall figure on the right side of the doorway is not clearly identifiable.2010-07-10March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor photo at an ashram temple courtyard beside an orange building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Many women and some men sit on mats in rows facing a stage, most in white or cream clothing with red or orange shawls and beaded necklaces. A woman in a teal top and a woman in a black jacket sit in front. A large brown poster titled Anandotsava with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned man stands in the background, and a red-and-white striped stair leads to the stage. A few people stand at the back among palms and a tree, and a bag sits on the ground.2010-12-22