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Outdoor ashram scene at midday with palm trees and a silver SUV parked beside a low tiled-roof building. Several figures in saffron-orange robes walk along a dirt path past a large white-and-red painted kolam rangoli design set in a circle of white stones. The lead monk on the left wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron garment, another in saffron walks in the middle, and a person in white stands near the car. A red-and-yellow flag hangs on a pole, and a red throne-like seat with gold trim sits at the left edge beside a red-and-white painted step. A brass-finished ornamental lamp frame hangs overhead.

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November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a white-and-red striped raised platform in the foreground and a red-orange building behind it. A woman in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing stands at the right, facing a row of about a dozen people in white and pink clothes who stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A silver SUV is parked on dirt ground near palm trees, and a thatched hut and tall decorated poles with tassels stand nearby. A banner reads Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp. A signboard reads Sri Ananda Eshwara Devasthana. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering.2010-11-30Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a raised white and red-striped platform in the foreground. A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a leopard-print shawl stands at the platform's edge with back to the camera, facing a line of about twenty devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many devotees wear white, cream, pink and beige saris and kurtas. Behind them stand a red-orange brick building, tall palm trees, a thatched-roof hut, and a silver SUV parked on the dirt ground. Two saffron-and-orange hanging ceremonial tassels and a decorated pole with circular rings frame the scene. A wall banner shows a photo of a saffron-robed figure. Ashram greeting or satsang gathering.2010-11-30Outdoor photograph at an ashram courtyard with an orange-painted building bearing a sign reading Sri Ananda Sthaleshwara Devasthana, and a red-and-white banded platform in the foreground. A barefoot figure in an orange dhoti wears a leopard-print shawl and stands facing a group of about twenty-five women and a few men in white, cream and pink saris and kurtas, many with hands pressed together in anjali. A tall wooden post topped with a pale ring and a hanging orange cloth stands in the courtyard, with a painted kalasha-like pillar nearby. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a silver SUV complete the scene. A red-and-orange banner on the left reads Life Bliss Program with contact numbers. The figure in the leopard-print shawl has long dark hair, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-11-30Outdoor ashram courtyard under a tiled canopy strung with red, yellow and blue tassels and small triangular pennants. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl and a flower garland walks barefoot across a swept sandy floor toward the right. Behind him a cameraman in orange robes films him. A chalk-drawn circle decorated with white kolam dots lies on the ground. On the right, a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with flowers sits on an orange pedestal beside a tray of offerings. A crowd of onlookers in white dhotis and shirts stands along the back. Palm trees and a parked silver SUV appear in the background, and a red chair with a golden arch sits at left beside a red-and-white painted border.2010-11-06November 25 20102010-11-25Two saffron-robed men walk across a paved courtyard in front of a temple entrance, their feet on a floor decorated with white kolam designs. The man on the right wears an orange cloth wrap and a long orange garment with a beaded orange-and-gold necklace, and he holds his hands loosely at his sides. The man on the left, in an orange dhoti-style wrap, walks beside him. Behind them a silver Toyota-style car is parked near a dirt yard, with a few people in white and red garments nearby. Two large printed banners hang on a wall, and tall stone sculptures stand to the right beside a red-and-white painted block. Palm trees and strings of orange and white decorations hang overhead.2010-01-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of an ashram courtyard under a tin roof hung with colourful tasselled decorations. A concrete platform with a square central opening sits in the foreground, marked with red and white painted edges. Around a dozen women in white, pink and cream saris and salwar stand in a loose group behind it with hands pressed together in prayer, while one woman in an orange garment and dark shawl stands at the right edge. Behind them are coconut palms, a parked silver SUV, a brick wall painted orange, and a sign reading Life Bliss Program. At right, carved stone figures and a map board are visible.2010-11-30Outdoor ashram scene on a dirt courtyard lined with palm trees and thatched-roof huts. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk side by side across the center: the nearer one in a long orange dhoti-style robe with bare shoulder and short hair, the other in a shorter orange robe with long dark hair and a beard. A man in white clothes walks to the left past a white-and-red curbed flowerbed, and a few more people in white and orange stand in the background near a parked silver SUV and a white car on the right. Two signboards are on the right: one with a map or diagram and another with photographs and printed text. Dusk light.2009-11-23A photograph of an open-sided temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging cloth tassels and small triangular bunting. Several people in orange and white robes walk across sandy ground past a circular floor design of white kolam dots and a ring of dark stones. On the left stands an orange-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a golden bull statue, garlanded deity murti and a red-and-white striped plinth. A black stone Nandi with a yellow-and-white flower garland sits on the right, beside a parked silver SUV and palm trees. A banner on the shrine wall shows a seated figure in saffron. The scene appears to be a festival or daily temple setting.2010-11-06November 23 20092009-11-23November 23 20092009-11-23