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Outdoor festival procession at a temple complex with a whitewashed building bearing a Kannada signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana above a red-arched niche holding a framed portrait of a woman. Several devotees in cream and off-white kurtas with orange sashes raise their arms and press forward in a crowd. Other participants in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyards, stand along a dirt path. Orange and red bunting, a canopy with coloured drapes, palm trees and a vehicle decorated with orange cloth frame the scene. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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December 25 20072007-12-25A large outdoor crowd gathers on dusty ground during a procession, with many people in white clothes and yellow shawls raising their arms and hands in celebration. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the center, and a woman in white with an orange wrap is visible at right. Behind them stands a long white tented pavilion with a stage area and orange flags on poles. A tall ornate ceremonial staff with golden discs and red and white decorations rises at the upper right. Many people are visible, so the crowd is large.2009-12-27Outdoor festival scene on a dusty dirt ground with a tug-of-war or pulling game in progress. Several men in white ritual dhotis and kurtas and orange-robed sannyasis line up in two opposing groups, leaning and pulling against each other. A bare-footed man in an orange robe with a red shawl crouches in the foreground. Behind them a white temple-style building with a red and gold arched entrance displays the sign 'Sri Ananda Deveshwara Devasthana' and framed portraits, with orange and red bunting strung overhead and palm trees at right. A crowd of people in white watches from the background.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene on a dirt road before a whitewashed temple facade with a red arched shrine niche and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several men in white kurta-style clothes and cream jackets with orange sashes crowd tightly around a central figure in orange robes who is being lifted and carried by the group. Faces are shouting and smiling. Behind them, a crowd in white stands along the road, a decorated orange-canopied vehicle and parked cars are visible, and palm trees line the background. Small framed portraits appear on the temple wall. Several dozen people are visible, the crowd beyond them in the background.2008-12-29A crowded outdoor procession on dusty ground in front of a long white tent with orange flags and banners. Many people in white clothing with yellow and orange shawls crowd together, some with raised hands and some holding garlands and marigold flowers. A man in front has a shaved head and wears an orange shawl over white. Several volunteers in white with yellow scarves and lanyards stand nearby, and a man at right in white holds a camera. A bus is visible at the right edge.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a dense, exuberant crowd of young men in white kurtas with orange saffron shawls, many with raised hands and some with rudraksha malas, dancing and cheering outdoors. Tall palm trees and a canopy with colourful hanging streamers appear in the background, with a white tent structure at right. Several older men in white stand among the crowd, and one bearded man in white is visible at the upper right.2007-12-25A photograph of a crowd of devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls dancing exuberantly in an open outdoor area in front of a white-walled building with a banner reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple. Foreground figures raise their arms, one young man wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, and another smiles with a rudraksha mala. A decorated palanquin or deity float with flower garlands appears in the background among palm trees, with more white-clad people nearby.2007-12-25Outdoor festival scene on a dirt ground beside a white building with a red-and-gold arched facade and a banner reading Sri Ananteshwara Devasthana. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas pull or crouch in a tug-of-war style game, with a man in a striped brown shirt and jeans in the centre smiling and bending forward. Nearby a woman in cream robes with an orange shawl holds a camera, and a seated person in an orange shawl with dark hair is in the foreground. Palm trees, orange bunting strung overhead, a decorated truck and parked vehicles fill the background.2008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29