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Outdoor temple procession at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white-painted shrine with a signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. A decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti and two kalasha-style pots is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with grass sprigs in front. Several people in white dhotis and saris and saffron garments walk around it on the steps, while a man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands at left. Smoke rises from the doorway, and two guardian statues with garlands flank the entrance. Striped mats cover the ground and orange and red pennants hang above the shrine.

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December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28Photograph of the Anandeshwara Temple entrance, a white building with a red banner reading ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above the doorway. Several murtis and deity images are heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigold and rose garlands and stand on a stepped white platform with red-banded steps. Smoke rises from inside the dark doorway. Bundled grass or straw brooms stand beside the murtis, with brass kalasha-style pots at the base. Several people in white and orange clothing stand near the doorway, a woman in a blue-and-white sari stands to the right beside a dark statue garlanded with orange cloth, and a foreground hand is partly visible at the left edge. Red-and-orange triangular banners hang on the facade. Kannada text appears on a board at the right.2008-12-28Exterior of the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its name in brown lettering over the entrance. Three deity murtis stand in front of the doorway on a red-draped platform, heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with kalasha pots and grass-like offerings before them. Orange and brown pennants hang along the facade. Several people in white and cream clothing stand on the steps and near the doorway, a few holding cameras. Woven striped mats cover the ground, and a Kannada notice board is mounted on the right wall. The scene suggests a festival celebration at the temple.2008-12-28Photograph of the entrance to the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its white facade with a red-and-white striped step platform and orange pennants. In the foreground, a large deity murti or festival image is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a red cloth and a shimmering crown, flanked by upright brooms and a pot. A black square stone pit with scattered flower petals lies in front of it. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the temple door, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands on the steps; a man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard stands to the right. Two stone dvarapala guardian statues with garlands flank the entrance, and striped floor mats cover the ground.2008-12-28December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 28 20082008-12-28Outdoor temple ritual at the entrance of a building signed "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" with orange pennants. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera, raising her hand toward three deity murtis draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands on a red-draped platform. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand on steps with folded hands, and a brass lamp and offering plates sit on the foreground stone. A decorated orange-and-yellow umbrella/canopy and a striped mat appear at right, with a small crowd in the background watching the puja.2008-12-28Outdoor ritual before the white facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its name on a maroon signboard above the entrance. Two black stone dvarapala statues in orange cloth and yellow-orange garlands flank the doorway, and a decorated deity murti with garlands is visible inside. In front, a raised platform in red and white stripes holds a fire pit, a white table with marigold garlands, and rows of brass oil lamps. A person in white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, and a woman in orange robes sits beside the ritual area near a microphone. Several other people stand near the entrance, and a few heads are visible in the lower foreground.2008-12-24