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A Holi celebration in an open courtyard in front of a white building with a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above its dark entrance. Many people are covered in pink, magenta, blue and purple powder colours; several wear saffron, orange, pink and white clothing, and some women wear saris. Participants splash colour on one another on a raised concrete platform and on the wet ground, while a crowd gathers on the steps and at the back. A metal pot and a small plate of offerings sit on the platform edge, and a speaker stands at the right. Some figures in the foreground have their hands raised in clapping gestures. No individual can be identified as a person in this image.

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A large crowd celebrates Holi outside the entrance of a white building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many people are covered in bright pink, green, blue and yellow coloured powder. A tall figure in a blue-grey robe stands near a central platform with speakers, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby. Several women wear saris in pink, orange and blue, and a person in an orange top stands in the foreground. A cluster of devotees and children fills the courtyard steps, with a lit temple interior visible behind the entrance.2008-03-22A large crowd celebrates Holi outdoors, with many people covered in bright pink, purple, orange and green powder paint. In front of a white building with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" over its doorway, people stand on steps and a platform, some in white kurtas and sarees and others in maroon, pink and teal clothes. Several men in red and maroon dhotis and kurtas dance and gesture near a raised stage with speakers, while dark-haired devotees fill the foreground, faces and clothes stained with colour. No figure can be clearly identified as a person candidate by appearance.2008-03-22A large outdoor Holi celebration in front of a white-walled building with a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" over an open entrance. Crowds of devotees, many in white clothes, are splashed with bright pink, red, and purple powder colours. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange clothing stands with his hands raised near a sound speaker, while people in white kurtas and sarees press forward, some with hands clasped. A dark stone deity murti and a painted pink table with powder-covered trays are in the foreground. Hundreds of people fill the scene, many smeared with colour. A framed banner on the right carries a portrait and Kannada text.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A large outdoor crowd gathers before the white facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a dark doorway and a painted sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many people wear white and bright saris and kurtas splashed with coloured powder, raising hands in celebration. In the foreground a dark stone Nandi bull statue wears a garland. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands near the centre of the crowd among devotees, appearing to have long dark hair, though the view is too distant to confirm identity. Loudspeakers stand on a low platform. The scene reflects the Holi festival of colours.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A large crowd celebrates Holi outdoors in front of the white facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its open doorway visible behind. Many people are covered in coloured powder, with pink, red, blue and green stains on their clothes and faces. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron sari stands with her arms raised among the crowd, and a man in a red-brown garment stands near the temple steps. Some people in white clothes, saris and braided hair fill the foreground and background, while a speaker stand and a stone Nandi-like sculpture sit at the lower edge. A signboard in the upper right reads Sri Ananda in Kannada script.2008-03-22Holi celebration in a crowded courtyard in front of a temple entrance with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many people are covered in bright pink, orange, green and blue powder and colour. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with paint-splattered clothing holds a red cup and raises a hand. Another figure in a colourful saree-style wrap has a green-dyed head and face. A woman in a white outfit and yellow jacket stands at left near colourful balloons tied to a pole. Onlookers in white and orange clothing watch from the temple doorway and steps. Colourful powder covers the wet ground.2008-03-22