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Outdoor photo at dusk of a white temple building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, strung with warm fairy lights along its roofline and doorway. Red and white striped steps lead up to the entrance, where a figure in orange stands near the doorway. In the foreground, orange cosmos flowers grow beside a dirt ground. A large group of people in orange and white clothing sit in rows on the ground at the base of the steps, and one person in orange stands near the temple. A seated figure in a brown-orange robe sits on the striped platform in front, with an orange-clad attendant beside. Banners to the right read Kalpataru Darshan with a framed portrait.

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October 09 20082008-10-09October 08 20082008-10-08Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its facade strung with white fairy lights. A standing priest in orange robes tends a bright oil lamp or fire on a small platform, while a seated figure in orange sits on a raised orange-draped seat nearby. Many devotees sit on mats and blue plastic chairs, mostly in white and orange clothing, with some men in white kurtas and women in saffron and white saris. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a red banner reads Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07October 08 20082008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Night photo of an evening puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building strung with fairy lights. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a lit aarti lamp toward the shrine. Several seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with garlands, sit on a striped red-and-white stage with brass plates of offerings before them. A seated figure at right in orange clothes presses palms together in prayer. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a framed portrait with flowers sits on the stage. A banner reads Kalpataru Darshan, every Saturday and Sunday, with a photo of a robed figure. Audience members in the foreground face the stage.2008-10-07October 09 20082008-10-09A photograph of an outdoor Navaratri celebration in front of a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara, with palm trees and trees behind it. On a raised striped platform, several people in orange and saffron robes sit near a large orange draped seat, with marigold garlands and a few flowers placed nearby. Many people in white and orange clothing sit on mats and a yellow cloth on the ground in front, facing the platform. A man in orange stands at the right on the steps of the stage, and a small brown banner hangs on the building.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Evening scene in front of a white temple facade with string lights, a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above a shrine doorway with a lit deity murti inside. A group of devotees sits on a striped red-and-white platform and the ground facing the shrine; several men in orange robes sit in front, and a figure in orange stands at the shrine doorway. Women in white, yellow and blue saris and children in white and orange sit on the ground in rows. In the right foreground a dark bronze Nandi bull with garlands of red flowers faces the temple. Banners and framed portraits hang on the side walls, including a sign reading Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-09October 01 20082008-10-01