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Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Nithyananda Shiva Temple, its entrance decorated with garlands and green leaves. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris sit on low steps and a white platform, some on plastic chairs, while a woman in a red sari stands near the entrance. A man in a white shirt holds a long-handled ceremonial umbrella with a multicoloured canopy, and a priest in white stands near the doorway. Palm trees and a banana plant frame the scene under an overcast sky.

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July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a dirt courtyard outside a white-painted building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Devotees gather in front, many in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris including a blue sari and a red one. A crowd queues and moves up the steps toward the temple entrance, which is decorated with green leaves and garlands. Palm fronds and small offering plants lie on the ground, and palm trees stand behind the building under an overcast sky.2009-07-07Outdoor crowd scene at a white-walled hall with string-lights and palm trees behind it. A yellow sign reads Sri Anandeshwar Temple with a portrait of a woman in orange, and a painted panel on the left shows a figure in pink-and-red sari. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange or saffron headbands and lanyards, while others in dark or red clothing stand among them. Some people hold a long rope or hose, and a man in the foreground wears a light-coloured shawl. The crowd is dense and appears to be moving through the grounds.2007-12-25December 07 20072007-12-07Outdoor photograph of a procession at an ashram courtyard under a large metal-roofed open pavilion with ornamental curved yellow scroll frames. Several people in white ritual clothing, some with white dhotis and shawls, walk in a group. Two decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and multicolour canopies are carried above a central figure, and a tall decorated wooden pole stands at left beside palm trees. A few men in white and yellow-trimmed garments stand near a low stone platform with red bollards. Onlookers in white and light-coloured saris and salwar kameez stand and sit at the right edge beside a potted plant.2010-10-05December 30 20072007-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23A morning procession forms outside the white-walled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its signboard above the entrance and a second Kannada-language board to the right. Several devotees carry saffron and orange flags on poles, and two ornate umbrellas with fringed canopies stand among them. Many women wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls, while men wear white kurtas and orange stoles. A figure at the left wears orange and white, and a bare-headed man in white stands near the centre of the group. Palm trees and overcast skies frame the scene.2009-06-17July 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession at a temple area under bright daylight, with palm trees behind. Many devotees in white clothes and dhotis crowd around a raised ritual cart or palanquin draped in red cloth. Several figures in saffron-orange robes stand near the front, one holding a tall ornate umbrella with green, yellow and red panels above a decorated pillar-like object. Saffron-robed attendants with bare arms stand around the cart, and some devotees in white watch from the side. Festival banners on poles and a temple signboard are visible at the upper left. The scene shows a deity procession during a temple festival.2008-12-23Outdoor photo at a temple entrance on a sunny day. A crowd of devotees in white clothes stands behind a bamboo barrier beside a freshly dug fire pit with dark ash. Banana plants flank a white temple with a red-and-white striped staircase; the signboard reads Nandeshwara Temple and bunting in orange lines the entrance. On the steps, a man in a flowing white robe and a man in orange robes stand near the doorway, with a figure in orange holding a staff at right. Several devotees have their palms pressed together in prayer. A painted portrait of a woman in pink hangs on the facade. Many devotees wear white kurtas and dhotis, and some wear orange sashes.2007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a whitewashed temple facade with a red-and-white striped plinth in front. Above the doorway, a signboard reads Sri Anandeshwari Mandir and the entrance is decorated with banana stalks and green leaves. Many people in white clothes gather on steps and the plinth; some wear orange or saffron garments and yellow shawls. Two people in the foreground stand with ceremonial umbrellas, one orange and one multicoloured. On the right a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds his hands together in prayer, and an older man in a white shirt and dhoti stands nearby. A printed portrait with a caption is mounted on the right wall. Strings of lights run along the walls and a small pot-like object sits on the plinth.2010-01-02 +1 copies