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A wide daytime photograph of the white whitewashed Sri Anandeshwara Temple complex with a red-and-white striped plinth in front. Signboards read Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a Kannada sign reading Sri Anandeshwara. Several dozen women and girls sit on the steps and on the ground in white, orange, pink, teal and green saris and salwar kameez. A few women in white sit on plastic chairs at the right. A black loudspeaker stands near the temple doorway, and a small statue stands at the entrance. Palm plants and a bare dirt courtyard fill the foreground under a partly cloudy blue sky.

A wide outdoor photograph of a whitewashed temple facade, labelled Annadeshwara Temple on its arch, with a flight of red-and-white striped steps leading up to the entrance. Banana plants flank the doorway. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand in lines along the steps and paving, some holding flower garlands and offerings. On the right, a large blue banner shows a saffron-robed figure, and a second banner reads Sarva Darshana. On the left foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a flower bundle beside a raised stone platform with red-and-white striped edges. Nearly all visible people wear white.

March 05 2008

2008-03-05 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph of an ashram courtyard in front of a whitewashed temple with a red-and-white striped entrance platform and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several dozen people sit on the striped platform and the sandy ground in white clothes, with some in orange, red and teal saris and salwar kameez. A woman in an orange robe sits on the left, and a small group sits near a raised speaker. A figure stands near the temple doorway beside a dark statue. Palm trees and a blue sky with clouds frame the scene, and a lit banner with Kannada text is visible on the temple wall.

July 07 2010

2010-07-07 +1 copies

A whitewashed temple building with a gabled roof and an open central doorway, above which a sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A large crowd of mostly women in saris and salwar kameez sits on the steps and ground in front of the temple, some with hands folded. A raised concrete platform with a small stepped offering structure stands in the foreground. On the right, a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands with hands clasped, and another man in a light shirt stands at the far right edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a candidate for the a person description from appearance.

2008-03-05 +1 copies

February 23 2008

Outdoor photo of a white-walled temple building with a red-and-white striped platform and steps in front, labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple on a red banner over the entrance. A large crowd of devotees stands in white clothes, many with hands folded in namaskar; a young woman in the foreground on the left, wearing a white sari with a yellow shawl, presses her palms together. Banana plants flank the doorway. Several figures in white and saffron stand near the steps, and a visible portrait on a blue banner shows a figure in saffron. Printed banners on the right advertise Sarva Darshana in Kannada script. Blue sky and trees surround the scene.

A photograph of devotees walking in procession along a dusty open ground toward a white-walled tented pavilion with a stepped entrance. Two large printed portraits flank the wall: one labelled with a readable caption is not visible, but both show a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange garments with a rudraksha-style cord. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk down the steps, a woman in a teal sari and a girl in a pink dress are nearby, and a circular illuminated portrait hangs above the tent. Several standing people stand on the steps behind them.

Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a white-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with red-and-white striped steps leading to its entrance. Two dark stone deity murtis stand on the steps, one adorned with orange cloth. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, many wearing orange or yellow shawls, stand with hands folded in namaste on the platform and along the path. A small circular fire pit with an orange cloth and a brass lamp sits in the foreground. Banners on the right show portraits and text. The sky is overcast and trees surround the compound.

June 27 2010

A line of devotees stands in front of a white-washed temple building with a blue doorway and the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above the entrance. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with yellow borders stand in rows on a dirt courtyard, some with hands folded. At left, a red pedestal holds a tall garland-draped post near a brass vessel, and a small child in an orange-and-white striped shirt stands among the men. Palm trees and an overcast sky frame the scene, and a Kannada-language signboard is visible on the right wall.