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Outdoor satsang in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple at the Bidadi ashram. A seated speaker in a lavender-purple dhoti-style wrap sits on an orange cushion on a raised wooden platform at the right, facing a crowd. Devotees in white, orange and pink saris and kurtas sit on the striped red-and-white steps and floor in front of the temple entrance, some with hands folded in prayer. A sign above the doorway reads SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE, and a red banner beside the entrance carries Anandotsava text. Two deity murtis flank the entrance, one garlanded in orange. Kolam designs are drawn on the ground, and strings of bunting and hanging colourful tassels hang under a corrugated roof. A tall shadow falls across the foreground.

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Outdoor satsang at a temple courtyard with orange walls and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, facing a seated audience of about twenty people in white clothes and mixed dress on mats. Orange and white triangular pennants hang under a corrugated roof, and decorative painted pillars frame the space. A red-and-white striped stage holds a deity murti and a microphone, with a pink banner showing a robed figure beside a Life Bliss Ashram sign. A kolam-style pattern decorates the ground in front of the meditating woman, with a brass vessel beside her.2011-02-01Outdoor photo of the courtyard in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple at the Bidadi ashram. In the foreground a circular raised platform of concrete and grey gravel holds a rolled mat, an orange cushion and a brass lamp, surrounded by white dot-and-floral rangoli patterns on the ground, with a woven mat path curving toward it. The temple facade is painted orange with red and white striped steps and a central stage with a white platform. Several people in white clothes sit on mats at the sides, a woman in white stands at the right, and a few seated devotees in orange and white are along the right edge. Banners and a red-framed sign are on the wall, and a speaker stands on the stage.2010-12-28Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple courtyard in the Bidadi ashram. A woman in a lavender-purple outfit sits cross-legged on a low seat at the centre of a decorated circular floor design with a small brass lamp in front of her. Behind her, a crowd of devotees in white clothes sit on the ground and on steps facing the temple's entrance, where a shrine with garlands is visible. A large black stone bull (nandi) draped with yellow, purple and white flower garlands occupies the right foreground. Orange and white pennants and colourful hanging cloth decorations hang beneath a metal roof supported by red poles. A banner reading in English and script marks the temple. Several dozen people are visible.2010-12-28A photograph of an outdoor satsang at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits with their back to the camera on a mat within a white and grey rangoli kolam design, with a brass vessel beside them. Facing them, a large crowd of devotees sits on the ground, many in white clothes, with women in pink, purple and blue saris. Behind them stands an orange and red temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white striped platform steps leading to a shrine, stone deity murti figures flanking the entrance, and colourful striped decorative banners hanging from poles. A banner reads Life Bliss Program. The seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from their appearance.2010-10-21Outdoor satsang in a courtyard before an orange brick building with the sign Sri Anandeshwara Temple above its central doorway, and a banner on the right reading Life Bliss Program. A seated person in an orange robe sits on a low mat at the front, centred on a white and grey rangoli kolam with a small brass lamp beside them, facing a large crowd. Audience members sit on white mats in rows: men in white shirts and dhotis on the left, women in saffron, pink, purple and blue saris on the right. Tall multicoloured decorative poles and red and white bunting frame the courtyard under a corrugated roof, and a red and white striped plinth leads to the temple entrance flanked by statues.2010-10-21Outdoor satsang at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white painted temple building behind and a banner reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the doorway. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a red-and-gold throne on an orange-draped stage, with a fire pit and brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers in front. Audience members in white and orange clothes sit on steps and the ground, a camera on a tripod is set up at left, and a wooden bowl of firewood sits at lower right. Palm trees and a parked silver SUV appear at right.2010-12-16Photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple façade in an ashram courtyard, its orange walls and white-and-red striped steps lit by low sun. A line of devotees in white and red saris and white dhotis stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on the right, while a man in white and an elderly man in a red shawl stand at the left. On the steps, a figure in orange robes stands at the centre beside a man in a purple garment and another in white, near garlanded deity murtis flanking the doorway. A large colourful rangoli of a mountain-like design lies on the ground in front. A red-and-white vertical banner reading Anandotsava with a portrait stands at right. Triangular bunting hangs from the roof.2010-12-28October 01 20082008-10-01Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard before a red-and-white Sri Anandeshwara Temple. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular chalk-drawn rangoli ring, with a small brass vessel placed in front. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face the central figure, while a large black Nandi statue with orange base and a garland of marigolds sits in the left foreground. A corrugated metal roof shelters part of the gathering, and palm trees stand behind the temple.2010-09-19October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging orange, yellow and blue tassel ornaments. A lone figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the dirt ground at the left, facing a raised white-and-red striped platform. Behind the platform stands an orange-walled temple with a sign reading Nageshwara Temple and decorated deity murti figures. Seated in rows on the platform edge are women in white clothing and several in colourful salwar or dresses, listening in a satsang-style gathering. A banner at the right shows a portrait labelled with Kannada text. Several more people sit in the back rows near the pillars.2010-10-10Photo of a group of about 20 people seated on a striped red and white platform in front of an orange-painted temple building with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above an open doorway. Two dark stone deity statues flank the entrance, one wrapped in white cloth. Most seated devotees wear white or pale clothing, while others wear saffron, teal, yellow and patterned saris. A standing woman in white at right speaks or gestures near a black speaker stand, and a small boy in orange sits at the far right. Banana plants and potted greenery surround the platform.2010-07-07