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Outdoor puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, with a red-washed building and a signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above an open doorway. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange-yellow border stands at left holding a lit flame toward a pair of gilded deity murtis seated on a white platform; one wears an orange turban and garlands. Metal bowls of offerings, fruit and food are arranged on the cloth in front. A woman in a teal sari sits at left. A red-and-gold throne chair with a framed portrait stands at right, and a standing figure in white robes is partly visible near the doorway.

September 18 2011

November 06 2010

2010-11-06 +1 copies

Outdoor temple scene in front of a red-orange wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A young man in white dhoti and a white shawl with gold border stands at left holding a gold plate with flowers and offerings. A seated woman in a teal sari sits at the far left edge. Large golden statues of a deity pair stand on a stepped white and red platform, one wearing an orange turban and garlands, the other in a colourful sari with ornaments. Brass pots, bowls of fruit, flowers and a small fire pit lie on a white altar in front, with a red velvet chair with gold trim at right. Smoke rises from the fire.

April 13 2012

2012-04-13 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A priest in orange robes stands at left holding a lit lamp or offering before a large deity murti decorated with colourful garlands and flowers. Around a flower-strewn platform, about ten to twelve seated devotees in orange and saffron clothes sit on orange mats in front of brass plates of fruit and offerings. A woman in white stands at the back near the temple entrance, and a green-leaved plant and flags frame the scene beside a banner reading the temple name.

September 01 2011

Outdoor temple ritual in front of a red-painted building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A priest in white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward a pair of metal deity murtis with orange crowns and garlands on a white-and-red stepped platform. A woman in a teal sari sits cross-legged at left. Dozens of metal bowls of food and fruit fill the floor in front of a white homa/abhishekam area, with a red velvet chair at right. Framed photographs hang on the wall and a small black stone figure stands near the entrance.

A photograph of the entrance facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its name on a dark plaque above the doorway and red-and-white striped steps leading up. In front stands a large painted statue pair seated on a yellow-and-green platform: a deity murti with a raised ceremonial staff, an orange crown, red and white garlands and gold ornaments, beside a female figure in a gold sari with a long dark braid and jewelled headpiece. Two smaller black stone statues flank the steps, each draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. No living people are visible.

2011-09-10 +1 copies

A person stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar on a painted white and red-striped platform before the entrance of a Sri Anandeshwara Temple, whose orange-painted facade has a sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above the open doorway. The standing figure wears a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders and orange dhoti-style trousers. Black flip-flops lie on the ground beside a rangoli of white dots and pink flower designs. Dark deity statues with orange garlands flank the steps, and a black speaker sits on the platform. Colourful cloth decorations hang from the left edge, and small potted plants sit near the entrance.

Outdoor temple ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-washed building with a central doorway. A man in an orange robe and bare upper body-free orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp aloft in aarti, facing the seated crowd on a red-and-white striped platform. Nearby, a white-clad priest tends offerings of dried wood, bowls of grains, and a basket of leaves. A seated man in white and a woman in a turquoise outfit sit on the steps behind. Two dark stone statues in orange cloth stand flanking the entrance, and a large framed portrait on a stand sits beside an ornate gold-and-red throne. A banner with text and a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban hangs on the right. Many children in white and a few women in white and colourful saris sit in front, facing the ritual.