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Outdoor ceremony on a dusty red-earth courtyard in front of a white-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white striped railing and a dark stone deity murti visible at the entrance. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular ash-filled fire pits, performing a homa or yagna. A large crowd of seated devotees in white fills the courtyard and steps. Palm trees and a thatched hut stand behind, under an overcast sky.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual ground in front of a white building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with coconut palms and thatched huts behind. In the foreground, several men in white clothes with yellow sashes sit cross-legged on mats inside circular raised rings of ash and charred wood, with small fires or embers in the rings. Along a red-and-white striped stepped platform on the left, a seated audience of men in white and light shirts listens. A lone figure in orange robes sits near the centre background, and a few people in white stand nearby. Small statues flank the temple entrance.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple compound with a white building, red-and-white striped steps and palm trees behind. Several men in white ritual clothes with yellow sashes sit cross-legged inside circular ash-lined fire pits on sandy ground, apparently performing a homa-style ritual. Behind them a large group of seated devotees in white clothes fills the steps, with a few women in orange and white saris visible. Two statues of seated figures with orange garments stand beside the temple entrance, and a white SUV is parked at right. Printed notice boards hang on the building wall.2010-07-04Outdoor photo at a whitewashed temple building labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE in English, with a Kannada signboard above the entrance. Two dark stone deity murti stand on either side of the steps, each draped with an orange garland. Dozens of seated men and women in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on a sandy ground arranged in rows, with small circular ash or fire-pit rings marked in the dirt. A single person in orange robes sits near the right side among the gathered crowd. Banners and notice boards hang on the building, and palm trees and a thatched shelter stand behind.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor fire-ritual ground in front of a whitewashed temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white striped plinth. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged within circular ash pits on bare earth, seemingly performing a homa or yagna. Behind them rows of seated participants in white fill the steps, and a figure in orange robes sits at the right. Two standing statues in saffron-toned garments flank the temple doorway, and palm trees and a parked white van complete the scene.2010-07-04July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with a central doorway and red-and-white steps. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on bare ground inside circular ash-ringed pits, facing the temple. Near the steps a figure in white stands at the entrance, and a person in orange robes sits among the group. Tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar stands on a white plinth at right, with palm trees and a lion statue beside the temple. Small signboards and a stone plaque are visible. Clouds and dense green trees fill the background.2010-06-27Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with an orange-walled building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged in a grid on bare earth, each within a circular ring of grey ash holding small fires, a fire-pit ritual practice. A tall copper-colored flagpole or dhwajasthamba stands to the right beside white-painted platforms and a stone nandi, with palm trees and an overcast sky behind. A few people in orange and other clothing stand near the temple steps. Pancha Tapas, the five-fire practice, appears to be the activity shown.2010-07-15June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor photograph of a whitewashed temple complex with red-and-white striped steps and the signboard Sri Anandeshwara Temple above a doorway. Several dozen people sit on the sandy ground in white clothes, many with yellow shawls, seated in circular raised earth or ash rings arranged across the courtyard. Some seated figures wear orange garments. A man in white stands at the temple entrance flanked by two small statues with garlands. Palm trees and a leafy hillside stand behind the building, and a dark carved animal statue with a flower garland sits at the right edge.2010-06-27