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Outdoor 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.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +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.2010-07-04Outdoor 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.2010-07-04A photograph of the front of a white temple building with red-and-white striped steps and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Two dark deity murti statues stand at the entrance, one adorned with an orange cloth. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the ground at the lower right, facing a large group of people dressed in white and yellow clothes seated on the sandy ground in rows before the steps. Several people in white robes sit near the temple steps, and palm trees and a thatched structure stand behind. Small circular fire pits or ritual markings lie in the foreground. Several banners and notice boards are attached to the walls.2010-07-01June 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.2010-06-27Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple compound, a whitewashed building with a dark doorway and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a row of people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit cross-legged inside circular ash-filled fire pits on bare earth, with small fires smouldering in the pits. Behind them, a larger crowd in white sits on red-and-white striped steps and a low wall. Two dark deity murti stand with orange garlands beside the temple entrance, and a signboard hangs on the wall.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of devotees in white clothes seated cross-legged in a ring of circular ash-lined fire pits on sandy ground before a whitewashed temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. White-clad participants wear yellow sashes, with a figure in orange robes seated among the crowd. Stone bull statue sits near a tall ornate kalasha-topped column. Palm trees and a crowd of seated onlookers fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-06-27Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor Pancha-Tapas ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple: several men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on mats inside circular ash-lined fire pits on dirt ground, while others in white and a few in yellow-striped scarves sit in rows before an orange temple building with red-and-white striped steps, palm trees and a blue-draped Nandi-style sculpture at right. A man in orange robes sits at right; a figure in grey shirt sits among the pits. Signboards read Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a Kannada name board.2010-07-23Outdoor 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.2010-06-27