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An outdoor ritual scene in a dusty courtyard beside a whitewashed building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the ground around shallow circular fire pits filled with grey ash. A woman in an orange sari sits near the center. Behind them, a row of women and children in white and colourful saris sit watching. To the right, a large black Nandi bull statue wears a marigold garland and sits on a white pedestal under palm trees. Thatched sheds and a parked silver SUV are visible. A white banner with a bird logo hangs on the wall. The image is watermarked by the archive.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor photograph of a ritual gathering on a sandy courtyard beside a whitewashed building and palm trees. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged on ash-covered circular fire pits, while a figure in an orange robe sits near a small smoking fire at center. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris sit in rows. A black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow flowers sits on a white pedestal at right, and a thatched hut stands in the background. Printed signboards and a banner are visible on the building walls.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor panchatapas-style fire ritual at a temple courtyard. Several seated participants in white clothes with yellow sashes sit around shallow circular fire pits of ash on sandy ground. One figure in an orange robe sits among them near smoke rising from a pit. Behind them stands a whitewashed temple wall with a red-and-white striped plinth, a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland, a small stone shrine figure, and palm trees. Several people in the background wear white and orange. The scene shows a group sitting in quiet ritual practice.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. Several men in white ritual clothing with yellow sashes sit in a row on mats beside small circular ash or fire pits. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits in the centre of the courtyard among them. Behind them, a larger crowd of devotees sits in rows. A black stone Nandi bull statue decorated with a red and orange garland stands on a white pedestal at right. A white building behind the courtyard has painted banners and a notice board with Kannada text.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard where a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on bare ground scattered with ash and small fires. Small flames and smoke rise near the front right. A black Nandi bull statue draped with a flower garland stands beside a white pedestal, with palm trees and an orange temple wall behind. Several figures in orange robes sit further back among the seated participants. A pillar with carved stonework appears at the right edge.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual in a sandy courtyard before a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on ash-marked circles on the ground, with a small fire in the centre. A woman in an orange sari sits near the fire tending it. Behind them, a row of women and children in colourful saris and salwar kameez sit watching. A large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with flowers stands on a white pedestal at right, and palm trees and a thatched roof frame the scene. Banners and notice boards with Kannada text hang on the temple wall.2010-06-27Outdoor ashram scene under tall palm trees beside a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeswara Dwaara. A seated line of devotees in white and light clothes sits on a low red-and-white tiled platform at left, while on the sandy ground at right several men in white robes sit before circular fire pits of grey ash. Foremost, a man in a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on the ash ring. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the centre-right, a figure whose full appearance is not clearly visible. Thatched huts, a parked silver SUV, a loudspeaker on a stand and an information board showing a map are behind them.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a homa or fire ritual at a temple courtyard. Devotees sit on grey ash-covered ground in front of an orange temple wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit with their backs to the camera, and a small fire burns at lower right. Behind them, a row of people in white and orange robes sits near a black Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow and red garland. A woman in an orange sari sits near the centre. A banner with Kannada text hangs on a wall beside a thatched structure and palm trees.2010-07-15Outdoor ashram courtyard with a white building labelled Sri Anandeswara Temple beneath a palm-lined sky. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats in rows on the left, facing right. In the foreground a man in a yellow shawl sits cross-legged in front of a circular ash ring, with another ash-ringed seat beside him. A figure in orange robes sits further right near a white platform, and a parked white SUV, flower garlands and a wooden signboard complete the scene under overcast weather.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies