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Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with a white building bearing a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the sandy ground in square earthen fire pits with ash. A person in orange robes sits centrally among them near a dark stone Nandi bull decorated with a marigold garland. Behind them a large crowd of women in white, pink and blue saris sits on a low wall and ground. A printed notice board with Kannada text hangs on the wall, and a thatched structure stands to the right. The scene reads as a homa or yagna ritual.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +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 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 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 copiesAn 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.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard of a white-walled building with a sign reading Sri Amaneshvara Temple, under overcast sky with palm trees. Rows of people sit on the sandy ground and on a raised white platform with red-and-white striped edging. Many wear white clothes, while several women wear green, yellow and pink saris. A few figures in orange or saffron robes sit near small white structures and a black-and-white shrine, with a standing figure near the temple doorway. Smoke rises at left from a fire area beside a small white building.2010-07-04July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor 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 at dusk with a black stone Nandi bull statue draped in green garland at upper left. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged on sandy ground with ash-covered patches: the woman at left wears a white top with orange shawl, the middle woman wears cream and white with a striped wrap, and a third wears cream with orange border. At right, a man in a saffron orange robe sits on a low wooden platform beside a brass vessel. Behind them, men in white ritual clothes sit in front of orange-painted buildings with a tiled roof; a white-clad person sits near a seated figure, and a standing deity murti is visible in the doorway. Several seated devotees in white and grey sit along the right side.2010-08-19Outdoor 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.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of a ritual fire-pit ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a white-painted shrine. Several devotees sit in a row beside circular fire pits with ash and embers. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, and one seated figure in an orange robe sits at the left. A bald man in an orange shawl bends near the pits, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl watches. A white-painted altar holds a large kalasha draped with red and yellow garlands, and a black stone nandi bull with a red garland sits nearby. Palm trees and a thatched hut form the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2010-07-21