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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple courtyard. Several women in white and cream saris sit cross-legged on sandy ground around circular fire pits with ash rings, and some hold yellow and orange-bordered cloths. Behind them, a large group of women in white, green, pink and blue saris sit in rows on a raised platform before the white temple building with red and white steps. Two statues stand by the temple entrance. Signboards on the walls show Kannada and English text, and a banner at right describes a special program. A foreground figure wears an orange-bordered cream cloth and has his back to the camera.

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Outdoor ritual in a sandy courtyard before a white temple building with red and white steps. Several women sit cross-legged in white and cream clothes inside circular ash-lined fire pits, with dark ritual smudges on the ground. Some wear saffron and yellow borders, and a few have hair tied back. Behind them, a larger group of about twenty seated women and men in white, green and red saris and dhotis face the pits. Signboards and banners on the temple wall, a black speaker and a dark statue of a standing deity are visible. Palms and shrubs frame the scene.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a seated group of women in white and pastel saris and salwar outfits gathered on a sandy courtyard in front of a white-washed temple wall. Several women in the foreground sit cross-legged in circular ash-marked ritual spaces, one in a white sari with a yellow border and another in a white sari with orange and green borders, facing the front. Behind them, a row of women sits on a raised platform beneath a banner reading Sarva Darshan, next to a second banner for Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A black stone statue of a standing figure in a saffron-orange shawl stands at left beside steps, with a black speaker on a stand in the centre and potted plants along the wall. Roughly two dozen to several dozen people are visible.2010-07-04July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with red-and-white striped steps and two dark statues of deities with orange cloth on the steps. Around a sandy courtyard, roughly a dozen seated women and men in white and cream clothes sit in circles of ash-grey ground. In the foreground, several women in white dhotis and sarees, some with yellow or orange borders, sit facing away from the camera, with their hair down. Behind them, a row of people in white and orange sit on a raised platform. Signboards in Kannada and English line the temple wall, and a white plastic chair sits to the right.2010-07-08A photograph of a courtyard before an orange-painted temple labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE, with a kannada-language sign reading ಶ್ರೀ ಆನಂದೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ on its facade. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged in white sarees on circular ash-marked patches of sand, some with long hair falling down their backs, one in a red blouse and one in yellow. Further back, a group of people in white and orange clothing sits on a raised platform in front of the temple steps, and two standing figures in light clothing face each other near the right. Two stone dvarapala guardian figures flank the temple doorway, and a large board with text stands on the right.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a ritual ground where several women in white saris with yellow borders sit on mats beside circular ash-filled fire pits, apparently for a homa or yagna. Behind them a larger group of seated devotees, many in white, sits in rows before a whitewashed building with a dark entrance, two sculpted deity figures in orange-trimmed garments on pedestals, and posters on the wall. A small orange-clad figure stands near the left edge, and a kalasha-like brass vessel sits on the ground at left. Dust, ash and a few potted plants frame the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in front of a white-walled temple labelled in English and Kannada as Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a dark doorway and two black stone deity statues in saffron garlands flanking the entrance. Women in white and cream clothing, several with yellow or orange borders, sit cross-legged in a row of circular fire pits lined with ash, some with small fires or offerings. Behind them a seated audience in colourful saris, including green and red, watches from a raised platform. A man in white stands near the steps. Garlanded deity murti and banners with printed information about Sarva Darshan are visible on the right.2010-07-04A photograph of an outdoor Pancha-tapas style fire ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several women seated on the bare ground sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits filled with ash, wearing white and cream saris, one with a yellow border and one with an orange-red border. Behind them, a larger group of white-clad devotees sits in rows before a red-and-white striped temple building with a doorway, flanked by two bull statues, one on each side of the entrance. A sign on the building reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a poster on the right shows a Kannada text. A banner and loudspeaker stand near the seated group. Smoke rises faintly from the pits.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor 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 at a temple courtyard with a whitewashed building behind. Several women in white and cream sari-style garments sit cross-legged on sand around circular ash-lined pits, with rows of seated devotees in the background. A foreground woman wears an orange and cream sari. Signboards on the white wall include a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A thatched hut, palm trees and a dark stone sculpture of deities stand at right, and white-clad figures move near the stone structures.2010-07-04Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with an orange-red building and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Four women in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats inside blackened circular fire pits, with yellow-bordered white garments and one wearing an orange head covering. Behind them a seated figure in a flowing orange robe sits near a central pit, and rows of people in white sit on a red-and-white striped platform facing the scene. A black bull statue with a white cloth and garland stands at left. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual, with dark ash rings and a kalasha-style vessel visible near the front.2010-08-25