Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor Pancha Tapas fire-penance scene before an orange-painted temple wall with a sign reading 'Shri Anandeshwar Mandir'. Several seated figures sit in ashes around circular fire pits; a woman in an orange robe sits near a brass vessel at center, and women in white shawls with long hair sit in the foreground. A seated man in white robes sits on a white and red striped platform near a black Nandi statue draped with a garland, and a bronze deity murti stands at the right. A row of men in white and light shirts sits on the left behind the pits.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor 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.2010-08-25Outdoor scene in front of an orange-walled temple with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance. In the foreground, several women in white sari-style clothing sit cross-legged on ash-covered ground, one with long dark hair seen from behind. Behind them, a black Nandi bull statue decorated with garlands stands to the left, with a small orange-clad figure seated nearby. A group of people in white and orange sits in rows near the temple steps, with a speaker on a stand at right. Two standing deity figures flank the doorway. Trees and a bird in the pale sky complete the scene.2010-07-15A 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.2010-07-04A 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 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 temple courtyard with a hom or fire-pit ritual in progress: several circular ash-rimmed fire pits on the dirt ground, with smoke rising. Two women in white saris sit cross-legged at pits in the foreground, one with long dark hair and one with hair tied back. In the background a man in an orange robe sits near a black stone Nandi bull on a white plinth, and a row of white-clad participants sits before an orange temple building with a red-and-white striped base. A palm tree and a copper pillar garlanded with flowers stand at left.2010-07-17Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with an orange-painted building labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE and a dark stone Nandi bull with a garland beside a white pillar. Several women in white sit on the ground at circular fire pits filled with grey ash and embers, with cloth offerings nearby. One woman in a saffron-orange garment sits at the centre-left, and a row of people in white clothes sits along the right side in front of the temple. Palm trees and small kalasha-style structures surround the open ground. This appears to show a homa or yagna at fire pits.2010-07-17Outdoor 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 photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a terracotta-coloured building with red-and-white striped plinth edging and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A line of people in white clothing sits on the red-and-white steps and the ground in front of the temple entrance, some in white saris and others in white kurtas. A woman in an orange and yellow sari sits cross-legged in the foreground beside small fire pits with ash rings, and several seated figures in white are near the fire pits on the left. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits near a small ash-circled pit in the foreground. Palm trees and a small tiled-roof building stand behind. A dark statue stands near the temple entrance, and the scene appears to be a homa or fire ritual gathering.2010-07-07Outdoor 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 copiesJune 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor scene at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a terracotta-coloured building with a central doorway and a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. In the foreground, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats within circular ash-lined fire pits on a dirt ground, one woman in the nearest pit with long dark hair and a yellow shawl, another in an orange garment at left. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white sits along red-and-white striped steps before the temple, with deity murtis flanking the entrance. A blue banner stands at right and a loudspeaker is on a stand. Approximately 30 people are visible.2010-07-07