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July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor temple ceremony at a courtyard with orange-washed walls strung with lights, and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A saffron-robed priest with a long garland stands at left with palms together, and a woman in orange with a gold necklace stands beside a fire pit or homa platform. A bald man in orange kneels at the platform while a woman in yellow and white sits nearby, and a row of devotees in white stands and sits in the background. On the right a decorated deity murti in orange and red with garlands is seated on a golden throne with a red cushion, alongside brass kalasha pots and a silver tray on a white cloth.2011-07-15September 01 20112011-09-01July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor homa ritual under an orange and red canopy strung with small orange pennants. A white square fire pit with a dark central opening sits on a striped mat in the foreground, with rows of small brass oil lamps arranged along the mat's right edge and yellow marigold garlands on a plate at lower left. A priest in orange robes sits cross-legged at left, hands joined near the fire pit. Behind the pit, several deity murtis stand decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes, a red and white garland, and a head covering sits on an orange-draped seat, with attendants in orange and white nearby. Palm trees and parked vehicles are visible behind the canopy, and a few people stand at the back among the garlanded images.2008-12-28Outdoor ritual under an open thatched-roof pavilion with red-painted posts and hanging decorations, surrounded by palm trees and orange-walled buildings. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels with hands joined in namaskar before a square fire pit bordered with white flowers. Several brass kalashas topped with orange-yellow marigold-like flowers sit on a white cloth to the right, alongside brass vessels. Two young men in saffron dhotis and garlands stand at left. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit in rows, some holding offerings, and a woman in yellow with a rudraksha-style necklace sits near the front, reflecting a homa or puja setting.2011-07-15Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard. Several priests in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis sit on a raised platform around a small fire pit with brass vessels, flowers and a bundle of sticks, appearing to perform a homa. A row of white-clad devotees sits on chairs behind them, and a red throne with gold trim stands to the left beside a table covered in purple and teal cloth holding flower-garlanded pots. Behind the platform, a deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits within an ornate arch. Attendants in white and saffron move around the edges, and colourful hanging banners frame the scene.2013-10-16Outdoor evening puja on an orange cloth-covered platform under a canopy. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits at the centre, reading from an open book with a microphone before him, with a brass bowl and offerings in front. Surrounding him are brass oil lamps, flower-decorated kalashas, bowls of fruit, a gold-bordered silk cloth and a flower garland. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and red or orange shawls watch. A young boy in white sits beside the priest. At left, a decorated deity murti with a garland stands on a golden base. This appears to be a homa-style ritual.2012-10-18 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesA temple courtyard with an open orange-painted shelter and a sign reading Sri Anjaneya Mandir on the wall. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl kneels before a square homa fire pit, holding a ladle over a brass bowl, with a fire-pit altar strewn with leaves and offerings. Two young men in orange robes with rudraksha or beaded necklaces walk in front on the left. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saris sit and stand in rows, hands folded. On the right, a deity murti adorned with garlands, orange cloth and a crown sits on a gold-trimmed red throne with a ceremonial carpet, and a figure in orange is seated beside it. Brass kalasha pots with yellow and orange cloth stand near the altar. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2011-07-15Outdoor puja under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a large orange armchair, with a framed photo on a yellow table beside him. Devotees in orange and saffron robes stand and sit around a raised white platform where a man in white ritual cloth kneels before a decorated deity murti of a goddess draped in garlands, with a red and gold cloth, lamps and fresh banana leaves. A standing priest in a red-brown dhoti gestures near a stainless steel table. Red walls, palm trees and strings of bunting frame the scene.2014-10-02