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A night outdoor ritual at the Anandeshwara Temple courtyard. Many people in white clothes sit on blue and white plastic chairs and on the ground, facing a raised platform. A white-robed priest stands at the central altar beside a red-cushioned seat, with a deity murti and a lit oil lamp arrangement, palm fronds and brick steps nearby. Bright stage lights illuminate the scene. Several women wear white saris and some have shawls; a few wear coloured garments. Persons in white stand at the sides. Printed sign reads Anandeshwara Temple above the courtyard wall.

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Night-time outdoor ritual at a red-and-orange temple building labelled "Sri Anandeshwara Temple". On a raised orange stage, priests in white dhotis and white shirts perform worship before a deity murti seated on a red throne with marigold garlands and a flower-decorated canopy. Brass lamps and offering plates are set around the stage. Several priests raise arms and hold ritual objects. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the courtyard in the foreground, with some in saffron and yellow shawls, and blue plastic chairs at the edge. A framed portrait stands on a red stand to one side. Hindi-style signage and a small banner are visible on the building.2010-09-05November 05 20102010-11-05September 05 20102010-09-05Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof at the Sri Ananda Nithyara Temple. In the centre, a decorated deity murti sits on a raised platform with a yellow and red canopy and banana leaves, while white-robed priests stand before it holding brass lamps and ritual implements. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats and blue plastic chairs facing the platform, and standing men in white and blue shirts watch at the right. Orange and red walls surround the area, with a portrait and banners behind the platform, and a Kannada inscription is visible on a wall.2010-09-05Evening outdoor puja at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with an orange-walled building behind a stage. A deity murti sits on a red and orange throne under a yellow flower-decorated canopy, with brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels on an orange altar table. Several priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls stand at the altar, holding up lamps and ritual items. Rows of seated devotees in white and pastel clothes face the altar on mats, and a sign above the temple reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A framed photograph is visible on the right side of the stage.2010-09-05Evening outdoor ceremony at Sri Ananda Temple, with white fairy lights strung along the roofline and a garlanded central shrine. A framed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure with an orange turban sits on a decorated stand in front, and a picture is shown on the right banner panel. A robed priest in orange sits on a raised platform beside the lit shrine, while about two dozen devotees in white clothes, some in pink or orange saris, sit cross-legged on the ground holding offering trays with oil lamps and flowers. Flames burn in small red lamps in the foreground. Flanking the stage are deity murtis, and an ornate golden throne with red cushions stands at the right.2009-12-30December 16 20102010-12-16Evening outdoor puja at a temple courtyard beneath a corrugated roof, with an orange-painted building behind bearing the sign "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" above the entrance. Three priests in white dhotis and shaved heads stand at an orange-draped altar, two raising lit lamps high while one stands at the centre. Before them, an ornate silver-framed palanquin or decorated seat holds a deity murti beneath a yellow floral canopy with flowers and banana leaves. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits on the altar among brass lamps, silver stands and offerings. Around 20 devotees in white clothes sit on mats, many with hands folded in prayer, some seated on blue plastic chairs.2010-09-05December 30 20092009-12-30Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its facade strung with white fairy lights. A standing priest in orange robes tends a bright oil lamp or fire on a small platform, while a seated figure in orange sits on a raised orange-draped seat nearby. Many devotees sit on mats and blue plastic chairs, mostly in white and orange clothing, with some men in white kurtas and women in saffron and white saris. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a red banner reads Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-07Night-time ritual gathering in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple signboard on an open-sided pavilion. Dozens of men and some women in white dhotis and shawls with red borders sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, facing a raised platform draped in red and white stripes. On the platform, a priest in white stands at left beside ritual items, and in the centre a figure in orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat. Strings of colourful bunting and tassels hang from the ceiling, and a single bright lamp illuminates the scene.2010-11-05Night outdoor ceremony in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a terracotta-orange building with a striped white-and-red stepped entrance and a yellow-and-red garlanded seat or throne with flowers on a raised platform. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand at an orange altar table holding brass lamps, a bell and ritual items, some raising their arms in worship. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the ground in rows, with a few in blue or other colours, and a small framed portrait is held up at the right. Potted plants, a banana-leaf decoration and a deity statue on the left complete the scene.2010-09-05