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Outdoor temple courtyard scene with an orange-walled backdrop and red-and-white painted steps. In the foreground a woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing a sleeveless orange garment, sits with her back to the camera facing the shrine. Behind her several men in white shirts and dark clothing sit on the low wall, one with hands joined in prayer. On the raised platform stands a dark stone statue of a standing figure draped with an orange shawl, beside a grey carved vahana animal mount draped in red, covered with flower garlands in red, yellow and orange, with a decorated deity murti at its top. Orange and blue striped cloth covers the front platform, and petals and red flowers lie on the ground.

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September 03 20102010-09-03Outdoor temple courtyard with a decorated deity murti on a blue vahana, a Ganesha-type form, garlanded with marigolds and red-orange flowers and seated on a white and red tiered platform draped in orange cloth. Beside it stands a dark stone statue of a seated figure wearing an orange shawl. In the foreground, a person with long dark wavy hair in a sleeveless orange top faces away from the camera toward the shrine. Behind them, a woman in white and a man in white and orange stand near the platform, with a few other people seated at the right. A pink-orange wall carries a signboard and a wooden ladder, with banana-leaf plants at the right and white floral petals scattered on the ground.2010-09-03Outdoor photo of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, an orange-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. On a raised platform before it, a large blue Nandi bull statue draped in an orange cloth and wrapped in marigold and garland decorations faces the shrine, with a deity murti adorned with flower garlands behind it. A dark stone statue of a standing figure in an orange shawl stands to the left. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top sits cross-legged on the ground with her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Several men in white and dark clothes sit on the steps and terrace at the left and centre, one with palms pressed together in prayer. Red-and-white striped steps and a striped mat complete the scene.2010-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure viewed from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth with maroon border draped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and hair tied back. The figure sits in meditation on a mat with a small brass vessel beside them, facing a temple-like courtyard with red and white striped walls and two large dark stone statues of deity forms standing on pedestals. A deity murti is visible in the shrine beyond. Two Western women sit to the right, one in a green scarf and one in orange, and an elderly man in white sits at the far left. Other attendees are present in the courtyard. The figure's identity is not established from appearance, so no probable identification is made.2011-01-31June 05 20112011-06-05June 05 20112011-06-05July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a long-haired figure seen from behind in an orange sleeveless top standing before a shrine on a sandy courtyard. The shrine holds a deity murti in a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, mounted on a grey bull mount (nandi) with an orange cloth draped over it, with a dark Shiva-type sculpture beside it. Two women in white stand at the side, and a few more people are partly visible at the right edge. The wall has a painted sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a bamboo ladder leans against the orange wall. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in orange, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.2010-09-03A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with banana leaves and a striped red-and-white platform. A man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and a tilak sits in front of a flower-decked altar, hands folded in prayer, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a young assistant in white dhoti and yellow shawl kneels. Behind them a dark stone deity murti in orange drapery stands on a white tiered pedestal strewn with marigolds, next to a kalasha and brass oil lamps, and a carved wooden seat is visible. Several devotees in orange and white sit in the foreground, seen from behind, as the homa-style ritual takes place.2009-09-26 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard. In the foreground a young man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low orange-cushioned seat with palms pressed together in prayer, a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Behind him two men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit in prayer, one with a yellow-and-orange shawl, and a young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala kneels in prayer at the right. A ring of ash is drawn on the ground. Behind them a white tiered stone shrine holds a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow, orange and red flowers, and a dark stone pedestal stands in the background among green foliage.2010-07-14Outdoor ritual scene at dusk on a sandy ground beside an orange-walled ashram building with a corrugated roof. In the foreground, several women in cream and white saris with orange borders sit cross-legged on the sand near scattered grey ash from a fire pit, eyes closed in meditation. On the right, a man in an orange robe sits on a raised mat beside a brass vessel. Behind, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits near a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland. Several seated devotees in white clothes watch from the verandah. A deity murti stands in the background. Most visible people are seated, and no caption names anyone.2010-08-19Outdoor ritual scene at a white-painted shrine with a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers and a yellow-and-red garland. In the foreground a young man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, palms pressed together in prayer, with a brass kalasha vessel placed before him inside a circle of grey stones. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and white shirts sit in prayer on the sandy ground, some wearing yellow shawls, and one man in white wears an orange shawl and holds a long staff. Plants and a palm tree stand in the background.2010-07-04