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Outdoor homa ceremony at a temple courtyard. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti sits behind a white stone fire pit with a bright flame, hands pressed together in prayer. Behind him sit several men in white and light clothing playing instruments and chanting, with a man in white standing nearby. Along the front, many steel bowls and trays hold red, yellow and pink flowers, fruits including pineapple, coconuts, betel leaves with red flower garnishes, green leaves and grains as offerings. On the right, two large painted deity statues with gold jewellery and red and purple garments stand beside a decorated altar draped with a red cloth and garlands. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir and the building is orange and white.

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December 12 20112011-12-12Outdoors under a corrugated shade roof, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a gold-coloured chain around his neck pours liquid from a metal vessel over a white-tiled homa fire pit, where flames rise. Behind him stand two bronze-coloured deity murti of a couple, one wearing a white garland and the other a purple sari, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, above a flower-decorated stone platform. Steel bowls, fruit, sweets, flower garlands and a covered pot sit in front. Several seated and standing people in white and pink clothing watch in the background beside a red-and-white wall. A sign on the wall reads Sri Anandeshwari.2011-12-12Outdoor temple ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-walled shrine behind a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl, with a gold-toned sacred thread, stands at left holding a plate. Before a white stone altar with an oil lamp and a black yantra slab, two gold-toned deity murtis of a couple stand on a tiered red-and-white platform, draped in red and purple cloth and marigold garlands. Trays of fruit, flowers, pineapple, betel leaves, steel bowls and a covered pot surround the altar. Several seated devotees in saffron, purple and white saris sit at right, with a seated figure in white at left, as the ritual takes place.2011-12-12September 01 20112011-09-01A priest in white dhoti and bare upper body performs a pada-puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, extending a silver plate toward a pair of deity murti seated on a raised platform. The murti are decorated with garlands, one in red sari-like drapery and one in purple. In front are a fire lamp, a brass pot, many small steel bowls, and trays heaped with flowers, fruit, pineapples and food offerings. Several women in saris sit on the steps behind, and a red-and-white banner with garlands hangs on the temple wall.2011-12-12September 01 20112011-09-01December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits before a square white fire pit (homa kunda) with a large flame rising from it. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a tilak on his forehead, and his right hand is raised in a mudra over the fire. Brass plates of yellow and orange marigold garlands, pineapples, red flowers and other offerings surround the fire pit, with a microphone stand beside it. Behind him, several seated men in white and pastel clothing observe, one playing a drum, and a potted banana plant and orange wall with white-and-red striped pillars form the courtyard backdrop.2011-12-12July 15 20112011-07-15A Hindu wedding ritual in an open-air pavilion with pink drapes and marigold garlands. In front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a woman in a deep orange sari with a long braid. Two people in saffron robes sit on mats at a fire or offering area, one tending brass items; a woman in saffron-orange with rudraksha beads sits nearby. Brass lamps, trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts, sweets, betel and puffed rice surround the ritual space. Drummers in white sit at left, and devotees in white and pastel saris stand or sit at right, watching the rite.2008-12-26