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A 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.

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Outdoor 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.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor homa or yagna at a white-edged square fire pit beside an orange wall with the sign "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir". A bald man in saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala holds a ritual ladle over the pit with his hands. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shawl sits with folded hands and a lanyard. Behind them many people in white clothes sit on the ground in rows, some with palms pressed together. Trays of wood sticks, grains, coconut and banana leaves lie on the white platform, and brass pots with orange flowers sit at the right. The orange and white setting suggests ashram ritual practice.2010-12-16A homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard beside a red-orange wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at a square fire pit holding a brass plate of offerings, with a gold chain necklace and beaded mala. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white sash stands with palms joined. Behind them a seated crowd of about 30 people in white clothes, some with lanyards, watches, some with hands folded. Brass kalasha vessels with mango-leaf and orange tops, a plate of red powder, bundles of wood, and a dhoti-draped altar with a blue cloth stand around the pit.2010-12-16September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a sign above the shrine reading that name. A priest in orange robes and a gold necklace sits at left, holding a ladle over a silver vessel near a brass lamp and a small fire. Behind him, two orange-and-red deity murtis wearing garlands stand on a white platform, with a glowing oil lamp in front and incense smoke rising. Strings of orange lights decorate the walls. At right, a portrait of a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala rests on a gold-framed stand beside a red armchair and a gold footstool. Several white-clad men sit on the floor playing music near a microphone, and a few children and devotees stand in the background.2011-07-15Outdoor temple ceremony under a corrugated roof with orange tassel decorations and garlands hanging from the posts. Devotees in white clothes sit on mats in rows facing a central altar with deity murtis, marigold and flower decorations, and a red-cushioned seat. A priest in orange robes stands at the right edge, and more seated participants in white, some with shaved heads, fill the foreground. Red and orange temple buildings with white trim form the backdrop, and a sign on the left reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir.2010-10-15Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple during Brahmotsavam celebrations. Under a canopy of orange, red and green cloth with saffron flags, a crowd of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes faces a raised platform. On the platform, figures in orange robes sit and stand around a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, while a woman in white kneels at trays of offerings and marigold petals. Brass pots and a kalasha sit nearby, and a sign above the temple entrance reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24