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Outdoor temple ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A bald man in orange saffron robes and gold beaded necklace blows a conch shell while facing the deity. Behind him, a red-and-white platform holds a golden-backed deity murti draped in a yellow cloth, garlanded with white, purple and orange flowers. Two men in white dhotis with lanyards hold the murti steady, and another white-clad man stands behind. A red and yellow decorated umbrella shades the scene, and a red wall with a banner reading Life Bliss Program is visible at right.

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November 05 20102010-11-05Evening photograph outside the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, where a golden palanquin or throne-like mount carries a deity murti decorated with a crown, purple and white flower garlands and marigold petals on the ground. Several men in white ritual dhotis and kurtas attend the murti, one holding a brass vessel. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right edge, looking toward the procession, with a small ornate cloth umbrella overhead. A red-and-white striped plinth and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple sit behind. At right, a red banner advertises a Life Bliss Program with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, though that printed portrait is not a physical person in the scene.2010-11-05Evening photograph outside the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, with a red-orange wall and signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A large golden palanquin or decorated deity palanquin carrying a garlanded deity murti is being carried or attended by several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some barefoot. A brass trumpet is held by one man at left. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head stands near the palanquin, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right, holding a camera. A colourful canopy and tasselled hangings decorate the scene, and yellow flowers lie on the ground. A red-and-white painted border runs along the base. A banner at right reads Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp, Physical Health, Mental Health, Basic Truths for Blissful Life. The sannyasi in saffron is a shaved-headed monastic, and the page does not establish his identity from appearance.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05December 17 20102010-12-17Dusk procession outside the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with white-clad men carrying a palanquin draped in a saffron-yellow cloth beneath a red and orange ceremonial umbrella with tassels. Several men in white dhotis and shawls hold the palanquin poles, while one man in white plays a brass horn. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands at the temple steps near red and white painted platforms, with another figure in white nearby. Inside the temple entrance, a deity murti and ceremonial umbrellas are visible. Yellow flower petals lie on the ground.2010-11-05Photograph of a nighttime procession at the Sri Ananda temple facade, with a deity murti adorned with red, yellow and white flower garlands on a golden palanquin. Five men carry the palanquin on pink-wrapped poles. The man at front left wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a pendant; the others wear white dhotis and sleeveless white garments, one with a white tilak. A red and gold canopy with tassels is above the deity, and a red and gold cloth drapes the base. Striped red and white steps lead up behind them.2010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17A night procession at a temple under an orange-and-red decorated pavilion, with a deity murti carried on a flower-covered palanquin. Several men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis carry the palanquin on pink-wrapped poles up stone steps. The palanquin is decorated with red, pink and white garlands and gold drapery. A man in orange holds a tall gold staff with a decorated top on the left, and a red-and-white banner reads Anandotsava beside a portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair. The scene reads as a temple procession with a palanquin.2010-12-17Night outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and striped orange-and-white bunting. A tall golden staff with a lotus-like top is held by a man in a white-and-silver tall headdress and saffron robe on the left. Beside him, a man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala holds a pink-wrapped object, while white-clad men in dhotis and sacred threads carry a flower-garlanded palanquin bearing a deity murti under a striped canopy. A woman in white stands with palms joined at right. Red-and-gold stonework and a lit area with scattered petals complete the scene.2010-12-17