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Evening ritual outside the orange-walled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a painted sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above the entrance. A row of priests in white dhotis sits on a raised red-and-white striped platform before a blue-faced deity murti garlanded in red, flanked by oil lamps, a kalasha and brass plates of fruit and offerings. Seated devotees in white and mixed colours fill the foreground and watch. At right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a red chair beside a banner reading Life Bliss Program, a 2 Days Meditation Camp. The setting is a covered outdoor temple courtyard at night, with a homa-style ritual in progress.

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November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Evening ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, in front of a red-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Garlanded hanging pennants decorate the roof beams. On a raised white-and-red stage before a shrine, a priest in white dhoti sits and performs puja; a figure in orange robes sits nearby with flower garlands. Two standing attendants in white dhotis flank the stage on the left. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly in white and cream clothes with some in yellow and orange, face the shrine from the foreground. A deity murti stands in the shrine, and a large banner on the right reads Life Bliss Program. Visible people number roughly 40-60 at the front rows.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Evening puja inside a covered temple hall at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above the entrance. Dozens of devotees sit on mats in white and cream dhotis and saris, some in yellow borders, many with long dark hair, facing a raised altar. On the altar a deity murti is adorned with garlands, with oil lamps and brass vessels placed before it. Priests in white dhotis stand and sit near the altar, and a robed figure in orange stands at the right edge beside a banner for a Life Bliss Program. Colourful hanging tassels decorate the ceiling and red and white striped cloth covers the altar front.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05 +1 copiesEvening ritual in an open-sided pavilion with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, hung with decorative tassels. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the shrine entrance, where deity murti are decorated with garlands. An orange-robed priest sits on a raised platform before the shrine, with a white-clad assistant beside him and oil lamps and offerings in front. Around fifteen seated devotees in white, yellow and saffron clothing face the platform on striped mats, while a banner on the right reads Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp. A figure in orange at the platform may be a person, seated with a visible saffron robe and gold-adorned ritual setting, though his appearance is not fully clear.2010-11-05A night ritual on a raised stage in front of a red-walled hall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A shaven-headed priest in an orange robe holds a ritual vessel toward a central deity murti decorated with garlands. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange sashes sit cross-legged on the stage around brass plates, bowls and offerings. On the right, a woman in a patterned top sits on a red and gold throne-like chair beside a seated man in orange. Oil lamps, floral offerings and tall striped banners frame the scene, and seated devotees in white fill the foreground. The setting suggests a homa-style worship and seva in the temple courtyard.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Evening 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.2010-09-05