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A seated man in a leopard-print shawl over a pale yellow dhoti sits on the white and red-striped edge of a raised stage, arms folded, looking toward a standing audience. A bald man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, holding a metal vessel and facing him, with a red and white cloth draped over a seat in the foreground. Behind them a large crowd stands in white and red clothing, with women in white saris and men in red kurta and teal shirts, some wearing lanyards and rudraksha malas. A red banner with white text and a portrait of a woman in orange headwear hangs on the wall behind, and brass offering plates and small oil lamps sit at the stage edge.

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December 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor gathering. A man seated on a white-and-red striped platform wears a leopard-print shawl over a pale yellow-gold dhoti with gold border, arms folded, gazing to the side. Beside him a bald man in white kurta and dhoti bends forward, holding a small offering. Behind them a large crowd of devotees stands in white, red and orange clothing, several with hands in anjali. A cow with a decorated red-and-gold cloth is in the foreground, and a red banner with printed text is on the wall at left. The seated man is a candidate for a person, identified by the saffron-gold garment and distinctive shawl; the setting is a satsang-type public gathering.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a ceremonial moment at an outdoor platform with red and white striped steps. A woman in a cream and white embroidered sari offers a silver plate or bowl to a seated man in a cream dhoti with gold border and a leopard-print shawl. A shaven-headed young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes stands at right, holding a cloth and watching. Brass oil lamps and small offerings are on the platform. Behind them, several men and women in white clothing and white rudraksha-style necklaces stand and sit watching. The seated man has long dark hair and is not presented with distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain. Photograph credit text appears at lower right.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor ritual on stone steps with red-and-white banded walls. A man in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow dhoti sits on a raised platform, smiling, with brass lamps and marigolds beside him. In front, a woman in white with a gold-bordered shawl kneels offering a tray, and a person in white prostrates on the ground. Standing devotees in white and a saffron-robed figure frame the scene.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor ritual scene before an orange-painted wall and red curtain, with a white platform edged in red and white stripes. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a marigold garland stands at left beside brass lamps and offering plates. A person in a leopard-print shawl over cream dhoti stands center with their back to the camera, facing a sunken fire pit with marigold petals. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes, some with rudraksha or white malas, stands and sits on the steps at right, with a dark stone deity murti visible near the top of the wall.2010-12-19A seated figure in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow-gold robes sits on a red and white striped stone platform, while a man in white kneels before them, bending forward to touch their bare feet in a padapuja-style reverence. Behind him stands a bare-chested attendant in saffron-orange cloth holding a silver tray with oil lamps and offerings. A brass lamp and a silver bowl sit on the platform, and a large crowd of devotees in white garments and red-and-white lanyards watches from steps behind. Marigold petals and small oil lamps decorate the ledge.2010-12-19A seated young man in a leopard-print shawl over a pale yellow dhoti with gold borders sits barefoot on a white-and-red striped platform, arms folded, eyes lowered. In front of him a white cow draped in a red cloth is led past, with marigold garlands nearby. An older man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left holding the cow's halter, and a crowd of devotees stands behind, including a man in a teal shirt and a young man in a red kurta. Behind them an orange wall bears a Kannada sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and a red-and-white Anandotsava schedule poster.2010-12-19Outdoor ritual at a red-and-white striped stone platform with brass lamps. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels and offers a silver plate to a seated man in a yellow-gold dhoti and leopard-print shawl, whose bare feet are being washed or honoured. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes stands at right holding a silver bowl. Behind them a standing and seated crowd in white clothes, some wearing red beaded necklaces, watches; a deity murti stands in the background at right. Brass lamps and a silver vessel sit on the platform.2010-12-19