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January 02 2010

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Outdoor photograph of a whitewashed temple facade with a red-and-white striped plinth in front. Above the doorway, a signboard reads Sri Anandeshwari Mandir and the entrance is decorated with banana stalks and green leaves. Many people in white clothes gather on steps and the plinth; some wear orange or saffron garments and yellow shawls. Two people in the foreground stand with ceremonial umbrellas, one orange and one multicoloured. On the right a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds his hands together in prayer, and an older man in a white shirt and dhoti stands nearby. A printed portrait with a caption is mounted on the right wall. Strings of lights run along the walls and a small pot-like object sits on the plinth.2010-01-02Outdoor photo of a white temple building with a banana-leaf and fruit-decorated entrance arch, labelled in signage as Sri Ananda temple. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees climb a white and red striped staircase toward the doorway. Two dark deity statues with orange garlands flank the steps. A large umbrella with green and yellow panels is held nearby, and a colourful rangoli floor design is in the foreground. A figure in red stands among the group. Some people carry offerings or trays.2009-12-30October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Outdoor homa ceremony in front of the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a striped red-and-white platform in the foreground. Several priests in white and saffron-orange robes sit around a fire pit with offerings on banana leaves, while a figure in orange robes and long hair sits on a carved wooden seat at the right, leading the ritual. A crowd of devotees sits on the ground and steps behind the platform, and a colourful rangoli design decorates the courtyard. Two signs are visible, one reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a Navaratri-themed poster hangs on the wall.2008-10-01June 17 20092009-06-17December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple ritual at the entrance of a white-walled building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several saffron-robed priests and sannyasis walk down the steps; the front figure carries a golden trident and wears a rudraksha mala. A figure in the centre wears a saffron garment with a flower garland and gold chain, moving toward a white-draped table decorated with marigold garlands, kalasha pots and paddy stalks. Men in white kurtas and a woman in orange saree stand nearby, and a drummer in a white shirt plays a drum at right. A shallow square fire pit with flower petals sits in front, and a dark murti is visible inside the temple doorway beneath red garlands. Striped mats and an orange canopy frame the scene; a banner with Kannada text hangs on the wall.2008-12-24A photograph of a procession outside a white temple building with a sign reading "SRI ANANDA ... TEMPLE" above the entrance, which is decorated with banana leaves, fruit bunches and marigold garlands. Several dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, and saffron-robed sannyasis, descend the steps. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near the steps, and an orange-robed woman with long dark hair carries an offering at right. A yellow, red and blue ceremonial umbrella is held over the group, and a colourful floor kolam is visible in the foreground. A framed portrait is mounted on the wall near the entrance.2009-12-30December 26 20102010-12-26October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01