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Outdoor ritual on orange cloth at a white building with the sign Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Six or seven young men in orange robes sit with hands joined in prayer or worship, some with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and marigold garlands on their necks. Before them lie a silver tray with offerings, orange marigold flowers, a cluster of green limes, and a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers. Posters on the wall advertise a Kalpataru Darshan and a Shakti program with deity images. Palm trees and flags are visible behind the building.

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Photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an outdoor temple courtyard. Several young men in saffron-orange robes sit in rows with their backs to the camera, some with hands joined in prayer, while a priest in orange performs the fire offering amid rising smoke. Marigold garlands and offerings lie on a white altar in front. Behind them is a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair, draped with red-and-white flower garlands; the portrait is a printed picture, not a person. A large Kannada-script sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a poster titled Shaktim with decorated deity images hangs on the wall.2008-10-08Outdoor photo of a group of young men in saffron-orange robes seated on the ground before a low table, several with bare heads or short hair, one holding a brass dish with smoke rising from a flame or incense. In the foreground, a man in orange reaches toward the smoke while others sit with hands joined in prayer. Behind them stands a framed picture of a woman with dark hair, garlanded with red flowers. A white wall displays posters including a 'Kalpataru Darshan' poster and a 'Shaktim' poster with small circular deity images, and a sign reading 'Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana'. Palm trees and a red-and-white striped border complete the scene.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Several devotees in orange robes sit on the ground in front of a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands, set on a dark stone platform. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange with long hair, and a small blue deity murti stands before it with flower offerings. Devotees with folded hands pray, while others hold brass plates of petals and offerings. A white temple facade behind reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a cameraman filming and banners reading Kalpataru Darshan beside the entrance.2008-10-08Outdoor temple scene at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white corrugated-roof building with a painted sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above the entrance. In front, a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers and white marigolds sits on a low platform. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shirt stands at the left, bending toward the frame and reaching to it. Around the platform, about a dozen devotees in orange robes sit cross-legged on the ground, several with palms pressed together in prayer, and offering plates with flowers and sweets are set out in front of them. Colourful banners and posters with Kannada text hang beside the entrance. Nearby, a small blue and white deity figure stands beside the portrait. The garlanded portrait shows a person in orange robes, but the scene does not establish the role of any individual beyond the devotees and attendants.2008-10-08October 07 20082008-10-07Evening puja inside a hall decorated with string lights, with orange-robed devotees seated in rows on striped mats before a raised white and red platform. At the centre, a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers rests on the platform beside a small blue vessel and offerings on plates of fruit, flowers and sweets. A figure in orange at the right, hands folded in anjali, sits apart in a draped orange shawl, while others in orange and white kneel and pray, some holding plates. Behind them a shrine with a lit deity murti and a 'Kalpataru Darshan' banner with a schedule sign are visible. The framed portrait shows a person in orange with a bead necklace; its identity is not established by the scene itself.2008-10-07Night photograph of a devotional puja at a temple entrance lit with string lights. A large framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garlanded with red and white flower necklaces sits on a stage in front of a deity murti. Rows of people in orange robes sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding plates of fruit and offerings. A seated man in orange with hands folded at the right edge is filming with a camera, and a robed figure in orange stands at the left beside a speaker. Red and white striped stage edging is visible in the foreground, with lamps and brass plates of offerings before the portrait. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands near the shrine, and a banner reads Kalpataru Darshan with the dates October 2008.2008-10-07Outdoor temple scene in front of a white wall with signs. A large decorated deity murti on the left is adorned with garlands of yellow, orange and multicoloured flowers and gold ornaments, with a tall decorated pillar beside it. In the foreground, a group of devotees in orange and saffron robes sits on an orange cloth on a striped platform, with brass lamps, bowls, plates of food, a kalasha-like brass vessel and bundles wrapped in yellow cloth. Among them, a woman in orange sits cross-legged and several others in orange with rudraksha malas perform puja. On the right, a figure with long dark hair in an orange robe and beads sits on an ornately carved wooden chair with red upholstery, watching the rite. Behind the wall, banners and signs advertise darshan and a temple, and a pair of palm trees and flags stand in the background. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2008-10-08Outdoor ritual on a raised orange-draped platform in front of a white tent-like structure with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above an open doorway. Smoke rises from a fire or incense near the entrance. About a dozen people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged facing the shrine, several with hands folded in prayer. A framed portrait decorated with red flowers sits on the platform, and brass plates of offerings, including coconut and grains, lie in the foreground. Banners on the right read Kalpataru Darshan with event times listed.2008-10-08Outdoor ritual on a striped raised platform in front of a white wall with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A standing priest in orange robe holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated group of young people in orange and white clothing, some with orange shawls, holding brass bowls and offerings near small brass lamps and bundled sticks. A young man in an orange robe sits on an ornately carved wooden throne with red cushions on the right side of the platform, facing the group, with devotees seated before him. Nearby posters advertise Kalpataru Darshan on Saturdays and Sundays and a Shakti festival. Palm trees and flags stand behind. Approximately a dozen people are visible.2008-10-09Outdoor ritual with smoke rising from a fire offering beside a shrine. Several people in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on orange cloths; the seated figures in the foreground face away from the camera, while priests in orange robes and beaded necklaces perform rites at a table of flowers, oil lamps and offering bowls. A bearded man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at the left, and a standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge. On the right, a white wall shows a banner reading a Kannada phrase, a framed photograph garlanded with red flowers, and a potted plant. A palm tree is visible behind.2008-10-08