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Outdoor ceremony under a large canopy hung with orange and marigold garlands and triangular orange pennants. A seated group in orange robes conducts a ritual on a raised platform in front of a white temple facade bearing the sign "Sri Anakadeshwara Temple". Behind the platform, a central deity murti is decorated with flower garlands, with a kalasha and offerings nearby. A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in white and pastel clothing, with women in saris and saffron-clad participants at the front. Smoke rises near the temple entrance.

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Outdoor ceremony under an orange and red fabric canopy strung with pennants. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground, with women in pink and yellow saris visible at right. On a raised platform in front, several priests in orange and white robes sit around a smoking homa fire with flower garlands and offerings, while others stand behind. A sign above the stage reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and bunting hangs along white walls behind the stage.2008-12-28Outdoor ritual gathering under a canopy of orange, red and green banners beside a white building with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple". Seated in front of a fire pit with smoke rising, several saffron-robed figures perform a homa; a figure in orange robes sits centrally, and others in orange and red attend with ritual implements. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on the ground in rows, with some in orange and yellow saris. Decorated pillars, flower garlands and offerings of flowers and fruit are arranged on the platform. Bright daylight and a parked silver SUV at the right edge.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering under a canopy of orange, yellow and red fabric with pennants reading a temple's name. A sign on the building above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A dense crowd of seated devotees in white clothes sits on the ground in front. On a raised stage, several people in orange and saffron robes sit and stand around a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, with brass plates and offerings laid on the platform. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged at the right side of the stage near a microphone stand, while others in white and orange attend nearby. Two women in white sit on the left of the platform. Palm trees and a blue sky are visible at the upper right.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple during Brahmotsavam celebrations. Under a canopy of orange, red and green cloth with saffron flags, a crowd of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes faces a raised platform. On the platform, figures in orange robes sit and stand around a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, while a woman in white kneels at trays of offerings and marigold petals. Brass pots and a kalasha sit nearby, and a sign above the temple entrance reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath orange and yellow canopies strung with orange pennant flags. A seated figure in orange robes sits at the right on a raised red-and-cream platform, with a small microphone stand in front of him. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the ground in the foreground, facing the platform. Behind the platform, a white building bears the sign Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with several people in white and orange standing on its steps, and a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers sits on a central pedestal. Several orange-robed attendants stand along the right side of the platform. Brass plates with offerings and flowers lie on the platform edge.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28