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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.

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October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor 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.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.2008-10-08A photograph of a ritual scene with young devotees in orange and saffron clothing performing aarti before a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes and a beaded necklace, labelled by its frame context as a devotional picture. A devotee in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp toward it, and smoke from a fire pit rises in the background where another figure in orange sits. Banners behind read Kalpataru Darshan and a Shakti poster with colourful deity panels. Five people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2008-10-08Several 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.2008-10-08Outdoor 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.2008-10-08Night photograph of a Navaratri puja at an open-air ashram courtyard lit with string lights. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with maroon borders sit cross-legged on a mat around a square fire pit, performing a homa, with brass bowls of offerings, flowers, and a lit lamp in the foreground. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and white clothing sit on white and red steps with hands folded in prayer. A framed portrait decorated with a red and white flower garland stands beside the pit. Banners and posters hang on the walls behind.2008-10-07Outdoor photo of a white temple-style pavilion with a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above a dark entrance. Around a seated group of about a dozen devotees in saffron-orange robes on an orange-draped platform, several sit cross-legged with hands folded in prayer or holding brass items, while a figure in white stands in the dark doorway. In front is a framed photograph garlanded with red flowers, and brass lamps and offering plates of fruit and food sit on the platform. Flanking banners read "Kalpataru Darshan" and "Every Saturday & Sunday" with dates in October 2008. A puja or darshan programme is in progress.2008-10-08 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 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.2008-10-08Evening 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.2008-10-07