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Outdoor homa ceremony in a courtyard before a white temple building with a banner reading Sri Ananda Temple. Rows of red wooden fire-pit boxes sit on mats with offerings of wood, fruit and bowls on banana leaves. Devotees in white kurtas and saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded or raised in prayer. Ritual participants in white and orange robes stand near the pits, and a large kalasha-like decoration and a decorated palanquin appear near the temple. A pink banner beside the temple reads Aanandotsava-2010 with portrait photos, and a Kannada-language sign reads Sadhukkal Sangam. Roughly 40 people are visible.

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December 30 20092009-12-30A large outdoor photograph of a Sri Nithyananda temple courtyard at dusk. Rows of red wooden boxes filled with firewood sit on the ground, each with banana leaf plates of offerings, fruit, and coconut, laid on woven mats. Devotees in white and cream clothes stand with folded hands along the rows. In the foreground, several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in procession; one tall man in front wears a rudraksha mala and orange robe. Behind them, a white temple building with a decorated entrance displays a deity murti and garlands, and a banner reading Sri Nithyananda Temple. A large banner at right reads Sadhukkal Sangam with a portrait of a woman. A black stone statue of a seated figure with flower garlands is at left.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor temple ritual in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A long-haired man in orange robes with a flower garland stands at a square white fire pit, holding a silver plate of offerings over it, while an attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a plate of flowers. A large red and yellow umbrella shelters the scene. A white-clad crowd of devotees stands on steps behind, with orange flags and a white altar draped in orange holding garlands, fruit and brass vessels. Several people in white and orange hold their hands in prayer.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a procession in front of a white-washed building with the signboard "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" above a doorway decorated with a colourful canopy. Women in white saris with orange shawls and gold borders walk in a line on the left, several holding small items. On the right, people in white and orange robes stand with palms pressed together, a white-draped table with flower offerings is set near the path, and an ornate ceremonial parasol with a red and gold fringe is held aloft. Many orange flags are raised among the crowd. A poster board on the right shows photographs and text.2009-06-17Outdoor 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.2009-12-30A morning procession forms outside the white-walled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its signboard above the entrance and a second Kannada-language board to the right. Several devotees carry saffron and orange flags on poles, and two ornate umbrellas with fringed canopies stand among them. Many women wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls, while men wear white kurtas and orange stoles. A figure at the left wears orange and white, and a bare-headed man in white stands near the centre of the group. Palm trees and overcast skies frame the scene.2009-06-17A courtyard outside white temple buildings at an ashram, with a line of about twenty devotees standing on mats in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, while a few wear dark trousers; a young boy in an orange and white shirt stands near the middle. Women in white and yellow saris stand at the right beside a tall decorated pole wrapped with flower garlands. Circular ash-marked patches of ground surround the courtyard, and palm trees stand behind the buildings.2010-07-01Outdoor homa at a white-railed fire pit in front of a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir" on an orange temple wall. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace and a shaved head, presses his palms together beside a second seated man in white ritual clothes and a lanyard. Trays of wood, grains, bananas and offerings lie on the white platform. Many devotees in white sit on mats in the background, several with hands folded in prayer. Clear sign of a homa and devotional gathering.2010-12-16Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a white-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with red-and-white striped steps leading to its entrance. Two dark stone deity murtis stand on the steps, one adorned with orange cloth. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, many wearing orange or yellow shawls, stand with hands folded in namaste on the platform and along the path. A small circular fire pit with an orange cloth and a brass lamp sits in the foreground. Banners on the right show portraits and text. The sky is overcast and trees surround the compound.2010-07-01Outdoor procession on a dirt courtyard in front of a white-walled temple building with a multicoloured canopy over its entrance. In the centre, a man in saffron robes and a gold necklace carries a silver bowl or tray of offerings. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks with hands folded. To the right, a man in white kurta and orange shawl stands near a man in saffron robes with a large gold necklace and a white bag. Two attendants in white with yellow sashes hold tall ceremonial standards with embroidered yellow-and-red pennants. Devotees in white stand and sit along the left side. A red portrait banner on the right shows a bearded figure in red. Signboards on the building read Sri Aavandeshwara and Nithyananda Temple.2009-07-07