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Evening outdoor puja at the Sri Ananda temple complex, lit with string lights. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-and-white striped stage before a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, flanked by two standing deity murtis. Rows of devotees, many in white clothes, sit on mats with brass oil lamps and offerings in front of them, some with long braided hair. A banner reads Sri Ananda Temple and a side board shows a portrait labelled with a satsang title. Approximately 40 people are visible, most seated in the foreground.

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Evening outdoor ceremony at Sri Ananda Temple, with white fairy lights strung along the roofline and a garlanded central shrine. A framed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure with an orange turban sits on a decorated stand in front, and a picture is shown on the right banner panel. A robed priest in orange sits on a raised platform beside the lit shrine, while about two dozen devotees in white clothes, some in pink or orange saris, sit cross-legged on the ground holding offering trays with oil lamps and flowers. Flames burn in small red lamps in the foreground. Flanking the stage are deity murtis, and an ornate golden throne with red cushions stands at the right.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Night outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. Dozens of people sit in rows on the ground before red-striped low platforms holding red trays with oil lamps, flowers and food offerings. Near the front, a man in a saffron-orange robe and white-robed assistants sit at a long altar. A framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits on the right, a deity murti is at the far left, and strings of lights decorate the white building behind. Many attendees wear white traditional clothing, with women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. Several participants hold brass plates and lamps for a puja.2009-12-30Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its facade strung with white fairy lights. A standing priest in orange robes tends a bright oil lamp or fire on a small platform, while a seated figure in orange sits on a raised orange-draped seat nearby. Many devotees sit on mats and blue plastic chairs, mostly in white and orange clothing, with some men in white kurtas and women in saffron and white saris. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a red banner reads Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-07December 30 20092009-12-30Evening puja at a decorated outdoor shrine lit with strings of small lamps. On a raised red-and-white striped platform, a shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the centre, playing a small handheld instrument, flanked by two men in white with yellow shawls. Behind them stands a framed portrait garlanded with marigolds, beside an ornate golden throne-like seat. Women in white saris and a girl in pink sit on the floor in the foreground, many with small red trays holding lit oil lamps. A few people in white sit further back. Nightlights and greenery frame the scene.2009-12-30Evening outdoor ceremony in front of a white temple decorated with strings of warm lights; the facade sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several robed priests in orange and saffron stand on a raised red-and-white platform before the entrance, some holding ritual items, with a Kalpataru Darshan banner nearby. A large seated crowd in white, yellow, pink and red saris and kurtas sits on the ground facing the temple, including many women with long braided hair. Palm trees and illuminated banners frame the scene.2008-10-09October 07 20082008-10-07Evening ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, in front of a red-walled building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Garlanded hanging pennants decorate the roof beams. On a raised white-and-red stage before a shrine, a priest in white dhoti sits and performs puja; a figure in orange robes sits nearby with flower garlands. Two standing attendants in white dhotis flank the stage on the left. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly in white and cream clothes with some in yellow and orange, face the shrine from the foreground. A deity murti stands in the shrine, and a large banner on the right reads Life Bliss Program. Visible people number roughly 40-60 at the front rows.2010-11-05October 07 20082008-10-07November 05 20102010-11-05