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Outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated roof with orange-and-white pennant strings and hanging decorative lamps. A priest in orange robes stands at a white-draped fire-pit platform holding a lit lamp or flame, while a bare-chested assistant in white sits beside him near small offering plates of rice, flowers and leaves. Rows of seated people in white clothes, including many children, sit on the left, some with hands joined. Behind the platform stands an orange-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a dark deity murti and a red cushioned seat with gold legs in the foreground. Scene reads as a puja or homa with offerings.

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Outdoor ashram ceremony under a corrugated roof beside an orange temple building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A white-clad priest sits at a raised white-draped platform holding a central fire or havan pit with bowls of offerings and grains. Next to him a figure in orange and saffron robes sits cross-legged and faces the fire, with another person in white beside him. Rows of seated people in white clothes, many of them children, face the platform. A red and gold throne-like seat stands empty at the right. Colourful hanging tassels and orange pennants decorate the scene, and the setting suggests a homa or puja. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple under a corrugated roof strung with orange and multicolored pennants and hanging decorative lanterns. A priest in an orange robe stands at a white-draped altar holding a lamp, with brass bowls of offerings and a small fire pit with burning items nearby. A bare-chested man in white stands at the altar. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the foreground, with children and women in white and light colors; others sit on the ground to the left. A red velvet throne with gold legs stands on the right side of the raised orange-and-white platform. A shrine with a deity figure is visible on the right. Count of visible people is large.2010-12-16Outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-orange temple building behind a covered open-air stage. A man in an orange robe stands at a fire pit, holding a vessel aloft while smoke rises, with another man in white nearby. A golden throne with a red cushion sits at the right edge beside the stage. Rows of people in white clothing sit on the ground in front, including many children, and more people in white are seated under the shelter. Orange and multicoloured pennants and hanging decorations are strung across the roof, and a palm tree stands at the left.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple under a corrugated roof strung with orange pennants and colourful fabric tassels. A man in an orange robe stands on a raised platform holding a lit lamp or flame toward a deity murti in the temple doorway, with puja offerings in bowls and banana leaves on the mat in front. Beside him a man in white sits on the platform, and a red-upholstered chair with a gold frame stands empty to the right. Many devotees in white clothing sit on mats and white plastic chairs, some with palms joined, while a man in a red shirt in the foreground raises his hands in prayer. A red banner reading ANANDOTSAVA with a small framed portrait is visible at the right.2010-12-16Outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-orange building with a signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. On a white and red-striped stage, a bald man in an orange robe holds a lit lamp toward a deity murti at the temple entrance, while a man in white sits cross-legged with a basket of leaves nearby. Brass bowls and offerings sit on the stage. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground and steps. A tall red chair with gold trim stands at the right beside a man in white holding a fan, and a banner portrait captioned Anando... shows a smiling man in an orange turban. Two large deity statues flank the temple, and the image is a photo of an abhishekam or puja setting.2010-12-16Outdoor homa ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a bald priest in orange robes holding a lit flame aloft over a fire pit on a raised red-and-white striped platform. Before the temple entrance, a man in white sits cross-legged beside baskets of sticks and offering bowls. A throne-like red and gold chair stands empty at right beside a framed portrait. Many seated devotees in white, teal and orange clothing face the platform, with a deity murti at the temple doorway and orange-robed statues on either side. Banners with a painted bright red and white backdrop frame the scene.2010-12-16