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Outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and green marigold-style festoons. Behind a whitewashed wall, a sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple above an open doorway hung with flower garlands. Near the steps, a figure in orange robes stands and another in orange bows before a raised offering table with garlands and a deity murti on a pedestal. Devotees in white kurtas and saris stand in rows, some with palms pressed together, while a few children and a woman in a pink-and-white sari look on. A large crowd fills the foreground.

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December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor temple ceremony under a red-and-orange tent canopy in front of a white building with the sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE". Several people in saffron/orange robes stand near a dark stone deity murti and a raised platform decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands. A central figure in orange robes stands at a microphone-style stand while a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing, some holding children, stands with palms pressed together in prayer on red mats. A small printed banner on the right shows a portrait and Kannada text. Brass and offering plates are placed before the platform.2008-12-24Outdoor temple ceremony in front of a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above an open doorway draped with red and orange garlands. Two dark stone deity murtis flank the steps, decorated with orange garlands. On the raised platform a white-clad priest stands near the entrance, and an figure in orange robes sits beside a low offering table laid with flower garlands, brass plates and dried leaves. Many children and adults in white and colourful clothes sit on red carpet in rows facing the platform, while a small girl in a white frilled dress stands in front. Red and orange canopies frame the scene, and a seated figure in orange sits on a raised cushioned seat at the right, near a microphone stand.2008-12-24Outdoor temple ceremony in front of a white temple with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A robed figure in orange sits on a white platform behind a low table of offerings, with a kalasha-like brass setup and fresh flower garlands. Another figure in white stands beside him. A large orange and yellow canopy shades the scene, and a red-and-white striped carpet covers the ground. Dozens of devotees in white and yellow saris and white shirts sit cross-legged on the carpet facing the platform, including children. Two uniformed men stand at the temple doorway, and a statue of a deity stands to the side with garlands.2008-12-24Outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple: a white temple facade with a sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above the entrance, two dark deity statues flanking the steps, and a shrine inside. A seated priest in white and a saffron-robed man sit at a ritual platform with brass plates of offerings, flower garlands and a sacred fire area. Devotees sit on red mats in white, red, pink and yellow clothing, including children, while a man in white stands at the edge. Orange and gold canopies shade the scene, and a photographer with a camera on a tripod works at left.2008-12-24Outdoor temple ritual under a canopy of orange, red and yellow cloth at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building with a painted sign above its entrance. Two priests in saffron and orange robes sit before a striped red-and-white platform holding offerings, plates and marigold garlands, with a fire pit or puja setup in front. Seated devotees in white and colourful salwar and sari, many children among them, cover the red carpet. Two stone dvarapala-style statues with garlands flank the steps leading to the sanctum. A man in white sits on a raised mat to the right, with a cameraman filming nearby. A printed banner on the right displays photographs and text. The scene is a temple puja or abhishekam with a seated gathering.2008-12-24Outdoor temple courtyard during a ritual gathering at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its white facade bearing that name in black letters above a red-and-white painted entrance hung with garlands. Two stone dvarapala guardian figures flank the steps, each draped in garlands. On a raised red-and-white platform, a seated figure in orange robes sits near offerings of fruit, flowers and oil lamps before a decorated white altar. Another person in white clothes and a saffron shawl sits beside a low orange cloth-covered seat. Many seated devotees in white and orange clothes fill the red-carpeted floor, with red and yellow canopy umbrellas overhead and a cameraman at the right edge.2008-12-24Outdoor temple ritual in front of a white-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with orange-red canopies overhead and a red-and-white striped platform. Two priests in white and saffron-orange cloth sit before a flower-decorated altar with brass plates and offerings, while two dark stone deity statues flank the entrance, one garlanded in orange. Devotees in white, yellow and pink saris and white shirts sit on red carpet, many with long braided hair, including several children, watching the ritual. A printed notice board and a framed portrait sit at the right edge.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor temple ceremony in front of a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Orange and red canopies shade a red-and-white striped platform where a priest in white clothing and an attendant in orange robes perform a ritual before the shrine doorway, decorated with flower garlands. Two dark deity statues flank the entrance, one with an orange garland. Seated devotees in white, orange, yellow and blue clothing face the platform, including many children, with a drum player at left. A white-clad person in the upper right and a man in orange sit near a draped seat. Text on a side board is visible at right.2008-12-24