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Outdoor 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.

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December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor 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.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor 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.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ritual gathering in front of a white temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with orange and yellow canopies overhead. A seated priest in orange robes and a white-clad man sit on a striped red and white platform before a flower-garlanded altar, with trays of offerings and dried leaves in front. A third seated figure in orange holds a microphone. Two deity statues stand on either side of the entrance, and a garlanded figure in orange stands within the doorway. Many children and adults in white, orange and yellow sit on a red carpet facing the altar, a few with bags beside them, and a cameraman films at left.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24