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Outdoor temple ritual at a white-walled shrine with red-and-white striped platform, where priests in white dhotis and orange shoulder shawls sit before offering trays of wood and flowers. Behind them stands a Kannada signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana, beside two printed posters. On the right, a long-haired man in orange robes sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne, watching the ceremony. Devotees in white and orange kneel with hands joined in prayer, while palm trees and parked cars stand beyond the courtyard.

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Outdoor homa or puja ceremony on a raised red-and-white striped platform beneath coconut palms. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned chair at the back of the platform, with a small shrine-like arrangement and a kalasha-style pot in front. Around the platform, men in white dhotis with orange shawls sit in rows, and women in white and yellow saris sit with hands pressed together in prayer. A brass plate with flowers and fruit offerings lies on the platform, and a yellow cloth is spread at the front. Cars and a boundary wall are visible in the background.2008-10-01Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a white building with a Kannada sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana, a poster and a banner on its wall. In the foreground, men in white clothes with orange sashes sit on a red-and-white striped platform among brass bowls, a plate of dried offerings and a tray. Behind them, devotees in yellow and orange sit and bow. An empty ornate red-and-gold throne with cushions sits in the middle ground. On the right, a standing person in an orange robe with long dark hair walks along the dirt path past a silver SUV, with palm trees and a colourful kolam rangoli on the ground. Several people are visible in the background.2008-10-01October 09 20082008-10-09October 01 20082008-10-01Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard shaded by tall palm trees, with a tall copper-clad ritual flagpole and a white-painted dais in the background. Several people in saffron-orange clothing sit on a raised platform with a red-and-white striped base, chanting with hands folded and tending brass pots, kalasha vessels, oil lamps and offering plates. A tall copper pillar stands behind the altar, and a large seated crowd in orange and white clothing watches from the ground. A parked vehicle and a low boundary wall sit at the left edge.2008-10-09A photograph of an outdoor Navaratri celebration in front of a white temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara, with palm trees and trees behind it. On a raised striped platform, several people in orange and saffron robes sit near a large orange draped seat, with marigold garlands and a few flowers placed nearby. Many people in white and orange clothing sit on mats and a yellow cloth on the ground in front, facing the platform. A man in orange stands at the right on the steps of the stage, and a small brown banner hangs on the building.2008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor homa ceremony on a raised platform with red-and-white striped edges, set among palm trees and a low wall. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a red ornate chair at the back, hands resting, while a priest in orange robes and a sacred thread kneels at right beside a square fire pit, tending it with a ladle and bowls. Around the platform, devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass plates, a yellow cloth-covered offering, a kalasha-like vessel and flowers sit on the platform. Smoke rises from the fire pit.2008-10-01Outdoor photograph of a Navaratri puja at an open courtyard with palm trees and a low stone wall behind. On a raised platform with red and white striped sides and an orange cloth, several women in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged before a small altar draped in orange with a garland, brass plates and oil lamps. Around the platform, a larger group in white and yellow clothes sits on the ground facing the altar. A white pedestal near a tall ornate pillar holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. A standing woman in orange robes walks at left, and a man in white stands near the murti.2008-10-08Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined compound. A raised platform with red and white striped sides holds a seated group of sannyasis in saffron/orange robes performing a fire ritual with a low fire pit and brass vessels in front. A woman in orange sits on a carved wooden seat at the left edge of the platform. A large crowd of devotees in white and mixed colours sits on the ground facing the platform. Brass plates and kalasha-style vessels sit at the front, with a stone deity murti or pillar and white-walled buildings behind.2008-10-09Outdoor homa ceremony beside a white fire pit on a striped raised platform under palm trees, with a boundary wall and parked silver SUV behind. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornate wooden throne with red cushions, appearing as a person (long swept-back hair and orange clothing), though the page does not place him at this event. A man in orange robes sits facing the fire pit at right. Around six devotees in white with yellow shawls sit with hands folded in namaskar along the platform, and a small clay ganesha figure and brass lamp sit on a gold-embroidered cloth. Lit oil lamp and small offering plate are placed on a low wooden stand.2008-10-01Outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony on a raised red-and-white striped platform under palm trees. Several orange-robed priests and practitioners sit cross-legged on orange cloths around a white square fire pit with a dark central hearth. A tall ornate pillar stands behind a white plinth topped with a seated stone statue draped in a garland. Rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing sit on the sandy ground in front of the platform. A seated figure on the right wears an orange cloth beside a floral garland and an orange cushion, and a brass lamp stands near the fire pit.2008-10-08