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Outdoor homa at a red-washed temple wall with a signboard reading Sri Anedeshwar. A standing priest in orange saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala and tilak, holds a tray with an offering above a white fire altar emitting smoke. A seated figure in white ritual cloth and a shawl tends the fire beside baskets of wood and bowls of grains, fruit and flowers. Several people in white attire with mala necklaces sit on the white-and-red striped mat, and others watch from the right beside brass kalasha vessels and a dark deity murti. Whether the orange-robed priest is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16A homa or fire ritual on a raised white platform in an outdoor courtyard before an orange-painted wall with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace stands at the fire pit holding a white offering, with smoke rising. Around the platform, white-clad priests and assistants sit on a white cloth with bowls of grain, leaves and banana offerings, while a crowd of devotees in white sits behind a low fence. Brass kalashas stand on the right, and a statue in orange and white stands near the wall.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual on a white stepped altar draped with red-and-white striped cloth. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck, stands over the fire pit pouring an offering from a metal vessel, with smoke rising. Before the altar sit a seated man in white ritual clothes, a row of people in white garments, and devotees, several with folded hands. Metal bowls hold grains and offerings, and baskets of sticks and leaves lie on the cloth. Brass vessels with orange flowers sit on the right. A deity statue in orange and white stands on the right, and a red-brick wall with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir sits behind.2010-12-16Outdoor homa or yagna at a white-raised fire platform before a terracotta-coloured wall with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead mala, bends over the platform holding a metal dish. Seated participants in white clothes and white shawls, some with malas, sit on a white and red striped cloth at left and right; a few women in saris sit at the right edge near brass kalasha-style vessels with marigolds. Bundles of sticks and offering trays with grains sit in the foreground. A dark deity murti in orange drapery stands at the upper right.2010-12-16Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit (kunda) built into a white platform, with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir" on an orange wall behind. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-beaded necklace and vibhuti marks on his forehead stands at the pit holding a brass plate of offerings, with smoke rising from the pit. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with an ID lanyard stands with folded hands; a bundle of wood, a basket of red flower petals, brass vessels and kalashas with orange-wrapped coconuts sit on the platform. Around 20 seated devotees in white clothing, some in orange, press their palms together. The pictured scene is a homa ritual at the temple, with a white-and-red striped awning overhead.2010-12-16A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual at the Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, a red-walled temple with a painted sign. A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold chain, stands at a square fire pit holding a brass plate of bananas. Another man in white dhoti and shawl with a lanyard stands at left beside baskets of wood, chillies, lemons and coconuts. Behind them about 30 seated devotees in white clothes, some with lanyards, fold their hands in prayer under a red-and-white striped canopy; a woman in blue sits on the right beside brass kalashas and oil lamps.2010-12-16A homa ritual on an outdoor stage in front of an orange-red wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a lit lamp and a small vessel aloft while a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti and a lanyard sits cross-legged beside a square fire pit. Trays of dried sticks, a bowl of flowers, and heaps of rice and grain sit on a white cloth at the front. Behind them a seated audience in white and colourful saris and white shirts watches, with a deity murti in orange and black on the right. Striped red and white borders and hanging triangular pennants frame the scene.2010-12-16