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Outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy of orange, red and green fabric streamers. Many people in white and orange clothes sit on red mats in rows, facing a raised altar area. A sannyasi in orange robes stands at right beside a black nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow-orange flowers. Two black stone deity murti stand on pedestals near the altar, one with orange cloth. Behind them a white building shows a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Palm trees and flags appear in the background.

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December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor temple ritual under a canopy of red and orange fabric with yellow and green pennant trim. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly in white clothing, sit on red mats facing a raised white platform before the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A figure in orange robes sits centrally at the platform, with a white-clad assistant beside a low table of offerings and flowers. Two dark deity murti stand with orange garlands on either side of the shrine entrance. A small screen and red-and-white striped railings frame the scene, with several children in white among the adults.2008-12-24Outdoor temple ritual under a canopy of orange, red and yellow draped cloth. A large black stone Nandi bull, garlanded with yellow and white flowers, sits at right. Behind a red carpet, a crowd of seated devotees, mostly women in white and some in red and orange saris, sits facing a raised platform where priests in orange and white perform a puja. Dark stone statues stand flanking the platform, and a sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the shrine entrance with a deity murti visible inside.2008-12-24Outdoor temple ritual under a canopy of orange, yellow and green draped fabric. A large black stone Nandi bull, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, sits in the right foreground. Dozens of devotees, mostly women and children in white clothes, sit on a red carpet facing a stone platform with offerings. Beyond them, a temple entrance bears the sign Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and two dark statues stand flanking the steps. Several robed men sit near the platform, one in orange, conducting the ceremony.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor temple ceremony under a red and orange canopy hung with marigold garlands. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing, some in yellow, orange and pink saris, sit on red mats facing a raised striped platform. At the platform, a priest in orange robes sits beside a ritual table with brass vessels, flower offerings and oil lamps, while other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Painted deity murtis stand in shrines behind, decorated with orange cloth and garlands, and a signboard reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, with another sign reading Sri Chandeshwara Temple.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 under a canopy of orange, yellow and green flags, before a white temple labelled Sri Anandeshwari Temple. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised white-and-red striped platform decorated with flowers, holding a lamp and conducting puja. A second person in white stands beside a seated figure, and offerings of fruit and leaves are laid out. Two dark stone deity murti stand near the entrance. A large seated crowd in white and yellow clothes fills the red-carpeted floor, many children among them.2008-12-24December 28 20082008-12-28Outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy of red, orange, yellow and green draped fabric. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on red mats in rows, many with hands pressed in anjali. On a raised red-and-white striped platform, a figure in orange robes sits before a puja arrangement of fruit and flowers, with a standing devotee in white nearby. Behind, a deity murti stands in an alcove decorated with garlands, and a sign reads Sri Aandeshwara Temple. The orange-robed figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so this is recorded as unsure.2008-12-24