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Outdoor temple ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-washed building with a central doorway. A man in an orange robe and bare upper body-free orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp aloft in aarti, facing the seated crowd on a red-and-white striped platform. Nearby, a white-clad priest tends offerings of dried wood, bowls of grains, and a basket of leaves. A seated man in white and a woman in a turquoise outfit sit on the steps behind. Two dark stone statues in orange cloth stand flanking the entrance, and a large framed portrait on a stand sits beside an ornate gold-and-red throne. A banner with text and a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban hangs on the right. Many children in white and a few women in white and colourful saris sit in front, facing the ritual.

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Outdoor homa ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a bald priest in orange robes holding a lit flame aloft over a fire pit on a raised red-and-white striped platform. Before the temple entrance, a man in white sits cross-legged beside baskets of sticks and offering bowls. A throne-like red and gold chair stands empty at right beside a framed portrait. Many seated devotees in white, teal and orange clothing face the platform, with a deity murti at the temple doorway and orange-robed statues on either side. Banners with a painted bright red and white backdrop frame the scene.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16A homa or fire ritual performed outdoors in front of a red-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A standing priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl holds a lit torch or flame aloft with one arm. Seated beside a raised white and red-striped platform, a man in white ritual clothes sits near offering plates of dried leaves, grains, and bowls on the platform. Behind them, a row of white-clad devotees sits on steps before an inner shrine holding a deity murti. Kalasha-like tall decorative banners and pennants hang overhead. On the right, a red and gold throne stands empty beside a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, whose printed caption is not legible. Dozens of children and adults in white clothes sit in front of the platform, watching the ritual.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-orange building with a signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. On a white and red-striped stage, a bald man in an orange robe holds a lit lamp toward a deity murti at the temple entrance, while a man in white sits cross-legged with a basket of leaves nearby. Brass bowls and offerings sit on the stage. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground and steps. A tall red chair with gold trim stands at the right beside a man in white holding a fan, and a banner portrait captioned Anando... shows a smiling man in an orange turban. Two large deity statues flank the temple, and the image is a photo of an abhishekam or puja setting.2010-12-16Outdoor ceremony in front of a red-walled building with a signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. A central priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a striped white-and-red platform, holding a lit lamp and a bell. Beside him, a man bare-chested with a white cloth sits before a fire pit and offerings: bowls of food, bundles of sticks and grass, and oil lamps. Seated devotees in white clothes and children with folded hands fill the foreground. Behind the platform, two dark deity statues stand in orange cloths, and a red throne with gold trim sits empty on the right beside a large banner showing a smiling figure in an orange turban and text. A white-clad man in the background sits near a shrine. Many devotees with raised, folded palms face the platform.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple under a corrugated roof strung with orange pennants and colourful fabric tassels. A man in an orange robe stands on a raised platform holding a lit lamp or flame toward a deity murti in the temple doorway, with puja offerings in bowls and banana leaves on the mat in front. Beside him a man in white sits on the platform, and a red-upholstered chair with a gold frame stands empty to the right. Many devotees in white clothing sit on mats and white plastic chairs, some with palms joined, while a man in a red shirt in the foreground raises his hands in prayer. A red banner reading ANANDOTSAVA with a small framed portrait is visible at the right.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16