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Night photograph at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its orange facade strung with lights and a signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands with palms pressed together before a white stone yoni-pitha base with a shallow dark basin and a small flower offering. Two dark deity statues stand on either side of the steps, and a lit shrine glows inside. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits on the steps, a man in white shirt stands at left, and a cameraman is visible near the entrance.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Pre-dawn temple scene with an orange-walled shrine strung with fairy lights. A person with long dark curly hair, seen from behind, wears a rust-orange wrap and stands with hands folded at the edge of a white-and-red stepped platform. Beside them a black stone deity murti with orange cloth stands near a speaker and potted plant. A shrine on the right carries a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara, with a red-and-gold deity image beneath a tent roof. A small child in a patterned top and pink leggings stands at the left edge. A square fire pit with marigold offerings sits on the white floor, consistent with a lamp-lighting or Karthikai Deepam observance.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Photograph at dusk of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, its orange facade covered in small lit oil lamps and strung with orange triangular pennants. A woman in a flowing orange-red sari stands in the foreground, her back to the camera, facing a white-and-red tiered platform with a dark ritual pit and flower offering. Beyond, an illuminated deity shrine glows inside the hall. On the right, a seated boy in a yellow shirt and several people in white and cream clothing watch, one holding a camera.2010-11-21Photograph at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above an open shrine doorway with orange pennants. In the foreground a long-haired person in orange robes, seen from behind, raises an arm toward a decorated deity murti seated on a red cushion, heavily garlanded with white and orange flowers. Around the shrine, devotees in white and saffron stand with hands folded, and an oil lamp and brass puja vessels with flower petals sit on the floor. A yellow canopy and striped mats frame the right side. The figure's identity is not established by appearance.2008-12-28August 23 20112011-08-23Outdoor temple ritual at the Anandeshwara Temple signboard. A man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange robe with a gold necklace stands at right holding a bell and ritual implement near a tall canopy with orange and yellow drape. Opposite, a figure in orange robes with shaved head bows with palms joined. Two more orange-robed figures kneel at the lower foreground, one with palms pressed together. Behind a black slab on a white platform, deity murti are adorned with yellow and orange garlands. Devotees in white clothes stand in the crowd behind, some with palms joined. Brass lamps and bowls sit on the platform. A printed notice board and banners are visible behind.2008-12-28 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21December 16 20102010-12-16