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Outdoor ritual under a red and orange canopy with fringed trim and palm trees behind. Several people in saffron and orange robes and white garments sit on a mat and red-striped cloth. Brass plates hold flowers, rice, coconut and dried items. In the foreground a white-clad devotee sits with back to the camera facing a seated priest in orange. Behind them is a signboard for the Sri Anandeshwara Temple and garlands of marigolds. A small umbrella and a tripod-mounted camera are visible. Photo of a ceremonial temple event.

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Outdoor ritual under a red, orange and green canopy with fringed decorations and a smaller patterned umbrella overhead. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit on woven mats and a red carpet, while a figure in white with an orange shawl sits in the foreground facing the rite. A seated figure in orange on a raised platform holds a book, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands nearby. Brass plates hold flowers, bananas, coconut pieces, sweets and sheaves of grain. Behind them is a white wall with a painted banner, a potted plant, a deity figure garlanded with orange cloth, and palm trees. A video camera on a tripod records the scene.2008-12-24Outdoor ritual under a large red and orange canopy with yellow fringe and decorated poles. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl and a seated monk in orange robes sit before trays of marigold petals, coconut pieces, rice, flower garlands, and a blue cloth-wrapped offering, with dried sticks and rings of sweets. Behind them, several women and men in orange and white sit on a mat near a red-draped platform; a woman in orange sits centre-right beside a man in orange and a man in white with a yellow shawl. A small deity murti with garlands stands at left beside a board of printed notices. Palm trees and a thatched structure appear in the background. Several people in orange and white are seated, with a video camera on a tripod nearby.2008-12-24A homa fire ritual in an outdoor temple courtyard beneath a red and orange canopy. A man in a saffron-orange robe kneels at a white raised fire pit, holding a small offering dish over a lit flame. Beside him a woman in orange sits on a cushioned seat, and other robed people in orange sit nearby. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style pot, bananas, pineapple, coconuts, marigold garlands, coins, and bundled sticks are arranged on the mats. Behind them a white temple wall has a deity murti draped in orange and garlands, and a cameraman films the scene. Several sheets of text are displayed on the wall.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesOutdoor festival scene under an orange and yellow canopy with fringed tassels and pennants. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth with a gold headpiece and garlands sits on a raised platform beside another man in saffron. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground and right, with women in white saris and children in yellow. Behind them, a white wall displays Kannada printed banners and framed portraits, and a loudspeaker sits on the platform. Marigold petals lie on the red carpet.2008-12-29A photograph at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple courtyard, with a whitewashed wall and a sign reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above the entrance. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair, hands folded in prayer, sits on a raised white platform with a red-and-white striped base, a fruit-laden tray and a dark patterned mat before them. Other people in orange and white clothing sit on red mats in the foreground, and a cameraman in white stands at left filming. An orange umbrella shades the platform, and marigold garlands hang on a dark deity murti and on the temple steps. Several more people in white and orange stand near the entrance. a person seated in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a sannyasi's saffron clothing, positioned as the central figure at the platform.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 28 20082008-12-28Outdoor ritual scene under a red and yellow canopy strung with orange pennants. A central figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised seat at right, with a long dark braid and an ornate gold-and-red garland, reading as a person presiding figure; the appearance cues are a long swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha beads and saffron clothing. A row of orange-clad attendants sits along a white fire pit (homa) with a black ritual basin. Foreground: a woman in white garments with hands folded in prayer, rows of brass oil lamps and yellow marigold garlands on trays, and dried sticks and offerings. Behind, flower-garlanded deity murti stand on a platform, with devotees in white watching from a white building.2008-12-28Outdoor ritual gathering under a open shade structure with palm trees behind. A central figure seated on a white-cushioned chair with a green and white cloth, wearing an orange garment and a white flower garland, with a second garland of white flowers. In front of him, a kneeling devotee in orange robes holds a long staff near a brass pot, while several other people in orange robes sit on mats with brass vessels, small plates of offerings and pooja items. Hundreds of seated devotees in white and mixed clothing fill the ground behind, many with hands folded, and tall orange and saffron flag poles rise above the crowd.2006-12-25A courtyard ritual gathering under a corrugated roof decorated with green leaf garlands and paper lanterns. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and ornate gold necklaces sits on a red patterned carpet-covered seat, holding a golden staff; he has long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, and appears to be the central figure receiving the assembly. Facing him on the left, several people in orange and white robes sit at a low ritual setup of brass plates holding fruit, flowers, sweets, coconuts and small oil lamps, with a bundle of sticks and a cloth-wrapped item nearby. A seated woman in a yellow and white sari attends the offerings. Rows of seated devotees in saffron, white, pink and blue saris and kurtas fill the floor, while a cameraman in white stands at the upper left. Brass and yellow plates arranged on mats complete the scene.2008-12-26