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Outdoor temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-walled shrine with a white-and-red striped stepped platform in front. A man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow border, wearing a beaded neck mala, stands on the platform holding a white cloth and offering. Offerings in bowls and plates, banana-leaf items and a lit oil lamp sit on a white cloth, with smoke rising from inside the shrine. Three people in white clothes stand with hands folded at left, and a seated person in white sits near a red and gold throne at right beside a portrait banner labelled Anandotsava. Orange and yellow paper flags hang overhead.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-walled structure and a banner reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above its doorway. A young priest in white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth and a sacred thread stands at left, holding a ritual implement and pouring or waving over a white stone altar covered in offerings. Steam rises from the central fire or offering area, and metal bowls of food, fruit and flowers sit on white cloths. Behind them, seated devotees watch, and a deity murti with a garland stands near the temple entrance. At right, a red chair and a framed portrait of a bearded saffron-turbaned figure with a caption banner are visible. Festival bunting hangs above.2010-12-26Outdoor ritual scene in front of a red-painted building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A young male priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a beaded necklace stands at left, holding a ritual implement and vessel beside a smoking fire pit with offerings. Steel bowls of food, a plate of fruit, and flower garlands sit on a white cloth table. Behind, a deity murti with garland is visible in the doorway, and several seated devotees watch from the steps. At right, a red armchair and a banner with a portrait of a smiling figure in saffron turban and the caption Nanditha a person are visible. Festive triangular bunting hangs from the roof.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold border and a gold-beaded necklace stands at left, holding a lit lamp over a white tiered altar with dense smoke rising in the centre of a courtyard. Trays of offerings, bowls of rice, fruit and flowers sit around the altar. Behind it, the red facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple has a dark doorway, and a black stone murti with a flower garland stands to the right. Several seated women in saris and salwar kameez sit on the steps and watch, and a red-clothed seating area and a banner with a portrait are visible at right. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present in the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple in front of a red-washed building. A young priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded necklace stands at left holding a ritual vessel, facing a white stepped platform with a shallow basin where smoke rises. Metal bowls of food and offerings sit on white cloth in the foreground, along with a plate of fruit. A dark stone deity murti garlanded with flowers stands on the right near the temple doorway. Seated devotees on the steps watch the rite, and a red chair and red cloth are placed at right. A banner on the right is labelled with a portrait and text. Colourful striped pillars and bunting frame the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor temple scene in front of an orange-painted building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at left, his back partly turned, holding a white cloth near his face beside a fire pit and brass lamps. A man in white clothes stands with palms joined at the right, and a small child in white sits on the steps nearby. A black stone Shiva lingam-like figure draped in an orange garland stands at right. Trays of offerings, including nuts and sweets, sit on a white cloth in the foreground, and a deity murti decorated with flowers is visible inside the shrine doorway.2010-12-26A photograph of a temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A young male priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-yellow borders stands at a white stone altar, holding a round white plate and offering it toward a shrine. Brass lamps, a bowl of kumkum and small offerings of sweets and nuts sit on the white cloth. Incense smoke rises from the shrine doorway, and a dark Shiva-linga style statue with a red-and-white garland stands at right. A woman in white clothes with hands joined watches at left, and another person in white sits on the steps at right.2010-12-26