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Outdoor temple ceremony at a courtyard with orange-washed walls strung with lights, and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A saffron-robed priest with a long garland stands at left with palms together, and a woman in orange with a gold necklace stands beside a fire pit or homa platform. A bald man in orange kneels at the platform while a woman in yellow and white sits nearby, and a row of devotees in white stands and sits in the background. On the right a decorated deity murti in orange and red with garlands is seated on a golden throne with a red cushion, alongside brass kalasha pots and a silver tray on a white cloth.

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July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15A temple courtyard with an open orange-painted shelter and a sign reading Sri Anjaneya Mandir on the wall. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl kneels before a square homa fire pit, holding a ladle over a brass bowl, with a fire-pit altar strewn with leaves and offerings. Two young men in orange robes with rudraksha or beaded necklaces walk in front on the left. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saris sit and stand in rows, hands folded. On the right, a deity murti adorned with garlands, orange cloth and a crown sits on a gold-trimmed red throne with a ceremonial carpet, and a figure in orange is seated beside it. Brass kalasha pots with yellow and orange cloth stand near the altar. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15A homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard beside a red-orange wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at a square fire pit holding a brass plate of offerings, with a gold chain necklace and beaded mala. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white sash stands with palms joined. Behind them a seated crowd of about 30 people in white clothes, some with lanyards, watches, some with hands folded. Brass kalasha vessels with mango-leaf and orange tops, a plate of red powder, bundles of wood, and a dhoti-draped altar with a blue cloth stand around the pit.2010-12-16A temple ritual scene at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a sign above the shrine reading that name. A priest in orange robes and a gold necklace sits at left, holding a ladle over a silver vessel near a brass lamp and a small fire. Behind him, two orange-and-red deity murtis wearing garlands stand on a white platform, with a glowing oil lamp in front and incense smoke rising. Strings of orange lights decorate the walls. At right, a portrait of a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala rests on a gold-framed stand beside a red armchair and a gold footstool. Several white-clad men sit on the floor playing music near a microphone, and a few children and devotees stand in the background.2011-07-15Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit (kunda) built into a white platform, with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir" on an orange wall behind. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-beaded necklace and vibhuti marks on his forehead stands at the pit holding a brass plate of offerings, with smoke rising from the pit. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with an ID lanyard stands with folded hands; a bundle of wood, a basket of red flower petals, brass vessels and kalashas with orange-wrapped coconuts sit on the platform. Around 20 seated devotees in white clothing, some in orange, press their palms together. The pictured scene is a homa ritual at the temple, with a white-and-red striped awning overhead.2010-12-16Outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple under an orange and red canopy hung with saffron pennants. A large deity murti decorated with marigold garlands sits on a raised platform in the centre, flanked by floral garlands. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on the platform, one wearing a flower garland and a red-and-orange shawl, with a priest in an orange dhoti tending the ritual area. Brass plates of offerings and grains lie in front of the platform. A large seated crowd of devotees in white and light clothing watches from the foreground, and more people stand behind a white wall. A signboard above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2008-12-28December 23 20082008-12-23December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple during Brahmotsavam celebrations. Under a canopy of orange, red and green cloth with saffron flags, a crowd of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes faces a raised platform. On the platform, figures in orange robes sit and stand around a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, while a woman in white kneels at trays of offerings and marigold petals. Brass pots and a kalasha sit nearby, and a sign above the temple entrance reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 16 20102010-12-16