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Outdoor 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.

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December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering under a canopy of orange, yellow and red fabric with pennants reading a temple's name. A sign on the building above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A dense crowd of seated devotees in white clothes sits on the ground in front. On a raised stage, several people in orange and saffron robes sit and stand around a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, with brass plates and offerings laid on the platform. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged at the right side of the stage near a microphone stand, while others in white and orange attend nearby. Two women in white sit on the left of the platform. Palm trees and a blue sky are visible at the upper right.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath orange and yellow canopies strung with orange pennant flags. A seated figure in orange robes sits at the right on a raised red-and-cream platform, with a small microphone stand in front of him. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the ground in the foreground, facing the platform. Behind the platform, a white building bears the sign Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with several people in white and orange standing on its steps, and a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers sits on a central pedestal. Several orange-robed attendants stand along the right side of the platform. Brass plates with offerings and flowers lie on the platform edge.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24A temple ritual on a raised red-and-white striped platform in front of the white facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a carved entrance and a sign reading that name. Two orange-robed priests sit at the centre before a brass puja setup, flowers and leaves, with a lit lamp and offerings spread on the platform. Two large deity statues flank the entrance, one wearing an orange garland. Seated devotees in white and colourful salwar clothes fill the red mats in the foreground, many with children, and a row of seated people sits behind under yellow-orange canopies. A small orange-draped seat with a cushion stands to the right. Several people in white are seated along the edges of the courtyard.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Photograph 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.2008-12-28