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Photograph 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.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night 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.2010-11-21November 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 20102010-11-21December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor ceremony in front of a white-walled temple labelled in a sign as Sri Anandeshwara Temple, strung with warm fairy lights. A framed portrait with garlands sits on a low platform at left, showing a robed figure. On a raised red-and-white stage, a woman in orange robes sits with hands folded in prayer, while a priest in orange sits to the left before ritual offerings on brass plates. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit in rows, some with palms joined, and a standing attendant in orange tends the setup. Banners on the right and centre show a Kalpataru Darshan notice and a colourful Shaktim poster. Dark sky above.2008-10-07Night procession at a temple courtyard in front of a building with the sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE". A central figure in an orange-red sari with a gold border and a beaded necklace walks forward, hair pulled back, with a white-clad priest beside them. Men in white dhotis with red-striped shawls line the path with hands folded, and a row of people in mixed white and colourful clothing stands on steps at right. Striped red-and-white low walls border the courtyard, and decorated blue-and-gold banners hang on poles at the left. The central figure has long hair and distinctive orange ornate clothing, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so a person is unsure.2010-11-12Night photo of an evening puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building strung with fairy lights. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a lit aarti lamp toward the shrine. Several seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with garlands, sit on a striped red-and-white stage with brass plates of offerings before them. A seated figure at right in orange clothes presses palms together in prayer. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a framed portrait with flowers sits on the stage. A banner reads Kalpataru Darshan, every Saturday and Sunday, with a photo of a robed figure. Audience members in the foreground face the stage.2008-10-07