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Night outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard beneath a corrugated roof, lit by a bright overhead lamp. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a saffron-orange beaded mala, sits before a white-edged square stone altar holding a dark slab, with brass vessels, plates of red offerings and a small oil lamp. Beside him, another man in white sits with a bell-shaped brass object. Standing figures in white clothes and an orange shawl attend in the background. At right, a deity murti in a red and gold dress is heavily garlanded with multicoloured and yellow flower garlands, beside a golden throne-like chair draped in pink and a golden vahana-style figure. A signboard on the building reads Sri Anandeshwara Mandir.

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Night outdoor ritual at a homa pit: a square yellow-painted fire pit with burning embers sits in the foreground. Several seated priests perform the ceremony on a mat. A bald priest in saffron-orange cloth with a white forehead mark sits center-left; another in a red-orange shawl and white dhoti reads from a book at a microphone. A figure in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits right beside a gilded deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with marigolds and roses, under a golden canopy. Brass plates, kalasha vessels and flower offerings surround the fire. Devotees in white with red shawls sit at left.2014-10-11December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31June 02 20152015-06-02Night outdoor ritual scene at an ashram. In the foreground, a white marble-tiered platform holds a black stone yoni-shaped pit or altar. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-bead necklace, holds a silver plate at the microphone, while an older priest beside him in white with a saffron-edged cloth and a gold necklace holds a book. Seated devotees in orange and maroon clothing line the left, and musicians with drums sit at the back. Brass vessels, a gold plate with flowers, and garlands of marigolds and white flowers rest on the right. Red items are piled on a tray beyond. A small red-roofed building and a tree are visible in the background.2011-12-31Night-time temple ritual on a raised stone platform. A gilded deity murti with a crown, draped in orange cloth and heavy garlands of marigolds and purple flowers, sits on a golden lion-throne under a decorated arch. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis sit near the throne, one with a bare torso and rudraksha mala. In front, a robed priest in white and pink sits by a flaming fire pit with oil lamps, holding a mala. A devotee in orange sits in the foreground beside bronze vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offerings. To the right, a tiered decorated altar with carved figures and garlands. Strings of leaves hang overhead, with a bright shrine lit behind. Homa/puja setting.2015-01-03Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard. A bare-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with gold-banded cloth, holds a lit camphor aarti lamp toward a deity murti decorated with a multicoloured flower garland in yellow, red, purple and green. The murti stands within an ornate gold arch with a golden lion-like vahana and a pink cloth backdrop. Before it, a square fire pit or homa kund stands with brass plates of offerings, red flower petals and marigold garlands. A seated attendant in a yellow-trimmed white sari watches nearby, and a man in a striped shirt passes behind. Overhead hang a red and yellow tasseled canopy and string lights.2011-12-31February 16 20162016-02-16Night puja at an outdoor shrine under a tin roof. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds a lit camphor lamp aloft before a deity murti decorated with white, purple and pink garlands. Beside the fire pit, a man in white dhoti kneels at the left edge, and a figure in saffron sits or stands at right before a silver-framed deity with garlands. A small fire burns in a yellow-tiled homa pit with brass vessels and offerings in front, and a multi-tiered shrine with flowers stands in the background. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so no identification is made.2014-11-25October 11 20142014-10-11October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copies