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Night photo of a puja at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building strung with fairy lights. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on a striped red-and-white platform before a framed portrait garlanded with red and white flowers. A standing man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace raises his hands in prayer at left, while a seated figure in orange at right holds a bowl. Brass trays of offerings, fruit and a kalasha-like vessel sit on mats. Seated devotees in orange fill the foreground, and onlookers gather on the temple steps beneath a lit deity murti.

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Night photograph of an outdoor evening puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its white facade strung with fairy lights. On a raised red-and-white striped stage, a figure in orange robes standing at left performs aarti with a lamp, while several seated devotees in orange robes and garlands face the shrine. A large orange-clad figure with long dark hair sits cross-legged on the right-hand dais, with brass plates of offerings and flower garlands nearby. Behind them stands a framed portrait garlanded with flowers beside an illuminated deity murti at the temple entrance, and a large banner reads Kalpataru Darshan with a 'Every Saturday & Sunday' notice. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground and the stepped area.2008-10-07Night 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.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07Night 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.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07Night-time outdoor puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building strung with fairy lights. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a flaming aarti lamp toward a shrine lit with garlands and a deity murti. Rows of seated devotees in orange clothes sit on a red and white striped mat, with brass plates of offerings in front. A young person in orange at right sits with hands joined near a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, and a kalasha-style pot and printed poster for Kalpataru Darshan on Saturdays and Sundays are visible on the wall. Many people are present, including several seated in the foreground.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07Night photograph of a devotional puja at a temple entrance lit with string lights. A large framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garlanded with red and white flower necklaces sits on a stage in front of a deity murti. Rows of people in orange robes sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding plates of fruit and offerings. A seated man in orange with hands folded at the right edge is filming with a camera, and a robed figure in orange stands at the left beside a speaker. Red and white striped stage edging is visible in the foreground, with lamps and brass plates of offerings before the portrait. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands near the shrine, and a banner reads Kalpataru Darshan with the dates October 2008.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07Night photo of a temple courtyard at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its white walls strung with coloured fairy lights. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat at the front of a raised platform with red and white banding, leading a ritual while others in orange robes sit around trays of offerings and a lamp. Devotees in white with yellow shoulder cloths sit on the ground in rows, many with hands folded in prayer. Inside the shrine a deity murti is decorated and lit. A sign reads Kalpataru Darshan, Every Saturday & Sunday, and a poster on the wall shows lamps and a Navaratri-style design. Dozens of people are visible.2008-10-07