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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with white buildings, palm trees and a parked white van. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a long stick beside a square white fire pit, and a second man in orange robes holds a silver tray of offerings near the pit. Around them, a group of people in white clothes, some with orange shawls and garlands, stand with hands folded in namaskar. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style bowl and scattered flower petals lie on the concrete in the foreground. Signboards with Kannada and English text are visible on the walls.

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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a white-walled temple complex. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a long orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulder and body stands barefoot beside a square white fire pit or homa kund, with a tall wooden pole rising from it and white smoke drifting upward. Behind him, a large crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing, many wearing yellow-gold cords or necklaces, stands on a raised step and along the building. A woman in pink and another in orange are among them, and a photographer with a camera stands at the left. Signs on the walls include a red banner reading 'ARA TEMPLE' and a sign reading 'Sri Anandeshwari Devasthana'.2009-06-15December 16 20102010-12-16June 15 20092009-06-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoors under palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace performs an aarti-style ritual, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other above a raised white fire pit. Around him, a large crowd in white clothes and red-and-white neck lanyards sits and stands on the ground, with a few children in front. Brass plates and offering dishes sit on the white platform, and red brick buildings stand in the background.2010-12-16Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and a thatched hut behind a white wall. A large black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white pedestal garlanded with flowers. Beside it a tall copper flagstaff rises, draped with a flower garland at its base. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand around the pedestal. Two figures in orange robes, one with a long orange shawl and rudraksha beads, stand near the front on the left, one holding a staff. Small fire pits with ash circles sit in the foreground. A signboard on the left wall reads in Kannada script, and a floor plan board stands nearby.2010-07-01Outdoor evening scene at a firewalk pit: a dark ash-filled trench of glowing embers lies in packed dirt in the foreground. A long-haired man in an orange robe stands barefoot at the pit's edge holding a small silver vessel, with two men in white dhotis and orange shawls beside him, one holding a long brass trident-staff. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees and children stands behind, under a corrugated shelter, beneath a large painted banner of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments. a person: the orange-robed figure with long swept hair, in a firewalk setting, is. The banner shows a depiction of a turbaned figure with ceremonial garb. Several white-clad devotees hold hands together in prayer.2007-02-14Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard at dusk, with palm trees and a white temple facade with red stripes and banners on the left. On a raised red-and-white platform, several men in saffron-orange robes and white garments sit with brass pots (kalasha) placed before them, one standing figure in orange at the center. Below, on an orange cloth spread on the ground, a large seated group of devotees in orange, white and red clothing listens. Parked vans sit behind the palms.2008-10-09Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard beside a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and a garland holds a brass bell and a small brass vessel while standing before a fire pit of stacked logs, two terracotta pots decorated with markings, a brass lamp and a brass bowl. Beside him an older man in orange with a shaved head and garland presses his palms together. Sugarcane stalks and banana leaves frame the altar. Behind, a bearded sadhu in orange stands with hands folded, and a row of devotees in white and yellow stands on steps at right, hands joined in namaskar. This appears to be a homa or puja offering.2010-01-14Outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard under palm trees. A bare-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a forehead mark, stands at the back holding a silver tray. In front, a seated man in white dhoti and shawl tends a white fire pit with burning wood and offerings. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes with lanyards sit on mats and chairs. Brass vessels, a kalasha and marigolds sit on an orange cloth, with a red building and a sign in the background.2010-12-16