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Evening ritual in an orange-walled open courtyard decorated with banana plants and leafy bunting. A large fire blazes on a white stepped platform before a deity murti with garlands and a red and gold backdrop. Priests in white dhotis and orange cloths tend the fire; one priest in white stands at left. Seated devotees fill the foreground on orange and mat cloths, including a woman in an orange patterned top and a woman in a lavender shawl. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded mala sits on a red-cushioned seat at right, with a shaved-headed attendant in white nearby. Brass vessels and a gold kalasha-like pot sit near the fire, with a homa-style offering in progress.

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Night-time temple ritual in an open-sided courtyard with orange walls and a corrugated roof. A fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground beside brass vessels and offerings. Behind it stands a large deity murti draped in colourful flower garlands and a rainbow-striped canopy, with a red cloth and a gold throne. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested and holding a flame, performs aarti near the fire. Five young girls in bright silk dresses sit on the floor with hands folded in prayer, with rose petals and small brass plates before them. Potted plants line the steps, and a small Shiva-style murti with garlands stands at the right.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Evening outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls. A square white fire pit holds a bright flame, with brass and steel vessels and offerings on the left. Behind it stands a large deity murti or ornate decorated throne covered in multicoloured flower garlands, with a striped canopy above. Several girls in colourful traditional dress sit on the floor in front, holding small lamps and flower petals, with brass plates before them. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit lamp, another white-clad priest stands behind, and a figure in orange robes stands in the background. A garlanded Ganesha-type murti sits at the right by steps.2011-12-31October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesJuly 09 20132013-07-09July 17 20132013-07-17Evening temple ritual in an open-air courtyard with orange walls and a corrugated roof. A tall deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers stands on a gilded pedestal under a multicoloured canopy. In front, a raised white-tiled square homa pit with a fire-ready opening is surrounded by brass vessels and scattered rose petals. Five young boys in maroon robes and white flower garlands sit cross-legged on the orange floor with brass plates. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit lamp, with other white-clad priests and devotees behind him. A small black stone figure garlanded with white flowers sits at right near potted plants.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Interior of an open-sided orange-walled hall at dusk, with a fire pit (homa) burning on a white-tiered platform in front of an orange temple-like shrine containing a lit deity murti. Seated in front of the fire, a priest in orange-red cloth performs the ritual. Two dark standing deity statues flank the platform, and a red and gold throne stands empty to the right. Around 25 devotees in white clothes and red sashes sit on mats facing the fire, with some on chairs at the edges. Potted plants surround the platform.2013-03-31Outdoor homa or yagna at a white-edged square fire pit beside an orange wall with the sign "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir". A bald man in saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala holds a ritual ladle over the pit with his hands. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shawl sits with folded hands and a lanyard. Behind them many people in white clothes sit on the ground in rows, some with palms pressed together. Trays of wood sticks, grains, coconut and banana leaves lie on the white platform, and brass pots with orange flowers sit at the right. The orange and white setting suggests ashram ritual practice.2010-12-16An outdoor homa or yagna ceremony at dusk before a decorated shrine with a large deity murti of goddess forms garlanded in flowers, behind a fire pit with a burning flame on an orange altar. A seated woman in orange and red clothing sits on an elevated orange platform near a bare-chested priest in white dhoti standing to the left. Rows of young boys with shaved heads wear orange and red robes with gold borders, sitting on a mat with kumkum and rudraksha malas. A woman with hair tied back and a white garment with rudraksha mala sits in the front row, and women in red and gold saris sit on the right. A canopy and a second small shrine stand in the background. Only the seated woman on the platform and the people in the foreground are clearly a candidate, but no appearance cues for a person are sufficient, so no a person is identified.2014-10-03