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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands at a white stone fire pit, pouring liquid from a ladle into the smoking pit. Smoke rises from the square fire pit, with brass vessels and a plate of offerings at the left edge. Behind him a man in a white shirt holds a tray near a red-orange wall with the sign Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, potted palms and a garlanded altar with brass pots and marigolds at the right. Two seated devotees sit in the background.

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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours a ghee offering from a ladle into a square white fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) with smoke rising. Behind him, a second man in white clothing tends items, and a red-and-white garland-draped table with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offering plates sits to the right beside an orange wall and potted plants. Brass bowls with yellow offerings sit in the foreground.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a square fire pit, holding a silver plate with a flame and orange cloth above the smoke. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. Behind him, another man in a white shirt and red-bordered dhoti stands beside a microphone stand, and seated devotees sit near a decorated altar with brass vessels, marigold garlands and orange flowers. A sign above reads Shri Anandeshwar Mandir, and the wall is terracotta with a white-and-red striped base.2011-12-17A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges stands at a square homa fire pit, pouring ghee or liquid from an ornate brass ladle-vessel into the fire. He wears a gold bead mala and a gold pendant with a small image, and a tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises from the pit, with a brass bowl at its edge. Behind him is a red-orange wall with a sign reading Shri Anandeshwar Mandir in Devanagari and English, and a standing attendant in red and white is partly visible at right, with seated people at left.2011-12-17A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border kneels at a square homa fire pit, feeding offerings into flames with a long metal ladle. He wears a gold necklace and a white tilaka on his forehead. Silver pots and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the stone ledge, with green plants and a red-and-white striped wall behind him. Other people are partly visible at the left. This is a fire ritual scene. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit beside a red temple wall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a sacred thread and a white tilak, stands at the square fire pit and pours offerings from a metal vessel. Brass kalashas wrapped in netting, topped with mango leaves and coconuts, sit on a white cloth with orange, red and white cloths tied around them. Steel bowls and trays of offerings lie on a mat at left. A small flame burns on the pit's edge, and a black stone deity murti stands on a platform at right. Red containers are stacked behind the temple. Text on the temple wall reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir.A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits at a black fire pit, holding a ladle over a flame in a homa or yagna. A gold rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck and he wears a bracelet. Brass bowls of offerings, yellow flowers, and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the stone ledge. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum, and a man in a white shirt and red-and-white lungi stands with hands folded. Orange-red walls and green foliage form the background.2011-12-17Outdoor homa or yagna at a white-raised fire platform before a terracotta-coloured wall with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead mala, bends over the platform holding a metal dish. Seated participants in white clothes and white shawls, some with malas, sit on a white and red striped cloth at left and right; a few women in saris sit at the right edge near brass kalasha-style vessels with marigolds. Bundles of sticks and offering trays with grains sit in the foreground. A dark deity murti in orange drapery stands at the upper right.2010-12-16A priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold ornamental necklace sits cross-legged before a white square fire pit, pouring offerings into a bright orange flame from a metal ladle beside a microphone. Plates of flowers, fruits, sweets and vessels are arranged in front of the pit. Seated devotees in white and pink clothing watch in the background, and a drummer plays near a red and white wall with potted plants. The priest's shaved head and ash markings are visible, and no appearance cues establish whether he is a person, so he is described only by role.2011-12-12December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit (kunda) built into a white platform, with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir" on an orange wall behind. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-beaded necklace and vibhuti marks on his forehead stands at the pit holding a brass plate of offerings, with smoke rising from the pit. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with an ID lanyard stands with folded hands; a bundle of wood, a basket of red flower petals, brass vessels and kalashas with orange-wrapped coconuts sit on the platform. Around 20 seated devotees in white clothing, some in orange, press their palms together. The pictured scene is a homa ritual at the temple, with a white-and-red striped awning overhead.2010-12-16