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Evening outdoor ceremony in front of a white temple decorated with strings of warm lights; the facade sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several robed priests in orange and saffron stand on a raised red-and-white platform before the entrance, some holding ritual items, with a Kalpataru Darshan banner nearby. A large seated crowd in white, yellow, pink and red saris and kurtas sits on the ground facing the temple, including many women with long braided hair. Palm trees and illuminated banners frame the scene.

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Evening outdoor puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a white building strung with lights. A raised platform in front holds several priests in orange-saffron robes, one standing tall and holding a lit lamp while others sit with offerings. A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground facing the platform, many women in white, yellow, pink and orange saris, with children and older adults. Smoke rises from the temple roof area and a few devotees wear white. Painted signs read Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance and Kannada signboards flank the facade.2008-10-09Evening outdoor ceremony in front of a white temple decorated with string lights, with signage reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly women in white and colourful saris and men in white shirts, fill the foreground on the ground. On a raised platform before the temple, several robed figures in saffron and orange clothing sit and stand around a central area, some with hands joined, while a woman in an orange sari stands at the right. A small fire or offering area is visible near the platform steps. Trees and a palm frame the evening sky. The crowd is large and fills the frame.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 07 20082008-10-07October 08 20082008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Evening outdoor ceremony at Sri Ananda Temple, with white fairy lights strung along the roofline and a garlanded central shrine. A framed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure with an orange turban sits on a decorated stand in front, and a picture is shown on the right banner panel. A robed priest in orange sits on a raised platform beside the lit shrine, while about two dozen devotees in white clothes, some in pink or orange saris, sit cross-legged on the ground holding offering trays with oil lamps and flowers. Flames burn in small red lamps in the foreground. Flanking the stage are deity murtis, and an ornate golden throne with red cushions stands at the right.2009-12-30Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, its facade strung with white fairy lights. A standing priest in orange robes tends a bright oil lamp or fire on a small platform, while a seated figure in orange sits on a raised orange-draped seat nearby. Many devotees sit on mats and blue plastic chairs, mostly in white and orange clothing, with some men in white kurtas and women in saffron and white saris. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a red banner reads Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-07Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees seated on mats and the bare ground in front of a white-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several saffron-robed monks sit on a raised red-and-white striped platform at the temple steps, with a figure in a saffron robe seated centrally at the front and others in orange and white nearby, apparently performing a ritual. Devotees in white kurtas, saris and salwar are seated facing the platform, with palm trees and a dusk sky behind. Bright strings of lights and banners hang on the facade.2008-10-09Evening scene in front of a white temple facade with string lights, a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above a shrine doorway with a lit deity murti inside. A group of devotees sits on a striped red-and-white platform and the ground facing the shrine; several men in orange robes sit in front, and a figure in orange stands at the shrine doorway. Women in white, yellow and blue saris and children in white and orange sit on the ground in rows. In the right foreground a dark bronze Nandi bull with garlands of red flowers faces the temple. Banners and framed portraits hang on the side walls, including a sign reading Kalpataru Darshan.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor gathering in front of a white temple building with the sign SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above its open doorway and a smaller sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Mandir beside it. A raised red-and-white striped platform holds several people in orange and saffron robes seated and standing, with a carved wooden seat or throne at the right edge. Many women and girls in white and red saris sit on mats below, some with flowers in their braided hair. A standing man in orange addresses the group from the platform, and a printed banner on the wall shows event text. Strings of marigolds and small flags decorate the entrance.2008-10-09