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A 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.

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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges stands at a fire pit, pouring ghee or liquid from a silver vessel (kalasha/ladle) into the flames of a homa. He wears a gold necklace with a pendant and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a tilak on his forehead. Burning sticks and a brass bowl sit at the pit's edge; a microphone stand stands nearby. Behind him, seated men, one with a drum, watch. A red building wall with Hindi signage reading श्री आनंदेश्वर is visible. The scene is an outdoor homa ritual.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 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.2011-12-17September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01A shaved-headed male priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands outdoors before a low ritual setup. He tilts a clear glass vessel over a brass lamp or kalasha, pouring liquid, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Potted plants line a red-brick wall with white and red striped base, and a sign reading Sri Ashram is partly visible at top. Brass vessels sit on a purple mat and dark cloth in front of him, and a rudraksha mala hangs on his chest, with vertical tilak on his forehead. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at an ashram courtyard.December 26 20102010-12-26A 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 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 31 20112011-12-31December 17 20112011-12-17