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Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with an orange-washed wall and a red-and-white striped stepped platform. A priest in white dhoti with a saffron-bordered cloth stands at left holding a silver plate with white offerings, facing a square white fire pit with a flame and smoke rising. Brass oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the pit's edge; marigold garlands and flower petals decorate the area, with pans of bananas, jaggery and nuts in the foreground. A dark stone deity murti with garland stands in the temple doorway, and a few seated devotees in white watch from the steps. A homa-style ritual is in progress.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual in front of an orange-washed building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with saffron-yellow border holds a silver vessel aloft near a square fire pit with smoke rising, beside brass lamps, a red-and-blue flower arrangement, and steel bowls of offerings including sweets and fried snacks. Behind, people in white sit on tiered steps before a dark shrine with deity murti, and a black stone statue with a garland stands at right. A woman in white with hands folded watches at left. A small child in red sits on the steps.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple in front of a red-washed building. A young priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded necklace stands at left holding a ritual vessel, facing a white stepped platform with a shallow basin where smoke rises. Metal bowls of food and offerings sit on white cloth in the foreground, along with a plate of fruit. A dark stone deity murti garlanded with flowers stands on the right near the temple doorway. Seated devotees on the steps watch the rite, and a red chair and red cloth are placed at right. A banner on the right is labelled with a portrait and text. Colourful striped pillars and bunting frame the scene.2010-12-26A photograph of a temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A young male priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-yellow borders stands at a white stone altar, holding a round white plate and offering it toward a shrine. Brass lamps, a bowl of kumkum and small offerings of sweets and nuts sit on the white cloth. Incense smoke rises from the shrine doorway, and a dark Shiva-linga style statue with a red-and-white garland stands at right. A woman in white clothes with hands joined watches at left, and another person in white sits on the steps at right.2010-12-26A priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a gold-cord sacred thread stands at a white fire pit (homa/yagna) on a white cloth, holding a ladle over smoke rising from the fire. Bowls of food offerings, marigold petals, brass lamps and a kalasha surround the pit. Behind him stands the entrance of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-orange building with a stepped white platform where several seated women and young people in saffron, yellow and white clothing watch. A dark deity murti garlanded with orange flowers stands at the right, beside a red and gold throne and a banner portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure. Hanging decorative streamers frame the entrance.2010-12-26Outdoor ritual scene in front of a red-painted building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A young male priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a beaded necklace stands at left, holding a ritual implement and vessel beside a smoking fire pit with offerings. Steel bowls of food, a plate of fruit, and flower garlands sit on a white cloth table. Behind, a deity murti with garland is visible in the doorway, and several seated devotees watch from the steps. At right, a red armchair and a banner with a portrait of a smiling figure in saffron turban and the caption Nanditha a person are visible. Festive triangular bunting hangs from the roof.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor temple scene in front of an orange-painted building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at left, his back partly turned, holding a white cloth near his face beside a fire pit and brass lamps. A man in white clothes stands with palms joined at the right, and a small child in white sits on the steps nearby. A black stone Shiva lingam-like figure draped in an orange garland stands at right. Trays of offerings, including nuts and sweets, sit on a white cloth in the foreground, and a deity murti decorated with flowers is visible inside the shrine doorway.2010-12-26A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold border and a gold-beaded necklace stands at left, holding a lit lamp over a white tiered altar with dense smoke rising in the centre of a courtyard. Trays of offerings, bowls of rice, fruit and flowers sit around the altar. Behind it, the red facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple has a dark doorway, and a black stone murti with a flower garland stands to the right. Several seated women in saris and salwar kameez sit on the steps and watch, and a red-clothed seating area and a banner with a portrait are visible at right. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present in the scene.2010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor temple scene in front of a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" on an orange-washed building. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands on a wooden platform, holding a lit aarti lamp toward a small stone altar with brass vessels, flower garlands and bowls of prasad sweets. Behind him a woman in a dark patterned sari with hands folded watches, a man in a pink shirt stands with palms joined, and a child in white sits on the steps. Inside the entrance a deity murti is decorated with flowers. To the right a dark stone figure with a garland stands beside a man in white with hands joined.2010-12-26