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A photograph of a temple homa ritual. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged at a square stone fire pit with a flame burning, tending the offering with a ladle. Around him are rows of silver bowls and trays of marigold and rose petals, fruit including pineapple, coconuts, and red flowers. Behind the fire, a pair of deity murtis with gold faces and crowns, one with a trident, are garlanded in marigolds and red flowers. Seated devotees sit on the steps in red and purple saris. A banner on the right is printed with Kannada text and a mantra or satsang schedule. Flower garlands decorate the orange walls.

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December 12 20112011-12-12Outdoor homa ceremony at a temple courtyard. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti sits behind a white stone fire pit with a bright flame, hands pressed together in prayer. Behind him sit several men in white and light clothing playing instruments and chanting, with a man in white standing nearby. Along the front, many steel bowls and trays hold red, yellow and pink flowers, fruits including pineapple, coconuts, betel leaves with red flower garnishes, green leaves and grains as offerings. On the right, two large painted deity statues with gold jewellery and red and purple garments stand beside a decorated altar draped with a red cloth and garlands. A signboard reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir and the building is orange and white.2011-12-12Outdoor temple ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-walled shrine behind a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl, with a gold-toned sacred thread, stands at left holding a plate. Before a white stone altar with an oil lamp and a black yantra slab, two gold-toned deity murtis of a couple stand on a tiered red-and-white platform, draped in red and purple cloth and marigold garlands. Trays of fruit, flowers, pineapple, betel leaves, steel bowls and a covered pot surround the altar. Several seated devotees in saffron, purple and white saris sit at right, with a seated figure in white at left, as the ritual takes place.2011-12-12Outdoors under a corrugated shade roof, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a gold-coloured chain around his neck pours liquid from a metal vessel over a white-tiled homa fire pit, where flames rise. Behind him stand two bronze-coloured deity murti of a couple, one wearing a white garland and the other a purple sari, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, above a flower-decorated stone platform. Steel bowls, fruit, sweets, flower garlands and a covered pot sit in front. Several seated and standing people in white and pink clothing watch in the background beside a red-and-white wall. A sign on the wall reads Sri Anandeshwari.2011-12-12A photograph of a fire ritual at night beside a stone-edged homa pit with a large flame. A shaved-headed person in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered cloth sits on the ground at the left, with white ash markings on the upper arm and a wooden ladle in hand, offering into the fire. In front are brass bowls, a small oil lamp and plates of kumkum and offerings. Behind them, a draped red altar holds several kalasha pots dressed with blue and red cloth, silver necklaces and yellow marigold garlands. A lit framed image of a deity is at the upper left, with strings of coloured lights above. The visible person is in white and does not match an appearance-based a person candidate, so the role is ritual participant.2013-12-21December 12 20112011-12-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels on white stone steps beside a fire pit, feeding flame from a silver ladle-like vessel with his right hand. Behind him, two deity murti figures in purple and red garments stand draped with white and yellow marigold garlands, flanking a silver kalasha and silver vessels on a white-draped altar with yellow flowers. Potted plants line the right side. A brass tray of yellow flowers, bundled sticks and a steel pot sit in the foreground, indicating a homa or puja in progress.2011-12-16December 12 20112011-12-12A priest in white dhoti and bare upper body performs a pada-puja at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, extending a silver plate toward a pair of deity murti seated on a raised platform. The murti are decorated with garlands, one in red sari-like drapery and one in purple. In front are a fire lamp, a brass pot, many small steel bowls, and trays heaped with flowers, fruit, pineapples and food offerings. Several women in saris sit on the steps behind, and a red-and-white banner with garlands hangs on the temple wall.2011-12-12Outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a brick fire pit with a flame burning in the center. Two men sit cross-legged on the ground, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with saffron-marked skin. The man on the right wears a red turban, a gold necklace and a white shawl, and pours ghee from a copper vessel into the fire. The man on the left, also bare-chested with a garland, tends the fire beside him. Around them are marigold garlands, a basket of fruit, bananas, apples, a brass lamp, a bowl of kumkum and a decorated altar table with more flowers. A red wall and a tall metal frame sit behind them. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable from appearance.2016-02-20 +1 copiesA homa fire burns on a red-and-white mat in a temple hall decorated with colourful pennants and a flower-garlanded shrine table. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl pours an offering from a silver vessel into the flames while nearby men in white dhotis and garlands hold fruit and red flowers. Brass oil lamps, metal pots and purple-and-pink flower-decorated bricks surround the fire pit. A man in orange cloth holds a bell at left, and a seated priest with a rudraksha mala is at lower right. Several people are visible, including devotees in the background.2018-04-14 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01