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October 06 2011

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Outdoor temple ritual under a corrugated roof at a temple labelled "Sri Ganapathi Eshwara Temple" with orange walls and a paved courtyard. Near a raised platform, a figure in saffron/orange robes and ornate gold-toned adornment stands beside a kneeling priest in white, with an orange-clad attendant and a seated woman in green nearby. A large decorated deity murti with a fan-shaped halo sits at the centre. Around fifteen devotees sit or stand on the paved floor watching, including a man in a white shirt, a woman in orange and green, and a woman in white and purple. Hanging decorated tassel lanterns and palm trees frame the scene.2011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06Outdoor covered courtyard photo at a temple compound with a corrugated metal roof and red steel beams, hung with colourful cloth tassels. Devotees stand and gather facing a small orange-walled shrine labelled SRI ... SWARA TEMPLE, with a white deity murti decorated with flowers and garlands at its entrance. A man in an orange robe stands near the shrine, and a woman in a green sari and a woman in an orange top stand among the crowd in white and pastel clothes. Palm trees and a parked white vehicle are visible beyond the courtyard.2011-10-06Outdoor photo of a ceremony at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a terracotta-coloured building with a corrugated roof canopy hung with colourful tasselled decorations. A bare-headed priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands centre-left on a paved platform near a small offering tray and kalasha. A woman in an orange sari stands near him. Large crowds line the courtyard: men in white shirts and white dhotis on the left, and women in white saris and colourful sarees on the right, many with hands folded. A banner on the right shows a portrait and a printed title. No identifiable a person figure is visible in person.2011-04-03A photograph outside a red-orange temple building with a sign reading "...ESHWARA TEMPLE" over the entrance, with a banner panel to the right in Kannada and English reading "MEET the" and "Sarva Darshan". Several people stand with their backs to the camera on a paved courtyard. A man in an orange checked shirt stands at left, a man in a white kurta and white trousers with his arms folded stands in the centre, and a woman with grey hair in a bun wears an orange sari with a white shawl. A woman in a white top with a dark shoulder bag stands to the right, and a man in a white striped shirt stands at far right. A cameraman in a green shirt films at left and a decorated deity murti with floral garlands stands near the entrance. Strings of green leaves hang over the doorway.2011-10-06Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a long line of devotees in white and cream clothes standing with palms joined in namaskar on the left, and women in saffron, yellow, green and blue saris on the right. A figure in orange robes stands on the red-and-white striped steps at the entrance of the orange temple. The sign above the doorway reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A large banner beside the entrance shows a portrait of a saint with orange and white garments and text about a Life Bliss Program. Colourful decorative flags and hangings line the metal-roofed pavilion, and rangoli designs decorate the ground in the lower right.2011-02-25October 06 20112011-10-06August 01 20102010-08-01A crowd of devotees in white clothing stands in an open-sided shed before a red-washed wall labelled "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" on a sign. At the centre, a decorated deity murti is set on a raised altar draped with a large orange-and-yellow umbrella, flower garlands and green leaves, with brass lamps nearby. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand at the altar performing puja, while a man in a white shirt and grey trousers faces the altar with folded hands. Women in white, a woman in a pink salwar and a woman in a blue sari stand among the crowd. A man in an orange shawl stands in the foreground beside a poster on the right reading a partial banner about bliss.2010-09-05Photograph of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple façade in an ashram courtyard, its orange walls and white-and-red striped steps lit by low sun. A line of devotees in white and red saris and white dhotis stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on the right, while a man in white and an elderly man in a red shawl stand at the left. On the steps, a figure in orange robes stands at the centre beside a man in a purple garment and another in white, near garlanded deity murtis flanking the doorway. A large colourful rangoli of a mountain-like design lies on the ground in front. A red-and-white vertical banner reading Anandotsava with a portrait stands at right. Triangular bunting hangs from the roof.2010-12-28August 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor satsang at an ashram temple courtyard under a tin-roofed pavilion hung with colourful striped tassels, orange flags and circular garlands. A lone seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a swept sand floor decorated with white chalk kolam patterns, facing rows of white-clad devotees seated on the ground to the left. To the right, women in saris of pink, lavender, teal and yellow sit on a raised platform, with a red-and-white striped border. Behind them stands an orange temple building with a dark doorway, and a banner on the right shows a smiling saffron-robed figure. Palm trees and a clear sky frame the scene.2010-10-21