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A photograph of an evening ritual under a covered pavilion with a corrugated roof and red-and-gold canopy trim. A sign above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Banana plants with leaves frame a small shrine holding deity murti figures and a decorated backdrop. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised red-and-white platform facing the shrine, with brass vessels and offerings in front of them. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, fill the chairs in the foreground, watching the ritual, and a musician with an instrument sits at the right edge. Garlands hang on a pole at right.

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September 26 20092009-09-26September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ritual under a temporary pandal roofed with a corrugated sheet and draped with orange and green cloth. Banana plants with broad green leaves frame the scene. Several saffron-robed priests sit in rows behind a red-and-white striped platform holding brass plates and offerings. Behind them, a large framed painted deity image shows two female figures on a blue-and-red backdrop. Seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and white or yellow saris, including young girls with braids, face the ritual area. A sign above reads Sri Nandeshwara Temple. One seated figure on the left wears saffron and a white shawl, but no identifiable a person cues are visible.2009-09-26September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25A photograph of a Navaratri puja under a corrugated metal canopy with red and orange fabric valances, framed by banana-leaf and plantain pillars. On a striped red-and-white dais, several women in saffron-orange garments sit cross-legged facing a central deity murti in a decorated backdrop, with a crowned goddess figure flanked by smaller figures and a lion-like mount below. Brass lamps, flower garlands, fruit and offering plates surround the dais. Seated and standing women in white and yellow-trimmed clothes watch from the front, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the left.A night-time photograph of a Chandi homa at an open-sided pandal decorated with banana plants, strings of lights and a sign reading Sri Ananudeshwara Temple. A line of seated devotees in saffron, white and yellow clothing faces a raised platform; several wear saffron robes and sit in a row, while people in white with yellow shawls sit on mats in the foreground, some with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them stands a white-clad figure holding a yellow cloth. A decorated deity murti with a white arched backdrop sits on an altar with oil lamps, flowers and offerings. Plastic-wrapped stacks of ritual items and a fan are visible at the right edge.2009-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a homa ceremony under an orange-and-green marigold-and-leaf canopy. Several priests in saffron robes sit on a raised platform at the front, some with bare shoulders and white cloths, performing rites beside a deity murti. Banana plant stalks frame the platform. Seated devotees in white clothes and a woman in a yellow sari face the platform on white plastic chairs. Banners and a framed portrait hang behind; a large portrait is on the right. Two standing figures in saffron and white are at the platform's edge. Aside from the kalasha and offerings, no clear a person appearance is visible, so a person is unsure.2009-09-26 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with yellow and orange paper lanterns and banana-leaf poles. On a raised platform, several people in orange and saffron robes sit in rows, while priests in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit cross-legged before a homa or puja setup. To the right, a deity murti with a garlanded altar is visible, and a sign reads Sri Ananteshwar. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing face the platform on white plastic chairs, and some children sit on the ground in front. Dusk light and a hanging tube light illuminate the scene.2009-09-25A night ritual in an open-sided shrine hung with fairy lights and banana leaves, with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess on a lion, flanked by two smaller standing figures. A bare-headed man in orange robes stands at left holding a metal vessel over a tall flame, pouring or offering into the fire. Seated devotees in orange and red-trimmed robes sit in front of the altar with brass vessels, and women in yellow and white saris press their palms together at right in prayer.2009-09-25Outdoor Chandi Homa ritual under a corrugated metal canopy and banana-leaf decorations, with a large framed image of a goddess with multiple arms and a red-faced deity figure beside her, set against a white temple wall with a maroon sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Three saffron-robed priests sit on a raised platform before the murti, and a fourth stands at left in orange robes holding a tray of offerings. Brass plates of flowers, fruit and grains are arranged in front, with oil lamps burning at the lower left. Seated white-clad devotees face the platform from the foreground, partly visible.2009-09-26 +1 copies