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A night-time outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with banana plants, green and orange festoons and string lights. On a striped red-and-white raised platform, several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit on the left, while figures in saffron-orange robes sit in a row near a kalasha pot, brass lamps, fruits and offerings, performing a puja. A figure in orange sits at the back beside a decorated altar with a painted deity image. Seated women in white and pale clothing watch from the right on striped mats, and a man in white stands at the far left near the steps.

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A photograph of an evening ritual inside an open-sided temple hall decorated with string lights and banana-leaf pillars. A signboard above the entrance reads Sri Ananda Eswara Nithya Temple. A figure in saffron robes stands near an oil lamp and flame at a decorated shrine, while other saffron-clad people sit cross-legged on a red-and-white striped platform. Several people in white kurtas with yellow shoulder cloths sit or stand on the platform, one playing a drum and others holding ritual plates. Young women in white with yellow shawls sit in the foreground facing the shrine. A homa-like flame and offerings are visible in front of the deity murti.2009-09-26Evening outdoor ritual under a temporary pandal with a corrugated metal roof, draped orange and green fabric, and strings of fairy lights. Banana plants with leaves frame a raised platform where several people in orange and saffron robes sit in rows performing a puja before a decorated deity murti with a halo-like backdrop. A woman in a yellow sari sits cross-legged on a mat in the foreground. Seated devotees in white, blue and striped clothing face the platform from white plastic chairs, and a small child sits at lower left.2009-09-27 +1 copiesEvening photograph of an open-sided tented pavilion decorated with colourful striped and patterned fabric and strings of fairy lights. On a raised stage with a red-and-white striped base, several women in saffron and orange saris sit cross-legged facing a backdrop showing a large banyan tree and a deity murti. Oil lamps and flower-filled brass vessels stand before the altar, and a harmonium rests at right. Other women in white and yellow sit at left playing instruments and singing into microphones on stands. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees in white and orange garments watches the ritual from below. Green leaves and banana plants frame the scene.2009-10-17October 17 20092009-10-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Chandi Homa at an outdoor temple pavilion with bamboo posts, hanging leaf decorations and strings of lights. A standing figure in saffron robes holds a lit oil lamp aloft beside the fire area, while smoke rises. Seated people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats before a homa setup with brass vessels, yellow flower garlands and banana leaves. Several people in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths sit nearby, and a woman in white with a long braid and yellow cloth sits in the foreground. On the right, a deity murti in an arched frame sits beside decorated kalasha pots. Two women in the lower corners are partly visible.2009-09-26A night-time outdoor ritual under a large tent canopy with green, orange and yellow decorative fabric hanging from the ceiling. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised platform and tend a fire pit, with smoke rising in the air. Rows of devotees in white clothes and yellow garments sit on mats and floor cushions, and a few seated people watch from plastic chairs on the left. Banana plants and bamboo poles frame the space, and strings of lights and a decorated shrine with deity murti are visible at the back. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna with an offering fire.2009-09-26Night-time homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with green, orange and blue fringed hangings and banana leaves. A man in an orange robe with a white vertical forehead mark and beaded necklace stands at a square fire pit and pours offerings, while a second orange-robed priest attends beside him. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on mats and watch. Brass bowls, a bell, a small kalasha-style vessel, and a pineapple-shaped basket of flowers lie on a mat in front. Strings of dried leaves hang overhead under electric lights.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy strung with fairy lights and green garland. A raised platform with red and white striped skirting holds several women in orange and saffron saris seated in rows before a backdrop painting of a tree and a deity murti, with flower-decorated offerings in front. Women in white with yellow borders sit on the left playing harmonium-style instruments and singing into microphones. Smoke rises near the altar. Seated devotees in the foreground, partly visible, wear orange and white. Some partial figures are at the bottom edge.2009-10-17Night-time outdoor puja under a canopy with striped rainbow-coloured cloth draped over a long raised platform. Several seated priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit behind offerings of marigold and yellow flower garlands, small brass pots and bowls. A seated priest in white leans over the platform tending the offerings, while a standing priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest holds his hands together. A tall brass lamp stands on the right, and a world map banner hangs above. The swami visibly present is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2017-09-05Outdoor Chandi Homa ritual under a canopy of banana leaves and orange cloth at a temple courtyard. A large framed deity murti of the goddess Durga with multiple arms and red garments stands behind an altar. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a red and white striped platform, while others in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit facing the homa area, with brass kalashas, offering plates of greens, flowers and red blossoms laid before them. A woman in orange stands at the right holding a book. Visible at the back, a sign in Kannada script reads Shri Kashi? Temple style lettering on a wall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2009-09-26A nighttime ritual under an open-sided canopy with orange draped cloth, hanging lamps and strings of flowers. In the centre, a large orange-brown stone platform is set out with flowers, bananas, apples, a kalasha-like brass vessel with a yellow top, and brass lamps and vessels. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads and tilak, sit or kneel on the floor performing puja. A man in a light shirt and orange shawl sits at right, and a figure in a white dhoti and cloth wrap sits near the centre. A shrine with decorated deity murti and garlands stands behind. Crowd members are seated along both sides. No clearly recognizable a person appearance is visible.2016-12-12