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Outdoor ritual scene in front of an orange-painted temple complex labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a tall ornate lamp pillar at right. Several fires burn on the grass and bare ground, with wood stacks at left. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit or stand around the fires, several seated closely by the flames. A tall plumeria tree stands at right and palm trees and smoke fill the background. Banners on the temple wall advertise a program. Physical people visible: roughly a dozen, all in white garments, with no clearly identifiable figure in saffron or crown.

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Outdoor fire ritual in a courtyard before orange-walled temple buildings labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, tend and sit before several burning wood fires. The nearest fire is a large pit of split logs with flames rising; a man in a yellow-and-white cloth sits cross-legged beside it. Stacks of firewood lie to the left, a tall ornate pillar stands behind, and palm trees and plumeria shrubs frame the scene under an overcast sky.2010-08-08Outdoor homa scene at an ashram courtyard before an orange-walled temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Several people in white and yellow clothes sit on the ground around small fire pits with flames and smoke, and a man in white with a long-handled tool tends the fire on the left. A large stack of split firewood lies in the foreground, a tall ornamental pillar stands at right, and palm trees and a frangipani tree frame the scene under an overcast sky.2010-08-08Outdoor homa at a temple complex. Several fire pits burn with flames and smoke on bare ground and grass. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow or saffron shawls, sit or stand tending the fires; one man at left holds a long stick. A tall brass-coloured ritual pillar stands at right, with palm trees behind and a brick-red building labelled Sri Amaideswara Temple. A stacked pile of firewood lies at lower left, and frangipani shrubs grow at right. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2010-08-08Outdoor fire ritual in front of a red-and-white Sri Anandeshwara Temple building. Several men in white dhotis wear yellow shawls and sit cross-legged on the ground around small open fires, with smoke rising. A large flame and burning logs fill the foreground, with a long-handled ladle lying on the grass. Palms and a flowering frangipani tree frame the scene. Banners on the temple facade show a smiling saffron-robed figure and a Life Bliss Program poster. The people count is several, with one partially visible at the left edge. The people in white are not clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2010-08-08Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with an orange-walled building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged in a grid on bare earth, each within a circular ring of grey ash holding small fires, a fire-pit ritual practice. A tall copper-colored flagpole or dhwajasthamba stands to the right beside white-painted platforms and a stone nandi, with palm trees and an overcast sky behind. A few people in orange and other clothing stand near the temple steps. Pancha Tapas, the five-fire practice, appears to be the activity shown.2010-07-15July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor ritual scene in front of the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-brick building with the signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a smaller Hindi sign Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. Several women sit on mats at the edges of ash-filled circular fire pits, wearing white and cream saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls, facing the temple. Split logs are stacked in the foreground and a white tiered pillar stands at left beside a dark stone bull statue. Behind the red-and-white barrier, a figure in saffron and other people in white and orange watch from the temple precincts. The setting appears to be a homa or yagna with fire pits, though the activity is shown only by the ash rings and logs.2010-07-29Outdoor photograph of a Pancha-Tapas ritual at an ashram courtyard. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in rows around small circular fire pits ringed with grey ash and charred logs, smoke rising from several. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti with a red border sits before one pit with an open book on the ground. Behind them stands a red-brick building with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, palm trees and overcast sky behind. Several people in orange or yellow robes sit further back near the temple entrance. Several people in white watch from the right.2010-08-03Outdoor Pancha-Tapas ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple: several men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on mats inside circular ash-lined fire pits on dirt ground, while others in white and a few in yellow-striped scarves sit in rows before an orange temple building with red-and-white striped steps, palm trees and a blue-draped Nandi-style sculpture at right. A man in orange robes sits at right; a figure in grey shirt sits among the pits. Signboards read Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a Kannada name board.2010-07-23Outdoor ritual scene in front of an orange-walled hall with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above its entrance. Several seated participants sit cross-legged on mats around circular fire pits with glowing embers and smoke, performing a homa-style fire ritual. Most wear white or cream clothes with yellow or orange shawls. One figure near the centre wears an orange robe and sits on a raised mat, distinctive for the orange sannyasi attire but without clear identifying cues, so his identity is uncertain. A black Nandi bull statue sits beside a white pedestal, and palm trees stand in the background. Banners with a portrait of a saffron-robed figure hang on the orange wall.2010-08-04Outdoor photograph at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-orange building with a white-and-red striped stepped platform in front. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged in white clothes with yellow shawls on circular fire pits edged with white ash, with small offerings and burnt sticks visible. Behind them, a large group of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes faces the temple, with a few in orange or pink saris. Two stone guardian statues flank the entrance, and a blue signboard and red pillar stand at the right. Green trees and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11