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Outdoor 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.

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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.2010-08-08A large wood fire blazes in the foreground of an outdoor ground with patchy grass and scattered debris. Behind it, several people in white clothes sit and kneel near the flames, some in yellow shawls, as part of a fire ritual. A tall flame rises at right, with a smaller fire burning at left. In the background, a building with a sign reading Sri Ananda Eshwara Devasthana and a pale-orange wall stands near a white structure and green plants. A person in white clothes is seated at far right. A poster on the wall shows a robed figure with a saffron head wrap, and a banner reads Life Bliss Program.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 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.2010-08-08Outdoor 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.2010-08-04July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard: a large stacked pile of dry logs stands at left, awaiting or near a fire. Several women in white and cream sarees with yellow borders sit cross-legged on the bare ground around small circular rings of ash and charcoal, in what appears to be a fire ritual. A saffron-robed figure stands near the left, and a few seated people in white sit at the back near a red-and-white striped platform. Behind them is a terracotta-coloured temple building with a dark doorway and two deity murtis flanking the entrance. A printed sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a red banner at right shows a portrait of a saffron-robed man beside text about a Life Bliss Program and a 2 Days Meditation Camp. Small wisps of smoke rise from the ash rings.2010-08-04Outdoor ritual scene in front of a red-brick temple labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a banner showing a saffron-clad figure reading Life Bliss Program. Several seated participants in white and cream clothes, some with yellow shawls, sit around fire pits with smoke rising, while a figure in saffron robes sits on a small raised seat with a red-and-white striped platform nearby. A black nandi bull statue stands at right beside a white pedestal. Palm trees and a banyan-like canopy frame the courtyard. Approximately ten people are visible.2010-08-04July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor 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.2010-07-15Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with an orange-red building and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Four women in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats inside blackened circular fire pits, with yellow-bordered white garments and one wearing an orange head covering. Behind them a seated figure in a flowing orange robe sits near a central pit, and rows of people in white sit on a red-and-white striped platform facing the scene. A black bull statue with a white cloth and garland stands at left. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual, with dark ash rings and a kalasha-style vessel visible near the front.2010-08-25