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Night scene at a temple courtyard with a firework cracker bursting upward in a fountain of sparks, red, green and white, with smoke rising. Several robed men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange or saffron shawls, stand around watching. Scattered red paper debris covers the concrete ground. A signboard on the building reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana in Kannada, and a painted board on the left shows Kalpataru Darshan and a schedule. The festive crackers suggest a Diwali celebration.

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Night photograph of a Diwali celebration at a temple courtyard. A fountain-style firecracker sends bright green, white and red sparks and smoke upward from a concrete platform scattered with spent red casings. Around it, people in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls stand and gather, some holding small lit crackers or sparklers. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes sit on steps at left. Behind them is a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Nanda Eshwara Devasthana and a poster reading Kalpataru Darshan with the text Every Saturday and Sunday.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photograph of a Diwali celebration at an ashram courtyard. Several people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis light sparklers and fireworks on a concrete platform, with smoke drifting in the air. A central figure in an orange-red robe holds a lit sparkler, flanked by saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees, many with orange shawls. Behind them a crowd of women in white and coloured saris and children stands near a white building. A poster on the left reads Kalpataru Darshan with the Every Saturday & Sunday schedule, and a Kannada sign hangs on the building. Approximately 25 people are visible.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photograph of a Diwali celebration with fireworks at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Many people in white ritual clothes stand in a crowd lit by red glow from sparklers and bursting fireworks at right. Several hold sparklers, and one stands on a raised red-and-white striped platform near a firework burst. A building at left carries a sign reading 'Sri Nithyanandeshwara' and a banner about Kailasa Darshan. Smoke fills the dark background.2008-10-27Night photo of a crowd of devotees at an outdoor ashram courtyard, many in white dhotis or kurtas with orange saffron shawls. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and stands beside a lit sparkler; probable Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, placed at the centre of the ritual. Nearby, others hold sparklers and a figure in white bends over a flat ground area scattered with orange marigold petals and small crackers, setting off fireworks. A white building behind bears a banner and a sign.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photograph of a Diwali celebration outside a temple building whose sign reads "SHWARA TEMPLE" (Nithyanandeshwara Temple). Sparks and fireworks burst from a stone fire pit at right while smoke drifts through the scene. Figures in white and cream ritual clothing gather around, some lit by strings of oil lamps lining the steps at left. A man in an orange robe stands at right among the crowd, and one person in white carries a bright sparkler. A printed banner reads "Kalpataru Darshan" with the notice "Every Saturday & Sunday" beside it.2008-10-27Night photograph at an outdoor ashram courtyard during a Diwali celebration with firecrackers. A crowd of roughly 25 people in white and saffron-orange clothing stand around a raised concrete platform, many holding sparklers or lit crackers that flare bright white. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe stands near the platform edge, one of the most visible people in the frame, with a bright sparkler in front of him. Behind them a white building shows a painted board reading Kailasa Darshan and a red banner with a portrait, and a Kannada-script sign above the doorway. Motion blur and sparks fill the dark background.2008-10-27