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Outdoor photo of a dusty courtyard at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, during a Diwali celebration with scattered firecracker debris on the ground. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala smiles while walking. Around him, devotees wear white and yellow saris, orange robes and orange shawls, some holding red and pink items. A white building with a trident-topped pole and a signboard reading Nithyaneshwara stands behind them, with trees and a purple decorative hanging above. Approximately a dozen people are visible.

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Outdoor photo on a dusty ground at an ashram compound during Diwali celebrations. Several people in orange and white clothing are walking and lighting firecrackers, with spent cracker debris scattered on the ground. A man in the centre wears a white kurta and a long orange shawl with a black beaded necklace, smiling as he walks. Men and women in orange saffron robes and white dhotis surround him, some holding sparklers or crackers. Behind them a low white building has a trident mounted on its roof and a sign reading Nithyananda Vedic Singing Academy. A woman in white and orange sits at right beside a striped white and red wall with flowers nearby.2008-10-27A sunlit outdoor courtyard at AadiKailaasa with dirt ground scattered with flower petals. Many men and some women in white dhotis and white kurtas, several wearing orange or saffron shawls, walk and gather near a white stone-edged area. A saffron-robed man in the centre has a bare upper body with orange cloth. A building on the right bears the sign 'श्री आनंदेश्वर' and a small yellow-clad woman appears left of centre. A cyclist-free palm and tall trees frame the scene; a white shrine and small roadside structures appear in the background.2008-10-27Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty ground in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar. About a dozen to twenty people walk in a line, many in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha-style beads, others in white dhotis with yellow shawls. In the foreground a barefoot man in white and yellow carries a small offering dish. Smoke drifts in the background beside palm trees and a parked silver van, with scattered petals on the ground. No individual can be confidently identified, so no a person identification is made from appearance.2008-10-27Outdoor photo at a dusty courtyard in front of a white building with the sign "Sri Anandeshwara Temple". A tall man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and sandals and stands centre-frame smiling, with a lit sparkler in one hand. Around him, young women in white dresses with orange shawls and a young woman in a yellow shawl hold sparklers and handle small crackers, while others in white and orange walk through the courtyard. Palm trees and a low tiled-roof building line the background. The man's appearance with long hair and saffron robe is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the identity is an appearance-based probable match, but his face is not used for identification.2008-10-27Outdoor scene of people lighting firecrackers on a dirt ground in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anadeshwara Mutt. Several women and men wear white dhoti-style clothing with orange saffron shawls, and a woman in an orange sari and orange shawl stands at centre holding a lit sparkler. Others in white are gathered behind and to the sides, and a few children and onlookers stand near the building wall, some under a wall poster of a yellow and orange design. Palm trees and smoke from the fireworks fill the background.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo on a dusty ground at an ashram compound during a Diwali celebration with firecrackers. Several people in orange and white traditional clothing stand and walk about. In the foreground, a man with dark wavy hair wears an orange shirt and orange dhoti with a maroon-edged cloth, while a young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left. A man in a long orange robe with a long plain orange garment and a sash stands mid-frame near smoke drifting from the ground. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at right, and an orange-shawled figure is nearby. A white building with a sign reading Sri Adi Ishwara Mandir hangs at upper right, with a parked white SUV at left and palm trees behind.2008-10-27Outdoors on a dusty ground beside a palm grove, a group of young devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls celebrates with firecrackers. A young man at left centre holds up a red strand of crackers, while others nearby hold packets and crackers. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, and a woman in an orange sari appears in the background. Smoke drifts through the air, and a black bull statue with garlands sits at the left edge near a low white building.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of devotees moving across a sandy courtyard at an outdoor temple complex, with a tall brass-toned pillar behind them, a white platform, palm trees and smoke rising in the air. Several men and women wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls and a few wear rudraksha malas. Some walk with their hands raised or clasped while others move in a lively procession, and the ground is scattered with petals. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2008-10-27