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Outdoors on a paved ground covered with scattered spent firecracker casings and red paper debris, two men bend low to light a line of red crackers. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and is crouched, touching a lit fuse. Behind them a third man in white with an orange shawl stands near white stone platforms and a dark carved pillar. Diwali celebration at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru.

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Outdoor photograph at a courtyard with white stepped plinths and a dark domed structure behind. The ground is strewn with spent red firecracker wrappers and debris, and a red fuse trail runs across the foreground. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl and a mala around his neck lights a cracker with a stick. Two women in orange-saffron robes walk quickly away on the right, one with a bare arm raised. The scene suggests a Diwali celebration with crackers.2008-10-27Outdoor photo on a dusty ground littered with spent firecracker paper and debris, a Diwali aftermath scene. A man in a plain white dhoti and white kurta with long dark hair bends forward at the waist, reaching down to the ground near a blue canister. To the left, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl with long hair stands looking downward, and behind him a figure in white clothing with an orange cloth over the shoulder is partly visible. Wooden tree trunks and a cardboard box appear at the upper right.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulder stands barefoot on a courtyard covered in spent red and white firecracker paper, holding a long bamboo pole that lifts a red cloth. White stepped stone structures sit to the right, with smoke rising from behind them and coconut palms and flowering shrubs beyond. The scene reflects a Diwali celebration with crackers. The man's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so he is described by role only.2008-10-27Outdoor photo of a crouched figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair, bent over a sandy ground covered in scattered red and white flower petals and small debris, near white stepped plinths and a tall ornate stone pillar. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a standing posture stands behind, and a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the left edge; a woman in a white sari with a red border and orange shawl stands at the right in the background. The crouched figure appears to be a sannyasi bowing or touching the ground, with another saffron-robed attendant assisting. Dark ash-like marks lie on the ground near the crouching figure. The crouched person's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate given long wavy hair and saffron robe, but the face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2008-10-27Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with white ritual structures and a tall copper-coloured pillar behind them, smoke drifting through palm trees. Five men walk barefoot across ground strewn with paper and firecracker debris. Four wear white dhotis and kurtas with saffron/orange shawls, one holding a red and white cloth bundle and another carrying a small tray. A fifth man in an orange garment stands at right holding a red bundle. A white-clad figure at left walks away from the group. A white pickup vehicle sits at right near a small wall portrait.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photograph of people walking across a ground covered with scattered spent firecracker paper and debris, consistent with a Diwali cracker celebration. Four men wear white dhotis or kurtas; one has a yellow shawl and another holds a red packet. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre-right: a woman with long dark hair in an orange wrap over red, and a man in an orange shawl and dhoti with a crossbody strap. White stepped stupas and a bronze kalasha-topped structure with palm trees stand behind them. A lit cracker fuse is visible on the ground.2008-10-27Outdoor photo at a temple-grounds area scattered with small torn paper scraps and fragments of firecracker-like debris. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl holds a long wooden pole that lifts a red cloth from a white stepped platform. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with a saffron-orange shawl stands with her back to the camera. To the right, a man in orange robes and a second man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera. Palm trees and a tall copper-coloured column stand behind, with a small white shrine structure and people in white visible at right.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27