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Outdoor photo of a dusty ground littered with spent firecracker paper and debris, with smoke rising from a small fire on the right. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas walk across the scene; the foreground figures wear white with yellow shawls, and one man in front wears an orange shawl. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border walks in the middle, and a man in an orange robe stands near the center-left. Behind them, a white building with a red-trimmed tin roof and a line of onlookers, including children, watch the celebration. A cardboard box sits in the lower foreground. The scene suggests a Diwali celebration with crackers.

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Outdoor photo of people standing and walking on a dirt ground covered with scattered spent firecracker debris, apparently after Diwali celebrations at AadiKailaasa. A green corrugated roof and white building with red-framed open pillars stand behind. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl walks while a woman in an orange saree and a woman in white walk nearby. Others in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, crouch or stand; one bends down to the debris. A few onlookers in white and a woman in a green saree watch from the background.2008-10-27Outdoors on a dusty ground covered with spent firecracker debris, several people stand near a long single-storey white building with a green corrugated roof and red support posts. In the centre, a woman in an orange saree holds a lit firecracker or stick, and beside her a long-haired man in a white kurta and dhoti holds a similar item and looks toward the ground. To the left, a man in a white kurta stands with a small object in hand, while a group of children and adults in white and orange clothing watch from the left. On the far right, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with his back partly turned, and a woman in white stands near the building. The scene suggests a Diwali celebration with crackers at the ashram.2008-10-27Outdoor photo of a dusty courtyard in front of a long white building with green corrugated metal roofs and decorative finials along the top. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing yellow or orange sashes, scatter and set off fireworks; smoke rises from a burning spot near the centre and spent firecrackers litter the ground. A woman in a white sari and a man in an orange cloth stand among them, while a larger group of onlookers in white, orange and saffron clothing watches from the shaded veranda. A small orange and white flag flies on a pole at the upper right.2008-10-27Outdoor photograph on a dirt ground at an ashram site, with scattered firework debris and spent crackers covering the earth. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl leaps away from a burst of smoke and sparks, arms flung out. A second man in white with a yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera, and a third man in white with a light shawl bends forward with hands raised to his head. Behind them, a row of about a dozen onlookers stands watching: men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in sarees in green, orange, cream and pink. Stacks of red bricks and gravel lie beyond them.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor scene on a dirt ground covered with scattered spent firecracker paper, red and white debris, and a few cardboard boxes. Several men walk away from the camera in white kurta and dhoti; one in the centre-left wears a saffron/orange wrap and orange dhoti, and one at right wears a yellow shawl over white clothes. Other people in white and orange stand along the back, and onlookers, including children, watch from the left beside a white building with a red-roofed shelter. Smoke is visible near the centre, consistent with crackers being set off during a Diwali celebration.2008-10-27Outdoor photo of a dirt path strewn with spent firecracker paper and debris, apparently after a celebration. In the foreground, two young men with dark curly hair face away from the camera: one wears a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl, the other a white kurta with a yellow shawl. To the right, a man in white ceremonial clothes with a yellow shawl stands near a small pile of cardboard boxes. Behind them, a line of people in white and orange garments walks along the path, with a few onlookers in white and a woman in red standing near trees on the upper right. A red cloth lies on the ground at right, and a light-coloured tree trunk and green shrubs frame the scene.2008-10-27Outdoor ground strewn with spent firecracker paper and debris, a corrugated green-roofed white building behind. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a shaved head walks beside a man in white kurta and dhoti holding a small ritual vessel, while another man in white with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece walks in front holding a small object. A man in white dhoti walks at right, seen from behind with an orange shawl over his shoulder. Onlookers in white and orange clothing stand along the back, some children among them. The scene suggests a Diwali ritual, but the visible cues are a shaved-headed figure in saffron and a long-haired figure in white with ornate ceremonial clothing; appearance-based candidate identity is uncertain, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2008-10-27Outdoor photo on a dusty ground strewn with spent firecracker paper, apparently a Diwali celebration. Several people in white dhotis and shirts run or bend forward across the foreground; one man in an orange shawl runs at left, and a figure in white with an orange shawl runs at right. A bent figure in white kurta and dhoti hunches forward near the centre. Behind them a group of onlookers stands watching, including women in saris (red, green, cream, blue) and young men in white shirts and dark trousers, with a silver SUV parked behind them. A man in a red robe with an orange shawl stands at the far right.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees standing on a dirt ground near a white building with a red-striped awning and a tree at upper right. Many people wear white and cream garments with orange or saffron shawls and some yellow shawls; a few carry small packets or bundles. Near the center stands a long-haired man in a white kurta and cream dhoti-style wrap with a light belt, bare-footed, a figure whose appearance is uncertain for identification. At right, a man in saffron robes holds a prayer item. Children stand among the adults, and wisps of smoke rise from the ground in the foreground. Visible people: about two dozen.2008-10-27