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A night-time outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard, hazy with smoke from fireworks. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold lit sparklers; the figure at centre-left holds a sparkler beside a small group of people. A man in an orange robe stands centre, holding a sparkler, with a bald-headed man in white walking nearby. Small children and adults in traditional clothes stand in a line along a white building with Kannada signage, watching. Confetti and paper debris cover the ground.

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Night photograph of a Diwali celebration in an open courtyard with a bright fountain-like firework erupting from the ground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts and others in orange-red robes stand around the sparks; a bare-chested figure is not present. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left near a striped white-and-red step platform, while another man crouches beside it, apparently lighting fireworks. Scattered paper debris covers the ground. A small single-storey building with a signboard stands at left, and a crowd of onlookers gathers near it. Many people are visible in the background.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photo of a Diwali celebration outside a whitewashed building at AadiKailaasa. A large fountain of sparks and smoke erupts from a firework set on a concrete platform, scattered with orange flower petals. Around it stand a crowd of people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with folded hands, a man in white with an orange shawl at right, and a man with a phone in a white shirt at far right. Blue and orange banners and framed portraits hang on the wall behind them.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photograph of a group of devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls gathered around a low concrete platform as firecrackers and sparklers burn. Sparks spray across the ground in the foreground while smoke drifts upward. Several men hold sparklers in their hands, and a small firework cylinder stands upright near the centre. Behind them, a dark wall displays a sign in Kannada script. Other people stand in the shadows at the back.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photograph of an outdoor ground at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, during a Diwali celebration with fireworks. Two tall fountain-style firecrackers throw bright sparks and smoke into the dark. Several people stand around: a man in orange robes at the left edge, and people in white kurta-style clothes near the centre and right. A few boys in light shirts and trousers walk and watch the sparks. Scattered spent cracker debris covers the ground, and a table with a red cloth stands at right beside a bright tent-like structure. A figure in orange robes at the far left edge is visible, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2008-10-27