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Outdoor Diwali celebration at AadiKailaasa in Bengaluru. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, many wearing orange shawls and some yellow scarves, stand in a loose group on a dusty ground covered with scattered spent firecracker paper. In the foreground a man in an orange robe walks away from the group, and a figure in white with an orange shawl on the right lights or holds a firecracker that sends up a plume of white smoke. Behind them is a white building with a signboard reading Sri Nithyanandeshwara Temple and a banner advertising Kalpataru Darshan, with palm trees and a clear evening sky. Roughly fifty people are visible.

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October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo of devotees celebrating Diwali with firecrackers at a temple compound. Scattered spent cracker debris covers the sandy ground and smoke rises at center. A man in a saffron-orange shawl stands at left on the raised platform near the temple entrance. Several men wear white dhotis with orange or yellow shawls, and women in white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls stand in a line behind them. A man in white with a yellow shawl at right gestures with his hand. A white building with signage reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and a Kalpataru Darshan poster sits behind them under palm trees, with a child in a teal shirt at right edge.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo of a Diwali celebration with fireworks at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Scattered spent firecracker paper covers the sandy ground in the foreground. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stoops and reaches toward the ground while a figure in white robes and an orange shawl, standing at right, holds a lit firecracker on a stick with smoke rising. Behind them, about 25 people in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls and yellow scarves stand in a line in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and a Kalpataru Darshan poster. Coconut palms and a sunset sky frame the scene.2008-10-27Outdoor photo at dusk in front of a white hall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana and a Kalpataru Darshan notice. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shawls and yellow sashes, stand on ground strewn with spent firecracker paper. A man in the center holds a lit firecracker with smoke rising, and a woman in an orange sari stands nearby. Palm trees and a white van are visible behind the crowd of onlookers.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo at dusk of a group of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing gathered on a dirt ground covered with scattered firecracker debris and small red paper scraps. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, stand in lines and hold small lamps or offerings, while others in yellow and orange shawls and white saris stand nearby. A white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Temple stands behind them, with a Kalpataru Darshan poster on the left and a framed portrait on the temple wall. Palm trees, smoke rising to the right and a parked white truck complete the setting.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photograph of a procession and ritual gathering in front of white buildings with signs reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and Kalpataru Darshan. Several people in white dhotis and white garments with orange and yellow shawls walk across a dusty ground covered with scattered paper and confetti, some with red powder on the ground. Others in orange robes stand near the temple entrance and a raised platform. Palm trees and a clear sky are visible behind the buildings.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27