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Outdoor photograph on a dirt ground at an ashram compound, scattered with small colourful paper fragments from firecrackers. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing yellow shawls, and one figure in an orange-saffron robe with an orange shawl walk and bend to gather debris. Behind them, a line of people in white, yellow, red and orange clothing stands near a white SUV, a concrete wall with a red gate and palm trees in the background. A barefoot man in an orange robe and orange shawl is visible at centre, while a person to the right in a yellow top and white dhoti stands apart.

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October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor scene on a dirt ground littered with spent firecracker debris, with smoke rising at the lower right. A group of about twenty people in white and saffron clothing gathers in a loose circle. One man in an orange robe with an orange shawl stands at the centre, with white-clad people around him. Two men at the right bend over and attend to something on the ground. A crowd of onlookers in white, cream and blue saris and shirts stands at the left beside a white car, with a low wall, gate and palm trees behind. The page indicates Diwali celebrations at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and some yellow shawls, walking across a dirt ground littered with spent firecrackers and paper debris. A man in the centre wears an orange robe and a bearded man in a white kurta and orange shawl stands nearby, while one man at right holds a bundle of red strings. A crowd of onlookers in salwar kameez and everyday clothes watches from behind, beside a small white building with a red-roofed canopy, a concrete wall and a parked silver SUV. The scene suggests a Diwali celebration with crackers at an ashram. The most distinctive figure cues are a bearded man in white with an orange shawl, which may correspond to a person, but appearance is not clearly distinctive enough for certainty.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photograph at an open dirt ground beside a white building with a green corrugated roof and red-trimmed open shelter, palm trees and a block wall behind. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some women in saris and salwar outfits, stand in loose groups watching. Several children and adults in white walk barefoot across the scattered paper and debris, and one person in white and orange cloth bends over a red object on the ground. A white SUV is parked near the wall. The scene suggests a community gathering, with the participants' attire and the ground covered in confetti-like scraps.2008-10-27Outdoor photo of a group of men and a few women in ritual clothing on a gravel path lined with palm trees and a concrete boundary wall, with scattered red and white debris on the ground. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or orange shawls and yellow sashes; others wear orange and saffron robes. One man in an orange robe and a shorter man in white stand near the right, next to a white stone pillar with red painted sections. A woman in an orange sari carries a teal bucket, and another woman in orange walks in front. Two men in orange robes stand on the right by the white pillar. Mood is a ritual gathering after a festival, with rubble from fireworks or offerings underfoot.2008-10-27Outdoor photograph on a dirt path strewn with spent firecracker debris. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a white long-sleeved kurta and white dhoti, walking forward with his hands at his waist. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes holds a small object in his hands. Behind them to the left, a line of people in white and orange clothing, including young boys and a woman in a light blue sari, stand beside a silver SUV and a red gate. Two men in white on the right stand near a tree. Yellow and orange clothing appears among the group, and a few men in white dhotis walk near the front with yellow shawls.2008-10-27