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Outdoor scene of white stepped stone bases beneath palm and tropical trees. A tall ornate copper lamp post with carved bands and a lantern-like top stands on the central white plinth. The ground is covered with scattered red and white firecracker paper, with thin smoke rising near the base. A small white-roofed shed and a dark stone object wrapped in cloth appear at the right. No people are visible.

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October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photograph of white stepped plinths at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with a tall ornate copper-coloured lamp pillar rising from the central plinth. Smoke drifts up around the pillar and across the courtyard, and the ground is covered with scattered red and white firework debris and paper fragments from crackers. Palm and tree foliage fills the background, and a dark carved stone object with a draped cloth sits at the right edge. No people are visible in the scene.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor temple courtyard scene with smoke drifting among palm trees. Several men are bowing or stooping on a ground covered with scattered petals. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls bend low at left and centre, and one in white with an orange shawl stands at right. A man in an orange robe walks through the middle, and another in orange with a shawl walks at far right. A tall copper-coloured lamp pillar rises on a white plinth behind them, and a black stone Nandi with garland sits on a white base at right. A small framed portrait hangs on a white wall in the background. One man holds a red garland or cord.2008-10-27Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard on a smoky morning, with palm trees behind white-washed structures and a tall copper-clad pillar on a white plinth. The ground is covered in scattered red and white firecracker debris. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls or saffron robes, walk and bend across the courtyard, one in a saffron robe kneeling near the ground. A man in the foreground at right wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl and holds his hands together in greeting. A woman in a white sari with yellow border stands near the middle-right, and a figure in a saffron robe at centre appears to be leaving the area.2008-10-27Outdoor photograph of a procession on a sandy ground beneath palm trees at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas walk across the ground, some wearing orange or saffron shawls, while a woman in a white sari with a pink border and an orange shawl walks in the foreground. Scattered petals cover the ground. Behind them stands a tall ornate wooden pillar and white raised platforms, with wisps of smoke rising from the area. A few figures in white stand to the right near a shelter and parked car. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed in this image.2008-10-27A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff, a dhvaja stambha, rises from a white stepped plinth on a sandy open ground. Its tiered finial carries gilded ornaments and a small orange cloth flutters near the top. Coconut palms and leafy trees surround the site under a heavy grey sky. To the right, a white-walled shed with a green roof stands beside a parked vehicle and a black stone Nandi decorated with flowers. No people are visible.2007-08-26Outdoor photo of a tall wooden ritual flagstaff, wrapped in cloth and garlanded, rising from a white stepped plinth in a dusty open yard. A small red flag hangs from the pole and a carved finial sits at the top. Beside it stands a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands on a white base. Coconut palms and tall trees frame the scene under a pale sky. Two or three distant figures in white clothing sit or stand near the left edge, partly obscured.2006-12-26September 30 20082008-09-30October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27