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Night photograph of a Diwali celebration outside a temple building whose sign reads "SHWARA TEMPLE" (Nithyanandeshwara Temple). Sparks and fireworks burst from a stone fire pit at right while smoke drifts through the scene. Figures in white and cream ritual clothing gather around, some lit by strings of oil lamps lining the steps at left. A man in an orange robe stands at right among the crowd, and one person in white carries a bright sparkler. A printed banner reads "Kalpataru Darshan" with the notice "Every Saturday & Sunday" beside it.

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Night photograph at a temple courtyard beside a sign reading "Nithyaneshwara Temple". A tall column of sparks and fireworks rises from a square stone firing pit in the foreground, with stepped edges. Around it, a crowd of devotees in white and orange-saffron robes and shawls watches; several stand on steps to the left and others close to the fire. A poster on the wall beside them advertises "Kalpataru Darshan" with schedule text. The scene reflects a Diwali celebration with crackers.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photograph of a Diwali celebration at a temple courtyard. A fountain-style firecracker sends bright green, white and red sparks and smoke upward from a concrete platform scattered with spent red casings. Around it, people in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls stand and gather, some holding small lit crackers or sparklers. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes sit on steps at left. Behind them is a whitewashed building with a signboard reading Sri Nanda Eshwara Devasthana and a poster reading Kalpataru Darshan with the text Every Saturday and Sunday.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night-time photograph at an outdoor courtyard of a temple complex. A woman in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands at a white stone platform, bending over a lit firework or sparkler that sends sparks upward, scattered flower petals on the stone. Around her, people in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow and orange shawls stand and sit on steps; a few wear white saris with yellow borders. A whitewashed building behind them has signboards reading Sri Nithyanandeshwara Temple and Kalpataru Darshan, with notices on the wall. The scene appears to be a Diwali celebration with crackers. Motion blur on several moving figures.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night scene at a temple courtyard with a firework cracker bursting upward in a fountain of sparks, red, green and white, with smoke rising. Several robed men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange or saffron shawls, stand around watching. Scattered red paper debris covers the concrete ground. A signboard on the building reads Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana in Kannada, and a painted board on the left shows Kalpataru Darshan and a schedule. The festive crackers suggest a Diwali celebration.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27