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October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27January 16 20082008-01-16October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo of a Diwali celebration with firecrackers on a dusty courtyard at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Scattered crackers and debris cover the ground and smoke hangs in the morning haze. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and extends his arm while holding a lit sparkler. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange shawl and holds a sparkler. A girl in a yellow-and-white sari walks at left, and a bearded man in white stands at right. Other white-clad people with orange shawls stand nearby. A silver SUV and small white buildings with tiled roofs sit behind, with palm and tall trees beyond.2008-10-27April 01 20082008-04-01Night ritual photo at AadiKailaasa in Bengaluru, preparing the navapashanam for energizing the Ananda Linga. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl, rudraksha mala and forehead marks pours liquid from a metal vessel into a large black pot of dark granular material. A man in the foreground tends the pot. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair sits behind on a raised platform beside wooden planks and a small box, with smoke and fire glowing at left. A young woman with a red forehead mark watches at right. Visible people: about four.2008-05-18October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor night ritual on a sandy ground in front of a crowd standing behind a blue rope barrier, with uniformed police officers along the back. Several small fire pits are built from red bricks, each with a flame burning and small brass vessels set around them. Seated men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the ground beside the pits, and standing women in saris (teal, yellow and cream) and a young girl in a blue top and pink skirt approach to offer items. A man in white shirt and a woman in a cream sari hand out folded white papers or offerings near the pits. Brass lamps and garlands lie on the bricks. A yellow-and-orange umbrella is visible at the top right.2007-11-18March 22 20082008-03-22April 01 20082008-04-01December 29 20082008-12-29