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Outdoor evening photograph at dusk with a dark blue sky and silhouetted trees. A central man with long, loose black hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders, a red-and-saffron wrap, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. He smiles while holding out several boxed packs of firecrackers labelled with Sivakasi factory names. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, one with an orange shawl, and a woman in a dark sari with gold border stand close. One man on the right wears white tilak on his forehead and glasses. Appearance-based label: a person, holding the crackers and smiling among devotees during the Deepavali celebration.

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October 21 20062006-10-21Photograph taken at dusk outdoors among a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a long-haired man wearing an orange-and-maroon wrap over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala necklace stands with his back partly turned, holding out his hand toward an older man in a white shirt on the left, while holding a small bundle of blue-and-yellow boxes of crackers wrapped in clear plastic with a yellow ribbon. Behind him, a younger man in white with an orange shawl gestures, and several other people in white clothes, a woman in a dark sari and a child stand nearby under darkening blue sky and trees. The scene suggests Deepavali festivities with crackers being distributed to devotees. The Swamiji candidate in the foreground has distinctive long swept-back hair, orange-and-maroon clothing and a rudraksha mala, so the appearance-based label applies.2006-10-21Outdoor evening photo at dusk with a deep blue sky and silhouetted trees. In the foreground a long-haired man with a flowing orange-and-red shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck extends his arm and holds blue-and-yellow firecracker boxes wrapped in clear plastic with a yellow ribbon. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch; an older man in a white shirt stands at left, a woman in a dark sari is at centre, and a man in an orange shawl stands behind. The setting resembles a crowd gathered for Deepavali crackers, with a person figure distributing them.2006-10-21Outdoor evening photograph at dusk with a dark blue sky and silhouetted trees. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red sash, rudraksha mala beads and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while handing a packet of sparklers labelled SPARKLERS to a young boy in a pink kurta with a garland-like shawl. Other children in white and pale clothing stand around him, and a woman in white with a yellow border and glasses smiles at right. Several adults in white shirts and an orange-shawled man stand in the background. The man in saffron shows several cues of Swamiji (probable), with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, and is handing out crackers to children at a Deepavali celebration.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesEvening outdoors at a dusky ashram setting with a dark thatched roof behind. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron garment with a red-and-saffron shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala is handing a stack of multicoloured firecracker boxes to a line of devotees. Behind them, children and adults in white clothing watch and reach forward; a child in white with a beaded necklace stands at centre. Several white-clad people fill the background, and a hand reaches in from the lower right to receive a box.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Deepavali celebration with a crowd gathered outdoors. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles with arms spread, a probable Swamiji by the page cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around him, people in white and orange clothes watch; a man in a white shirt crouches and a small boy in white holds a lit sparkler, sending bright sparks. A man at left in white shirt wears a dark mala. Behind them, a row of people in white and light saffron clothing stand in the dark.2006-10-21Night photo of a group gathered outdoors for Deepavali celebrations, holding sparklers that cast bright light. A tall man with long, swept-back hair and a bare upper body wears a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and bends toward a young girl in a red skirt and cream top holding a lit sparkler. Around them boys in white kurtas and dhotis, a woman in an orange blouse and cream sari, and other devotees watch and smile; a woman at left wears a cream sari. Dark background with faint smoke.2006-10-21