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Night photograph of a ritual performed outdoors on bare ground. Several women in white saris and white garments with red and yellow borders or scarves stand in a line, some holding small items, while two bright flames burn on the ground in front of them with smoke rising. Small oil lamps or candles are set in the earth along the front. Dark trees and a few people in the foreground silhouette the frame. No a person candidate is visibly present in this image.

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November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night photograph of a group of people in plain white ritual clothes standing in a smoky courtyard while setting off sparkling fireworks. Several bright sparklers spray gold sparks upward and across the dirt ground, with a bundle of sparklers held low at the right edge. A tall ornamental pillar stands at the left, and a lit building with a tiled roof lies at the right in the dark background. Some men in white dhotis and shawls stand in a row, some holding sparklers aloft, while others stand at the right edge. The scene reads as a Deepavali celebration at the Bidadi campus.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 11 20152015-11-11Night photograph of a group of people in white ceremonial clothing standing on a dirt ground, several holding lit fireworks that send up bright sparks and smoke. A tall fountain firework burst rises at right while a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a sparkler near the edge. Small unlit fireworks lie on the ground. Dark sky and a low building edge frame the scene.2010-11-05Night photo of a Deepavali celebration outside a temple on a dirt ground, with sparklers and fountain fireworks throwing bright white sparks and smoke. Several people in white traditional clothes, some with orange and red shawls, stand holding sparklers in a row, with small firecrackers scattered on the ground. The scene is lit mainly by the sparks, with a wooden bench and dark building at the edges.2010-11-05Night photograph of a group of about ten people in white traditional clothing standing in a loose semicircle on bare dirt ground, holding and lighting sparklers that throw bright sparks and smoke. At the far left a woman in a green and yellow sari with a red head covering stands at the edge, and on the right a firework fountain sends sparks upward. Ground-level small fireworks are lit in the foreground. Dark background with drifting smoke.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night photograph of a group of about ten people in white traditional clothes, many with white shawls and some with red-orange borders, standing close together while holding bright sparklers that throw off showers of sparks and smoke. The ground is dusty and scattered with spent sparks. Several figures are partially hidden by smoke at the edges.2010-11-05Night photograph of a group of women in white saris with yellow shawls holding lit sparklers on a dirt ground, sparks streaming from their hands while smoke drifts through the air. Several smiling women in the foreground hold sparklers outstretched, and a few more figures stand in the background near a white building with a corrugated roof; one background figure wears an orange sari. A cardboard box sits on the grass at right. The scene reflects a fireworks celebration.2009-10-17Night photograph of a group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts standing closely together on sandy ground, several holding bright sparkler-type fireworks that throw showers of sparks and smoke. Some wear shawls or sacred threads; a few in the background hold cloth or flower garlands. The scene looks like a celebratory fireworks moment during a Deepavali-style festival at an ashram campus. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this frame.2010-11-05