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Night photograph of people setting off sparklers and fireworks in front of a red building labelled ANANDA SABHA. Smoke drifts across the courtyard, and a row of fireworks fizzes on the dirt ground. Several people stand near the entrance, including a woman in a blue and silver sari and a figure in an orange and yellow garment holding a lit sparkler. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and a woman in a pale sari works at a steel-vessel table at right. A water cooler and pots sit on the table. A fluorescent tube lights the wall. Some people are partly visible in the dim background.

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October 26 20112011-10-26Night photograph of a fire-lit outdoor ritual in front of a red-painted building with a signboard reading "ANANDA SABHA" and a small portrait. Bright flames and smoke rise from the ground at left as a group of people in white dhotis, saris and light-coloured clothing stand around. A woman in an orange saffron salwar kameez stands at right, facing the fire. Behind them, a young man in a white dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl stands at a doorway, and several women in pink, green and white saris are gathered; a table with steel vessels is at right. Several people are visible, the scene appears to be a fire ritual with cooking vessels nearby.2011-10-26Night photograph of a fireworks display in an open grassy yard in front of a red-painted building. Tall fountains of sparks and white smoke rise from the ground. A sign above the doorway reads ANANDA SABHA with a small portrait photo beside it. On the right, several people stand watching in the dark: a woman in an orange robe with hands pressed together, a woman in a blue skirt and white top, and women in white and cream saris. Steel pots sit on a table at the right edge.2011-10-26Night photograph of a fireworks display in an outdoor yard in front of a red-painted building with a signboard reading Ananda Sabha. A tall fountain of bright white sparks and smoke rises from the ground at left. Several people in white and saffron-coloured clothing stand to the right and in the background, one in an orange dhoti and another in white with a red and black waist cloth. A lamp glows near the right edge. The scene is lit by the sparks and a few electric lights, and the ground is dirt with patches of grass.2011-10-26Night photograph of a fireworks display at the foot of a red-walled building with a sign reading "ANANDA SABHA" in Tamil and English above a doorway. A tall fountain of bright sparks erupts from the ground at left, with smoke drifting. A group of about ten people stand in a semicircle near the doorway; several hold small lit oil lamps, including a woman in a white top and teal skirt and a woman in a pink-and-green sari. A blue bucket sits on the ground. Overhead tube light illuminates the wall. No identifiable a person is visible.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26Night photograph of fireworks being set off on bare ground in front of a red-painted building with a signboard reading in Tamil script above the entrance. Two tall fountains of bright sparks and smoke rise in the foreground. Behind them a group of about a dozen people stand in a row: men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris and salwar kameez in orange, pink, teal and white. A tube light is mounted on the wall, and metal vessels sit on a table at right.2011-10-26Night photograph of a red-walled building with a sign reading "ANANDA SABHA" and a small framed portrait on the sign. A group stands outside the open doorway holding lit sparklers or small flames, with smoke drifting in the air. In the centre a woman in a yellow-green sari with flowers in her hair holds a flame, beside a man in white shirt and white dhoti and another in white. A bent figure in a pink dress lights something at left. Women in saris stand at right, one in red and one in pale blue, with hands raised near their faces. A white rangoli design lies on the ground, and a small table with a water jug stands at right.2011-10-26A nighttime outdoor scene at a red brick building, with a fireworks display in the foreground. Bright sparks and white smoke rise from fireworks set on grass, and a bright fountain of sparks shoots upward near the center. Several people stand in the background near a wooden table holding metal pots and containers; one woman in a pink sari and others in light and orange clothing are visible. A fluorescent tube light is mounted on the wall. The scene suggests an evening celebration with fireworks, with no clearly identifiable a person present.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A night scene outside a red-walled building with a sign reading ANANDA SABHA, where people are setting off fireworks on the grass. A tall fountain-style firework throws bright white sparks upward at left, with smoke drifting across the ground. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a checked shirt stand near the building, while a figure in dark clothing in the foreground watches and others light sparklers or fireworks at right, with a green glow visible. Small spent firework tubes lie scattered on the dark ground.2011-10-26