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Night photo of a row of women on a covered veranda of a terracotta-coloured building, holding lit sparklers that throw sparks and smoke. Most wear white or cream sarees and salwar-style outfits with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in orange robes stands at the far left, and a woman in a white outfit with an orange shawl stands at the far right. Wooden posts and a metal railing run along the veranda, with a red fire extinguisher near the right edge.

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Night photo of a group of women and girls lighting sparklers on the veranda and yard of a plain terracotta-coloured building under strip lights, with smoke drifting through the air. Several women in white and cream saris with red borders stand on the porch holding bright sparklers, and a woman in a red-bordered white sari near the centre holds a lit sparkler. On the right, two women in orange saris stand on the dirt ground, one holding sparklers. A stone-edged planter runs along the front. The setting suggests a Diwali sparkler celebration, though no explicit festival label is visible in the frame.2011-10-26Night photograph of six young women in white traditional dress with yellow shawls holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks and smoke at an outdoor dirt ground beside a building with a covered veranda. Several more people in white stand in the background. The women are smiling and some hold sparklers aloft; a cardboard box lies on the grass at right. This appears to be a Diwali/Deepavali firecracker celebration.2009-10-17 +1 copiesA night photograph of a group of women in white and cream saris, several with red or orange shawls, holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks and smoke. They stand along a railed open veranda of a dark building, with a few other people in white clothing behind them. Low stone wall and small plants in the foreground.2011-10-26Night photograph of a group of devotees standing on sandy ground holding sparklers that throw bright sparks, with smoke drifting in the air. Most wear orange or saffron saris and white garments with yellow shawls or scarves. A woman in the foreground in an orange sari holds a lit sparkler, and another in an orange sari at the right holds one as well. A bamboo fence and a low building with a light fixture form the background, and marigold plants are visible at the left edge.2009-10-17Night photograph of a group of women in white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks. Smoke drifts through the scene and a few people stand behind them under a dim shed roof. Several women in front smile and reach toward the sparklers. A cardboard box sits on the right near green grass and bare dirt ground.2009-10-17Night photograph of a group of women in an outdoor yard celebrating with handheld sparklers that spray bright sparks. Most wear white kurtas or salwar-style outfits with yellow shawls, while several in the foreground wear orange saris and orange shawls. One woman in the foreground at right holds a sparkler and smiles while others stand in a line, with a bamboo fence and dim lights behind them and smoke drifting through the air.2009-10-17Night 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 devotees in white traditional clothing with yellow shawls and gold-bordered white dhotis and saris, holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks while smoke drifts through the scene. Several women on the left and right and men in white kurtas and dhotis form a line on a dirt path beside a low white building under a dark sky, celebrating with fireworks. A mood of festive outdoor celebration at night.2009-10-17October 26 20112011-10-26A night photo of a courtyard where a group of devotees in white and pale pink saris and dhotis, some with yellow shawls, stand and crouch while lighting sparklers and firecrackers on the ground. In the left foreground a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shoulder sash faces away from the camera. Lamps on poles light the scene, and scattered paper debris covers the road. Several people are visible, and no portrait or printed figure is shown.2009-10-17Night photograph of a Deepavali fireworks celebration outdoors. A crowd of about twenty people in white and cream clothing stands in a loose semicircle, many holding lit sparklers that glow yellow-white. In the foreground a person in a pink and grey shawl bends low to the ground, lighting firecrackers, with scattered sparks on the dirt. Smoke drifts across the frame, and a bright floodlight and dark trees and walls are behind the group. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from the image.2009-10-17Night photograph of a row of about fifteen people in white and cream traditional clothing standing on bare earth beside a red-brick pillar topped with a flower-garlanded post. Bright fireworks burst and sparkle on the left and in the centre, with smoke drifting through the scene. Several women on the right hold lit sparklers. A figure near the centre wears a saffron-orange robe, and a person beside them wears a yellow shawl. Small oil lamps are set in the ground in front of the group. Red poles and a dark building form the background.2010-11-05