Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor scene on a dusty ground strewn with spent firecracker paper and debris. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl with a red-bordered cloth stands at left, wearing a gold bracelet and sandals. In the centre, a person in an all-white kurta and dhoti bends forward to pick up debris and places it into a cardboard box on the ground. Other figures in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow or orange shawls, stand around in the background and at right. A small child is visible at upper left. The scene is cropped at the edges.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor photograph on bare dry ground strewn with spent firecracker paper and red fuse wrappers, a common scene after Diwali celebrations. A bent-over man in white kurta and dhoti with long dark hair tends to the ground, one hand low near the debris. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes and a white-clad figure with a yellow shawl stand nearby. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a yellow packet. Scattered cardboard and dry palm fronds lie at the edge of the frame. Four people are visible.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo on bare dry ground strewn with scattered spent firecrackers and paper debris. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt bends forward to light a firecracker, holding a small blue cylindrical cracker. Beside him, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and stands watching, with a wooden rosary-like mala visible at his waist. Two more figures stand at left: one in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl, and another in white with a dark cloth. Cardboard boxes and dry branches lie near a tree at right, and more white-clad people are partly visible at the top edge. Diwali celebration setting.2008-10-27Outdoor photo of a group at a dusty, sandy ground strewn with spent firecracker debris, Diwali-style celebration. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl on the left reaches toward the ground. A man in white with a yellow scarf kneels and handles a small red item and debris. A figure in a cream-white dhoti and shirt with a long dark hair bends forward and touches the ground. On the right, figures in orange robes and orange shawls stand and watch, with more people in white and orange in the background. Smoke rises from a small fire in the background, and a sand heap sits behind them.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor scene on dry dirt ground strewn with scattered spent firecracker debris. A man crouches in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl, arranging a red cloth on the ground. Nearby, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands barefoot with his back to the camera, while other men in white robes with orange or yellow shawls stand around. Trees and shrubs fill the background.2008-10-27Close-up of feet on a wet asphalt road scattered with white and yellow flower petals. Several people in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand together; a figure in the centre wears a saffron garment with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers hanging at the waist, and tan leather sandals with an orange strap. At the right, a barefoot person wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Flower petals cover the ground around the feet.2011-12-20Outdoor scene on a dusty ground with bare trees and scattered firecracker debris and paper scraps. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a tan border crouches low, reaching toward a red firecracker strand on the ground, with his back to the camera. On the left, a person in an orange saffron robe holds a long cord or fuse. Cardboard boxes sit under a tree and a few loose plastic items lie nearby, with bare feet and sandals visible.2008-10-27December 23 20072007-12-23October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27