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Night photograph of a crowd lighting sparklers at a Deepavali celebration. A central figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and long dark hair, holds a bright sparkler and reaches toward a line of people. Around him, men and women and children in white clothes hold sparklers, their sparks glowing against a dark background, with smoke drifting through the scene. The scene is outdoors and the crowd is dressed in white ritual-style clothing.

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Night photo of a crowd at a Deepavali celebration holding lit sparklers. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala, arms outstretched, stands out among the people. He matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Around him, roughly a dozen people in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, some with orange shawls, hold sparklers and smile. A child in the lower right has a tilak on the forehead. Dark night sky and a fence-like structure in the background.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.2006-10-21Night photo of a crowd in white clothes holding lit sparklers on a dirt ground while smoke hangs in the dark. Around him, men and women in white kurtas, sarees and shirts, some in white and a woman in a red-orange top, stand in a line, and children in white hold sparklers that spray bright sparks. The scene shows Deepavali night celebrations with crackers at an ashram.2006-10-21A night photograph of a group holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks. Beside him, children in white and red clothes and a woman in a cream and red sari smile as they hold sparklers. A woman on the left wears an orange and cream sari with a mala. Other devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand behind. The background is dark with smoke.2006-10-21Night photograph of a crowd holding lit sparklers, bursting crackers at a Deepavali celebration. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl over a dark robe, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala, stands among the group and appears to be Swamiji (probable), smiling. Around him, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas hold sparklers, and some wear orange sashes. A person in a blue-purple garment stands to the right. The sky is black with sparks drifting upward.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21A night-time outdoor photo of a crowd holding lit sparklers aloft during Deepavali celebrations. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris stand in a line on dirt ground, some with orange or red shawls and a red top. At the right, a woman in an orange-saffron robe with a red border holds a sparkler and smiles, while others in dark clothing stand nearby. Bright sparks and glowing lights fill the dark background.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Night photo of a crowd of devotees in plain white clothes bursting sparklers and firecrackers on a dirt ground during Deepavali celebrations. Sparks and smoke fill the frame. One person at the centre-left wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing; a figure in the background also wears an orange-saffron wrap. Several people wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with eyeglasses. Sparklers are held at arm's length, with bright light trails and scattered embers in the foreground.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21