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A nighttime outdoor photo of a group of people holding bright sparklers and burning fireworks in a hazy, smoky scene with a glowing ground fire in the foreground. On the left a person in white clothing stands near the fire. Beside them, a figure in an orange-and-yellow robe wears glasses and a red tilak on the forehead. A young girl in a green-and-gold top smiles, and a woman in white with a flower garland holds a sparkler. On the right, a person in an orange sari with gold border and a flower garland holds sparklers. Several more people stand in the dim background. Sparks and smoke fill the air.

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