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A photograph taken at night on a concrete ground littered with spent firework debris. In the foreground a man in orange clothing, with an orange head wrap and bare upper body, crouches low while lighting a small firework on the ground; sparks are spraying from it. Behind him in the dark, a faint figure in dark clothing stands at a distance. The scene is a Deepavali celebration with firecrackers. The crouching man wears orange garments and white-strapped sandals; his appearance does not clearly establish a distinctive a person identity, so the candidate is unsure.

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Night photograph of a courtyard at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, covered in spent firework debris. In the foreground a man in an orange robe crouches and lights a sparkler-type firework on the ground with a stick. Behind him, a man in white garments and an orange shawl stands and holds a small object near his waist, and other figures in white and orange are scattered across the ground lighting crackers. Low buildings and smoke haze fill the background.2008-10-27November 02 20132013-11-02A night photograph of a figure in an orange-saffron garment with dark curly hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala around the neck, crouching low on sand and lighting a firecracker strand with a small flame. Beside them, a person in white dhoti-style clothing crouches at the left edge, and a string of red crackers lies on the ground. Other figures and a distant light appear in the dark background. The scene reflects the Deepavali cracker-bursting described on the page.2006-10-21Night photo of a Diwali celebration with fireworks at AadiKailaasa. Fountain-like fireworks spray bright yellow and red sparks and smoke in the centre of an open dirt ground. At right, a man in a long-sleeved saffron/orange robe and matching dhoti holds a lit sparkler and walks past the blast. A black stone Nandi bull, garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, sits on a white pedestal at the left edge. Other figures in orange and white clothing stand in the background near low buildings, and scattered firework debris covers the ground.2008-10-27November 02 20132013-11-02Night photo of a group of men at an outdoor courtyard during a Diwali celebration. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair bends forward to light a sparkler on the concrete floor, which glows brightly. Around him, men in white dhotis with orange shawls, some in orange robes, stand watching, and others hold small objects. A table draped in orange cloth and shelves of items appear in the background. A small lit diya or cracker is also visible on the floor.2008-10-27October 21 20062006-10-21October 27 20082008-10-27Night photograph of a person seen from behind in a rust-red and orange-gold dhoti and matching upper cloth, with an orange head covering and bangles on the wrists. They hold a long string of fireworks in one hand and light a row of upright firecrackers on a cardboard box on dark dirt ground strewn with debris, with sparks and smoke rising from the fuses. The scene reads as a Deepavali firecracker celebration. No readable names are visible, and the person's identity is not established by appearance.2013-11-02Night photo of a man in a saffron-orange hooded robe and orange shawl lighting fireworks on a concrete ground, with a bright burst of sparks from two blue and yellow cracker tubes. Behind him, a line of devotees watches: women in white and cream salwar and kurta with white forehead markings, and a man in white with an orange shawl and tilak. Dark background, Diwali celebration at an ashram.2008-10-27Night photograph of a Diwali celebration at an open outdoor courtyard with a white-painted raised platform in the foreground. A figure in a full-length saffron-orange hooded robe stands on the platform holding a lit sparkler, while a fountain-like firework throws bright sparks and white smoke nearby. Several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand to the left, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. A small boy in a dark shirt watches, and palm trees and a tall lamp post with a glowing lantern stand in the dark background. Cracker boxes and spent debris lie on the ground.2008-10-27October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copies