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Outdoor photograph on bare reddish-brown earth at dusk with a bright fountain firework spraying sparks on the left. A figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange head covering and beaded necklaces, holding a lit sparkler or stick, stands near the fire while about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around watching, some with arms folded. Small orange cones and scattered debris mark the ground, with a line of wooden posts and trees behind. a person candidate is in the centre, identified by his orange robes, orange head covering and beaded necklaces, with white-clad devotees around him.

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January 01 20042004-01-01Outdoor evening scene on a dry dirt ground where a bright cascade of sparks and white smoke rises from a firework on the left. Around twenty people in white ritual clothing, mostly white kurtas and dhotis, stand and walk across the open ground with fireworks, with a few in women's white saris. At right, a figure in orange-saffron robes with a long orange head covering and multiple beaded necklaces holds a lit sparkler or firework. Trees and hills fade into blue dusk in the background.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01Night 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.2010-11-05Night outdoor celebration at a dirt ground with a large fountain of sparks from a firework erupting in the centre, surrounded by billowing white smoke. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand around, and a few devotees on the right wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls and stand beside small cardboard boxes of fireworks. String lights glow among trees in the background. Dark sky and scattered debris on the ground.2007-01-01Night photograph of a fireworks celebration on a dirt ground. A large bright burst of white sparks and smoke erupts in the centre. Around it, a crowd of people dressed mostly in white stands and watches, with a few in saffron or orange shawls. On the right, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with an orange border are moving near the blast, and small fireworks boxes lie on the ground. Lit string lights hang in the trees at the right edge.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01November 05 20102010-11-05Night celebration outdoors on a dirt ground with a large bright fountain of sparks and white smoke rising from fireworks. A person in a white dhoti and orange shawl crouches at the lower right, reaching toward a box of fireworks. Behind, a crowd of people in white and orange clothing stands watching, and string lights glow in the trees on the right.2007-01-01November 05 20102010-11-05