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Night photograph of a festive celebration at a whitewashed temple-like building strung with warm fairy lights in orange, green and red. Many people in white and pastel clothes move across a sandy courtyard holding lit sparklers that streak bright white light. The entrance is glowing and decorated with framed illuminated figures of standing deities. In the foreground a stone or metal lamp-like object sits near the lower edge. Several dozen people are visible, the majority dressed in white kurtas and saris, with a few in red and orange garments.

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October 12 20072007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12Night scene at a lit-up ashram hall during Navaratri celebrations. Many people in white traditional clothing, mostly children and young people, hold sparklers and wave them in a courtyard of packed dirt. The building facade is strung with red, orange and green fairy lights and has large illuminated panels; an open doorway glows with light at left. Several figures in dark clothing stand at the edges, and a large metal pot sits at lower left.2007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12Night photo of a courtyard at Aadi Kailaasa, Bengaluru, where a group of devotees in white clothing hold sparklers that throw bright sparks. Children and adults in white kurtas, dhotis and saris stand on sandy ground under strings of small lights, with an illuminated tower and a low building at the right edge. A person in a red sari and a man in a white kurta are visible near the middle. The bright sparklers provide the main light against the dark surroundings.2007-10-12Night photograph of a temple courtyard decorated with strings of multicoloured fairy lights in red, orange, yellow and green along the roofline and walls. Illuminated lit figures flank the entrance doorway, which glows warmly. Many people in white and cream traditional clothing, including dhotis, kurtas and white shirts, walk and stand across the sandy ground, several holding sparklers that cast bright sparks. A dark statue or stone figure stands in the lower left foreground. Festive celebratory atmosphere during an evening event.2007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12Night photograph of a sandy open courtyard at an ashram, lit by handheld sparklers held by a group of people in white and coloured traditional clothing. Strings of small lights hang overhead and a few cars are parked near single-storey buildings. Children in white and a girl in an orange skirt stand among the adults, several holding bright sparklers, while others stand in the background near the buildings. A small trident is visible on a pole at the right edge. Dark night setting with warm light from the sparklers and lamps.2007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12A night-time photograph of a courtyard celebration with people holding lit sparklers. A woman in white sari with long dark hair bends forward to light a firework on the sandy ground, while a child in a striped shirt reaches toward the sparks at right. Several people in white garments and one in an orange robe stand in a line holding sparklers, some with yellow shawls. Smoke drifts through the bright light of a floodlamp, with a low building and flowering shrubs at the edges. The scene shows fireworks and sparkler play.2009-10-17