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Night photograph of a Diwali celebration at an outdoor concrete area with a white stepped platform on the left. A man in an orange-red robe with an orange shawl holds lit sparklers and smiles, while a bearded man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a dark-haired man in orange and white also stand nearby, with smoke rising from a small firecracker burning on the ground. On the right, a young person in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl watches, and another in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands with their back to the camera. Several other people in white and orange clothing are visible in the background, and a small flame lamp sits on the step at left.

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