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Night photograph of a barefoot man in a white checked shirt and grey trousers bending over a dim, sandy ground to light or place small firecrackers. Scattered spent fireworks, paper scraps and a small cone-shaped firework lie around him. Dark trees and a pale wall with a low hedge form the background. The man is not shown with any visible ritual adornment or throne, so his identity is not established by appearance.

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Night photograph of a smiling man in a white kurta and grey trousers holding sparklers at Bidadi ashram grounds. He raises one sparkler high in his right hand while another burns on the ground near his feet, with dark trees and a low white wall behind him. Scattered debris and spent fireworks litter the ground.2002-11-04Night photograph of a man in a white kurta over grey trousers holding a lit sparkler that throws bright sparks upward, a Deepavali-style celebration outdoors. He smiles and stretches his left arm toward the light. The background shows a dark wall, foliage and a street lamp; the ground is a dirt path. No ritual fire, deity or ceremony is visible beyond the sparkler.2002-11-04A 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.2002-11-04October 27 20082008-10-27November 05 20102010-11-05Night 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 05 20102010-11-05Night photo of an open ground at an ashram at night, littered with spent firecracker debris. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow-edged cloth bends forward, lighting a sparkler on the ground. Behind him a crowd of people in white and light clothing stands near a lit white building with a lamp above its doorway, and a few small oil lamps glow in the distance. Two white stepped stone platforms stand on the right, and a tall dark pole rises into the darkness.2008-10-27October 30 20162016-10-30A night-time outdoor photograph of people setting off fireworks on a dirt ground. A bright sparking firework fountain burns near the centre-left, with smoke drifting through the frame. A man in white kurta and trousers bends forward over the fireworks, another person in white crouches behind him, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow band kneels in the lower right foreground. A standing figure in white clothing stands at the right by a wooden post, and a fence of bamboo stakes runs across the background under a dark sky.2009-10-17November 04 20022002-11-04A young man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders bends forward on a dusty paved yard, lighting or handling a red firecracker fuse on the ground. Scattered red and white paper debris from spent crackers covers the pavement. Behind him are a low concrete block wall with red and white painted posts, potted plants, a green and a teal bin, palm trees, and a utility pole against a hazy sky. The scene suggests Diwali firecracker celebrations at an ashram compound.2008-10-27