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Night photograph of an outdoor Deepavali celebration at an ashram. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads holds a microphone and speaks, while a lit sparkler is held by a girl in white at his side. Around him children and adults in white clothes gather, a girl in a pink top and red skirt stands among them, and a man in white with a mala looks on. Yellow and white garland decorations hang on the tent wall behind, and a white-draped seat sits to the right under lamps.

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Night photo of a crowd at a Deepavali celebration holding lit sparklers. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala, arms outstretched, stands out among the people. He matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Around him, roughly a dozen people in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, some with orange shawls, hold sparklers and smile. A child in the lower right has a tilak on the forehead. Dark night sky and a fence-like structure in the background.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photo of a group gathered outdoors for Deepavali celebrations, holding sparklers that cast bright light. A tall man with long, swept-back hair and a bare upper body wears a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and bends toward a young girl in a red skirt and cream top holding a lit sparkler. Around them boys in white kurtas and dhotis, a woman in an orange blouse and cream sari, and other devotees watch and smile; a woman at left wears a cream sari. Dark background with faint smoke.2006-10-21Night photograph of a crowd lighting sparklers at a Deepavali celebration. A central figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and long dark hair, holds a bright sparkler and reaches toward a line of people. Around him, men and women and children in white clothes hold sparklers, their sparks glowing against a dark background, with smoke drifting through the scene. The scene is outdoors and the crowd is dressed in white ritual-style clothing.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd outdoors near a red wall during Deepavali celebrations. A tall figure on the right wears a long orange saffron wrap, a long dark-haired swept-back style, and a rudraksha mala, smiling and gesturing with an outstretched arm. Surrounding them, a small boy in white holds a lit sparkler, a man in white shirt crouches beside him, and women in saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and red, smile. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and a man in a white shirt with glasses and a lanyard watches on the left. Swamiji (probable) is the tall figure in orange with the rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, shown in a celebratory moment with devotees.2006-10-21 +1 copiesA night photograph of a group holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks. Beside him, children in white and red clothes and a woman in a cream and red sari smile as they hold sparklers. A woman on the left wears an orange and cream sari with a mala. Other devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand behind. The background is dark with smoke.2006-10-21Night photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a long brown bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a lit sparkler that throws bright sparks, and holding a small handheld microphone in the other hand. Behind him, several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and lanyards, stand near a red-framed doorway hung with yellow garlands and a single bulb. Dim figures in white stand in the dark background on the right. a person is the saffron-clad man with long hair and the sparkler, appearing as in_person.2006-10-21Night photograph of a Deepavali celebration with a crowd gathered outdoors. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles with arms spread, a probable Swamiji by the page cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around him, people in white and orange clothes watch; a man in a white shirt crouches and a small boy in white holds a lit sparkler, sending bright sparks. A man at left in white shirt wears a dark mala. Behind them, a row of people in white and light saffron clothing stand in the dark.2006-10-21Night photo of a crowd in white clothes holding lit sparklers on a dirt ground while smoke hangs in the dark. Around him, men and women in white kurtas, sarees and shirts, some in white and a woman in a red-orange top, stand in a line, and children in white hold sparklers that spray bright sparks. The scene shows Deepavali night celebrations with crackers at an ashram.2006-10-21