Night photograph of people celebrating outside a red-brick building with a glowing smoke haze and green-white flares. Several figures stand on a grassy yard holding bright flares, some in white and light clothing, one in orange garments at right. The building has barred windows, an open doorway, and a sign on its facade. Scattered litter lies on the grass. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of people celebrating outside a red-brick building with a glowing smoke haze and green-white flares. Several figures stand on a grassy yard holding bright flares, some in white and light clothing, one in orange garments at right. The building has barred windows, an open doorway, and a sign on its facade. Scattered litter lies on the grass.

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October 26 2011

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A night photograph of an outdoor grassy yard in front of a red-brick building with a sign reading Ananda Sabha. A bright green-white light or flare glows in the centre, with smoke rising. In the foreground a woman in an orange and green saree stands near the light, and a woman in a red-orange skirt stands at the left edge beside bundled sticks on the grass. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near the building, and a group of people in dark and light clothing gathers at the right in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.

October 26 2011

October 26 2011

Night photograph of people setting off sparklers and fireworks in front of a red building labelled ANANDA SABHA. Smoke drifts across the courtyard, and a row of fireworks fizzes on the dirt ground. Several people stand near the entrance, including a woman in a blue and silver sari and a figure in an orange and yellow garment holding a lit sparkler. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and a woman in a pale sari works at a steel-vessel table at right. A water cooler and pots sit on the table. A fluorescent tube lights the wall. Some people are partly visible in the dim background.

Night photograph outside a red-orange building with a signboard reading Ananda Sabha in Tamil and English, with a framed portrait on the sign. Several people stand at the doorway holding bright sparklers that throw green-white light and smoke. Among them, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a sparkler, a woman in orange sari stands beside him, a woman in white sari with red border stands at left, and a younger woman in white top and green skirt stands at right. A blue bucket and dry palm fronds lie on the grass, and a kolam is drawn on the ground in the corner.

October 26 2011

Night photograph of a fireworks display in an open grassy yard in front of a red-painted building. Tall fountains of sparks and white smoke rise from the ground. A sign above the doorway reads ANANDA SABHA with a small portrait photo beside it. On the right, several people stand watching in the dark: a woman in an orange robe with hands pressed together, a woman in a blue skirt and white top, and women in white and cream saris. Steel pots sit on a table at the right edge.

Night photograph of a fire-lit outdoor ritual in front of a red-painted building with a signboard reading "ANANDA SABHA" and a small portrait. Bright flames and smoke rise from the ground at left as a group of people in white dhotis, saris and light-coloured clothing stand around. A woman in an orange saffron salwar kameez stands at right, facing the fire. Behind them, a young man in a white dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl stands at a doorway, and several women in pink, green and white saris are gathered; a table with steel vessels is at right. Several people are visible, the scene appears to be a fire ritual with cooking vessels nearby.

Night photo at an outdoor courtyard in front of a red-painted building. Bright sparkler-style fireworks burst from the ground in the centre, sending up white light and smoke. Several people in white traditional clothes stand around: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti near the fireworks, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right, and women in white saris and a yellow salwar outfit holding green-glowing sticks at right. Others stand in the doorway and background. Count of visible people is about ten, none identified as a person.

Night photograph of a fireworks display in an outdoor yard in front of a red-painted building with a signboard reading Ananda Sabha. A tall fountain of bright white sparks and smoke rises from the ground at left. Several people in white and saffron-coloured clothing stand to the right and in the background, one in an orange dhoti and another in white with a red and black waist cloth. A lamp glows near the right edge. The scene is lit by the sparks and a few electric lights, and the ground is dirt with patches of grass.

Night photograph of a red-walled building with a sign reading "ANANDA SABHA" and a small framed portrait on the sign. A group stands outside the open doorway holding lit sparklers or small flames, with smoke drifting in the air. In the centre a woman in a yellow-green sari with flowers in her hair holds a flame, beside a man in white shirt and white dhoti and another in white. A bent figure in a pink dress lights something at left. Women in saris stand at right, one in red and one in pale blue, with hands raised near their faces. A white rangoli design lies on the ground, and a small table with a water jug stands at right.