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Night photo of a Diwali celebration at an outdoor ashram setting. A central man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead holds a lit sparkler, with a bald man in white kurta and an orange-robed man beside him also holding sparklers. Behind them, several women and men stand in the darkness, some in orange and others in plain clothes, watching. A stone surface with a spent cracker box sits in the foreground. Smoke and bright sparks fill the frame.

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Night photo of a group of devotees crouched around a flat stone or concrete surface, lighting firecrackers that throw bright sparks at the centre. Several men wear orange and saffron robes and scarves, others wear white kurtas with orange shawls, and a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. Onlookers stand in shadow behind them, one woman in a teal shawl at left. Lighting is warm and red-toned, with pink light on the right. The individual kneeling in the centre in an orange robe is not identifiable from appearance, and no appearance-based candidate is clear.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Night photo of a group of men at an outdoor courtyard during a Diwali celebration. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair bends forward to light a sparkler on the concrete floor, which glows brightly. Around him, men in white dhotis with orange shawls, some in orange robes, stand watching, and others hold small objects. A table draped in orange cloth and shelves of items appear in the background. A small lit diya or cracker is also visible on the floor.2008-10-27Night photo of three men in saffron-orange sannyasi robes and a white-clad man lighting sparklers in an open courtyard beside a low red-walled building with fluorescent lights. Sparks fly upward and fall to the ground. The man at left in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a sparkler out with both hands; a bald man at right in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds another. A man in white dhoti and shawl with bare upper body stands between them lighting a sparkler. A few other figures stand in the background near the doorway. A small concrete step and stone border sit beside the path.2011-10-26Night photo of a group lighting fireworks on a concrete surface. In the centre, a man in a bright orange hooded robe holds a lit sparkler over a cracker on the ground while watching it burn. Around him, devotees in orange and white ritual clothes, some with orange shawls and rudraksha mala beads, look on, and a woman in a green salwar kameez stands at left. A small firework cylinder and sparks light the scene against a dark background.2008-10-27Night photograph of a man in a long, flowing saffron-orange robe with a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulders, holding two lit sparklers in his hands while sparks fly around him. Behind him, smoke and bright sparks rise against a dark sky, with a few figures in white and orange clothing visible at the left edge and a low stone or wooden platform in the lower right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, in saffron robes celebrating with sparklers at a Diwali-style gathering; the image is not captioned on the photo itself.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27