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Night photograph of crackers being lit outdoors at an ashram during Deepavali. A bare-chested man with long swept-back grey hair wears an orange dhoti and a red-striped orange shawl and lights a sparkler-like firework in his hand, with smoke and sparks rising around him. Behind him a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and lights a firecracker, while a figure in orange and white stands at left beside a stack of red bricks. A red domed structure stands in the background.

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October 21 20062006-10-21Night photo outdoors on sandy ground at a Deepavali celebration. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long wrapped red-edged dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas, with long dark curly hair swept back, holds two lit sparklers out to the sides and smiles. Beside him a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands smiling. Behind them a large seated crowd of people in white clothing sits in the dark, with a few lights along a building wall. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and malas, consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in person.2006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photograph outdoors at a Deepavali celebration. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red sash and a rudraksha mala holds a lit sparkler at the centre. Beside him on the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl holds a sparkler and also wears a mala. On the right, an older man in a white shirt, glasses and a rudraksha mala reaches toward a hanging cracker string. Overhead are thin wires and a bright firework streak against the dark sky.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photo of a sandy open ground where several men gather around sparklers and fireworks. In the centre a bare-backed man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a lit sparkler. Around him other men in white kurtas and white dhotis hold sparklers or crouch to light crackers, with sparks spraying across the sand. Cues are present for a person (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing) in the central figure, but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone. The scene shows a Deepavali cracker-bursting celebration at night.2006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap with a red border and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit sparkler that throws sparks. Behind him in the dark, two men walk on the ground; one wears a white dhoti and the other a white shirt with an orange shawl. Smoke and sparks fill the background.2006-10-21Night photograph outdoors on a dirt ground at a Deepavali celebration. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with a red border over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and sandals, walks forward holding a lit sparkler that throws bright sparks. Behind him a large seated crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground near a dim red-walled structure, with more people in white standing and walking in the background. The man has distinctive long hair and saffron sannyasi attire with rudraksha beads, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues in the caption, so he is labelled as a probable in-person candidate.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOutdoor evening photo on sandy ground near trees as fireworks burst in orange sparks at the upper right. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with red border and a rudraksha mala laughs broadly while walking forward. Beside him, an older man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a sacred thread-style mala holds a small object and looks toward the fireworks. A small fire glows on the ground between them. a person (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala) is in the foreground, with a companion in white near the crackers.2006-10-21Night photo of three men outdoors near a palm tree lighting Deepavali crackers. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit sparkler in one hand and raising the other toward a hanging strand of fireworks. Beside him at left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a stick. At right, an older man with grey hair and glasses, in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, reaches toward the strand. A row of unlit crackers hangs from a rope, with a bright sparkler at the right edge. The outlined face and styling match the Swamiji cues (long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala), so the centre figure is Swamiji (probable) during Deepavali crackers.2006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Deepavali celebration with sparklers. A man in a white kurta stands at left, holding a lit sparkler with sparks flying. Beside him a person in an orange saffron robe with a long dark mala necklace, long dark hair, and a red-bordered orange shawl smiles broadly while holding a sparkler in each hand. Dark ground, scattered sparks and faint lights in the background. a person in orange robe and rudraksha mala, bursting crackers at Deepavali, Aadhi Peetha, Bidadi.2006-10-21Outdoor evening scene on bare sandy ground at dusk in front of a long low building with a dark tiled roof. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with red border, long dark wavy hair and a mala necklace lights a sparkler held in her right hand, bending forward. Beside her, a man in white kurta and white dhoti crouches and touches a red cloth strip laid on the ground. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge. Behind them, about a dozen people in white and light clothing stand watching. The scene looks like a Deepavali firecracker celebration at an ashram.2006-10-21 +1 copiesNight photo of two men lighting a string of firecrackers hung on a rope beside a palm tree. A man in white shirt and light trousers, seen from behind, reaches toward the fuse as sparks fly. Beside him, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark beaded necklace leans forward, holding a lit sparkler that throws bright sparks. The background is pitch dark. Matches Deepavali celebrations with crackers, as the page describes.2006-10-21