Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night photo of a Deepavali celebration on a dusty open ground at the Bidadi campus. A man in the foreground, seen from behind with shaved head, wears a white dhoti and white shawl with a red-and-white waistcloth, holding a sparkling firework aloft. Behind him a line of people in white dhotis and white clothing stands among bright sparklers and drifting smoke. Sparks and small fireworks light the red earth, with more white-clad figures at the right edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 05 20102010-11-05Night photograph of a group of people dressed in white dhotis and white shirts standing on sandy ground while fireworks burst around them. Bright sparks and smoke fill the upper centre of the frame, with a glowing firework display at the group's feet. A few people on the right wear white and hold small lights. A dark building and outdoor setting are visible in the background.2010-11-05Night photograph of a group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts standing closely together on sandy ground, several holding bright sparkler-type fireworks that throw showers of sparks and smoke. Some wear shawls or sacred threads; a few in the background hold cloth or flower garlands. The scene looks like a celebratory fireworks moment during a Deepavali-style festival at an ashram campus. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this frame.2010-11-05Night photograph of a group of about ten people in white traditional clothes, many with white shawls and some with red-orange borders, standing close together while holding bright sparklers that throw off showers of sparks and smoke. The ground is dusty and scattered with spent sparks. Several figures are partially hidden by smoke at the edges.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night photograph of a Deepavali celebration with fireworks. Bright sparks and white smoke burst upward from fireworks planted in the sandy ground at the center. A silhouetted man in dark clothes stands at left, facing the display. Several people in plain white ritual clothing stand behind the sparks, one wearing a mala around the neck. At right, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark beaded necklace stands near a wooden stand. The background is hazy with smoke and dim lights.2010-11-05Night photograph of a group of people in plain white ritual clothes standing in a smoky courtyard while setting off sparkling fireworks. Several bright sparklers spray gold sparks upward and across the dirt ground, with a bundle of sparklers held low at the right edge. A tall ornamental pillar stands at the left, and a lit building with a tiled roof lies at the right in the dark background. Some men in white dhotis and shawls stand in a row, some holding sparklers aloft, while others stand at the right edge. The scene reads as a Deepavali celebration at the Bidadi campus.2010-11-05Night photograph of a group of people in white ceremonial clothing standing on a dirt ground, several holding lit fireworks that send up bright sparks and smoke. A tall fountain firework burst rises at right while a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a sparkler near the edge. Small unlit fireworks lie on the ground. Dark sky and a low building edge frame the scene.2010-11-05Night photo of a Deepavali celebration outside a temple on a dirt ground, with sparklers and fountain fireworks throwing bright white sparks and smoke. Several people in white traditional clothes, some with orange and red shawls, stand holding sparklers in a row, with small firecrackers scattered on the ground. The scene is lit mainly by the sparks, with a wooden bench and dark building at the edges.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night-time outdoor scene on bare earth at an evening ceremony. A large fountain of bright sparks and smoke erupts from a firework or pyrotechnic at centre, with small oil lamps set on the ground. Around it, a group of people in white ritual clothes stands and moves, some in white dhotis and shirts, others in white with yellow shawls. At left, a man in an orange-saffron robe stands beside two yellow-and-orange ceremonial banners on poles, and a person in white holds a long-handled item. On the right, men in white with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a woman in an orange-red sari face the fire. Trees and dark sky frame the background.2010-11-05