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Night photograph of a barefoot man in a long-sleeved white shirt with a dark paisley-like print and dark trousers, holding a sparkler that traces a bright arc of sparks across the dusty ground. Behind him a loose group of people stands watching under strings of multicoloured lights and a bright floodlight, with a metal pot and a green hose at left. Trees and flags are faintly visible in the background.

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November 03 20162016-11-03Night photograph of a man in a white and grey long-sleeved jacket printed with repeating Om symbols and circular motifs, with dark trousers and a short orange tassel hanging from his waist. He holds a sparkler and swings it in a bright circular arc, throwing off showers of golden sparks around his body. The background is dark with blurred foliage and a metal post.2016-11-03Night scene on an open ground at a festival. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a white patterned long-sleeved shirt and dark navy trousers, holds a sparkler that traces a bright looping arc of white sparks. Behind him, two or three blurred figures stand on the grass near a line of multicoloured red, green and blue fairy lights strung across the background. Scattered debris lies on the ground. No recognisable a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance here, so the figure is described only by clothing and action.2016-11-03Night photograph of a person in a light patterned long-sleeved top and dark trousers, bent forward on a dark dirt ground, holding a sparkler that traces bright looping white-gold light trails through the frame. Behind them, a strand of multicoloured red, green and blue fairy lights runs across the dark horizon, and a few blurred people stand in the distance, one wearing a backpack. Scattered sparks streak across the image.2016-11-03November 03 20162016-11-03October 12 20072007-10-12Night photograph of a large fountain firework erupting with bright white sparks and smoke on a dirt ground. In the foreground a crouching person in a dark top leans over the firework. To the right, a person in white clothes with a red-orange shawl holds a lit stick near the spray, and other figures in white and orange stand in the dim background beside a low structure. A faint logo appears at upper left.2011-10-26A night photograph of a fireworks celebration in an outdoor compound. Showers of bright white sparks and smoke fill the right side of the frame as fireworks burn on the ground. Several people in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, stand along a dirt path near a fence and flowering marigolds. A young girl in a white dress holds a small sparkler at the lower left, beside a white bucket. A few more people in white walk in the background under soft lights. No specific deity, throne or ritual peetha is visible.2009-10-17Night 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 people in white clothing lighting sparklers and fireworks on a sandy ground while smoke drifts through the frame. A woman in a white kurta and white trousers stands at center holding a bright sparkler, with another person in white trousers and a saffron-bordered sari beside her. People in white saris stand to the left near a small lit building. The scene resembles a Deepavali celebration, with sparks scattering across the ground. No clear face or ornamentation confirms a specific individual, so the a person candidate is not established.2010-11-05A night photograph of a Deepavali celebration at a temple courtyard. In the foreground a dark silhouetted man holds a lit firecracker, sending bright sparks and fireworks streaming across the ground past small upright sticks. Behind him a row of figures in white dhotis and shawls stands in smoky haze, with a bare-chested or white-clad figure and a standing attendant at right beside a dark pillar and a hanging garland. No clear ritual figure can be confidently identified, so the a person field is unsure.2010-11-05January 01 20072007-01-01