Night photograph of a group of women in white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks. Smoke drifts through the scene and a few people stand behind them under a dim shed roof. Several women in front smile and reach toward the sparklers. A cardboard box sits on the right near green grass and bare dirt ground. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a group of women in white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks. Smoke drifts through the scene and a few people stand behind them under a dim shed roof. Several women in front smile and reach toward the sparklers. A cardboard box sits on the right near green grass and bare dirt ground.

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Night photograph of six young women in white traditional dress with yellow shawls holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks and smoke at an outdoor dirt ground beside a building with a covered veranda. Several more people in white stand in the background. The women are smiling and some hold sparklers aloft; a cardboard box lies on the grass at right. This appears to be a Diwali/Deepavali firecracker celebration.

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Night photograph of a group of devotees in white traditional clothing with yellow shawls and gold-bordered white dhotis and saris, holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks while smoke drifts through the scene. Several women on the left and right and men in white kurtas and dhotis form a line on a dirt path beside a low white building under a dark sky, celebrating with fireworks. A mood of festive outdoor celebration at night.

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Night photograph of a group of about ten people in white traditional clothing standing in a loose semicircle on bare dirt ground, holding and lighting sparklers that throw bright sparks and smoke. At the far left a woman in a green and yellow sari with a red head covering stands at the edge, and on the right a firework fountain sends sparks upward. Ground-level small fireworks are lit in the foreground. Dark background with drifting smoke.

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Night photograph of a Deepavali fireworks celebration outdoors. A crowd of about twenty people in white and cream clothing stands in a loose semicircle, many holding lit sparklers that glow yellow-white. In the foreground a person in a pink and grey shawl bends low to the ground, lighting firecrackers, with scattered sparks on the dirt. Smoke drifts across the frame, and a bright floodlight and dark trees and walls are behind the group. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from the image.

A night-time photograph of a courtyard celebration with people holding lit sparklers. A woman in white sari with long dark hair bends forward to light a firework on the sandy ground, while a child in a striped shirt reaches toward the sparks at right. Several people in white garments and one in an orange robe stand in a line holding sparklers, some with yellow shawls. Smoke drifts through the bright light of a floodlamp, with a low building and flowering shrubs at the edges. The scene shows fireworks and sparkler play.

Night photograph of a group of devotees standing on sandy ground holding sparklers that throw bright sparks, with smoke drifting in the air. Most wear orange or saffron saris and white garments with yellow shawls or scarves. A woman in the foreground in an orange sari holds a lit sparkler, and another in an orange sari at the right holds one as well. A bamboo fence and a low building with a light fixture form the background, and marigold plants are visible at the left edge.

Night photograph of a group of devotees on a dirt road holding lit sparklers, sending bright sparks into the air. Women in white saris with yellow borders and women in orange-red saris stand in a line, while a person in white kneels at right, lighting something on the ground. A figure in an orange robe stands at the right edge, and a bright lamp glows in the background beside a dark wall and trees.

Night 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.

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