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A night-time photograph of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing white clothing with a saffron-orange shawl draped over one man's shoulders, lighting firecrackers on an open ground beside a low white building with windows. A man in the centre holds a small burning cracker with a bright flame, while others around him hold packets or lit items and reach outward. A figure crouches in the background. The scene reads as a Deepavali firecracker celebration.

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A night-time photo of a courtyard at an ashram where a group of people stand watching fireworks. Sparklers and fountain fireworks throw bright white sparks upward and along the ground, with spent crackers and paper scattered on the dirt. Several people in saffron-orange and red robes stand together on the left, while others in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with yellow or orange shawls, stand on the right. One young man in white holds a lit sparkler. White-walled buildings with corrugated roofs and a red painted border frame the scene, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall at the top right.2009-10-17Night photograph of a courtyard beside a long white building with a red painted band and corrugated roof. Several people in white and pink, orange and saffron clothing stand in the dusk, several holding lit sparklers or fireworks that spray bright sparks. Ground is covered with scattered paper debris and small burning fireworks, with a bright flash and smoke rising at right. Green leafy plant and marigolds at left edge. A small framed picture hangs on the wall at upper right, too small to identify.2009-10-17October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a courtyard at a temple-style ashram. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with red borders, bare-chested and wearing sandals, lights a row of small firecrackers or sparklers placed on a stone step with a stick torch. Several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders stand on a raised veranda, one holding a cloth, and a boy in a red shirt watches beside a wooden railing. Other figures in white walk in the dim background, and potted plants and stones border the walkway.2011-10-26October 12 20072007-10-12November 05 20102010-11-05Night photograph of a crowd lighting sparklers at a Deepavali celebration. A central figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and long dark hair, holds a bright sparkler and reaches toward a line of people. Around him, men and women and children in white clothes hold sparklers, their sparks glowing against a dark background, with smoke drifting through the scene. The scene is outdoors and the crowd is dressed in white ritual-style clothing.2006-10-21Night photograph of a Deepavali-style fireworks display on an open dirt ground. A bare-chested man in front, wearing a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style mala, lights or handles a firework with one arm extended, while sparks shoot upward in tall fountains. Smoke drifts across the frame. Several other people in white dhotis and white shirts stand in the background, some with malas, and one figure on the right wears a white robe and mala. The scene is lit only by the sparks and dim ground light against a dark sky.2010-11-05A night photograph of a dark open ground where several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand and crouch while handling fireworks. Sparks and orange glows rise from the ground, and a bright yellow-green smoke cloud drifts across the left side from a flare held low. A few men wear yellow scarves over their white clothes. A white single-storey building with a dark doorway stands at the right edge. The mood is a Deepavali firework celebration, with people watching and setting off crackers.2009-10-17November 05 20102010-11-05Night photo of a crowd at a Deepavali celebration holding lit sparklers. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala, arms outstretched, stands out among the people. He matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Around him, roughly a dozen people in white dhotis, kurtas and saris, some with orange shawls, hold sparklers and smile. A child in the lower right has a tilak on the forehead. Dark night sky and a fence-like structure in the background.2006-10-21Night photo of a group gathered outdoors for Deepavali celebrations, holding sparklers that cast bright light. A tall man with long, swept-back hair and a bare upper body wears a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and bends toward a young girl in a red skirt and cream top holding a lit sparkler. Around them boys in white kurtas and dhotis, a woman in an orange blouse and cream sari, and other devotees watch and smile; a woman at left wears a cream sari. Dark background with faint smoke.2006-10-21