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A night photograph of women celebrating Diwali with handheld sparklers that throw bright sparks. The central woman in a saffron-orange sari with a dark red border holds a sparkler outstretched in one hand. Beside her, another woman in an orange sari with a red-striped border also holds a lit sparkler. Behind them, women in white saris with red and gold borders and a woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl stand watching, and a dark-clad figure stands at the right edge. Smoke drifts through the dim, dark courtyard lit mainly by the sparklers.

Night scene outdoors at an ashram-style building with a dark wall and glass doors behind. Several women hold lit sparklers that throw bright sparks. The woman at centre right wears an orange sari and smiles while holding a sparkler toward the others. Beside her, another woman in an orange sari also holds a sparkler. To the left, a woman in a white sari with red border holds a sparkler, and another in white with a red shawl stands nearby. A woman at far right wears a white and dark sari. Stones line a low border in the foreground, with a metal railing at left.

Night photograph of a long row of devotees lighting sparklers on a dusty open field under bright floodlights, with smoke haze in the air. In the foreground a smiling young woman in a plain white sari with a long garland and gold necklace holds a lit sparkler beside a young man in a red dhoti-style garment and rudraksha mala, who holds a folded white cloth. Behind them many more people in white, yellow and green saris and dhotis stand in line, also holding sparklers. A camera on a tripod stands at the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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November 05 2010

Night photo of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors celebrating with fireworks. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, hold lit sparklers. A tall fountain firework throws bright sparks upward, and a bright burst of sparks lights the ground in front. Smoke drifts through the dark background. Devotees in saffron and orange garments stand among the group. The scene reflects Diwali celebrations at the AadiKailaasa ashram in Bengaluru.

Night photo of a group of women and girls lighting sparklers on the veranda and yard of a plain terracotta-coloured building under strip lights, with smoke drifting through the air. Several women in white and cream saris with red borders stand on the porch holding bright sparklers, and a woman in a red-bordered white sari near the centre holds a lit sparkler. On the right, two women in orange saris stand on the dirt ground, one holding sparklers. A stone-edged planter runs along the front. The setting suggests a Diwali sparkler celebration, though no explicit festival label is visible in the frame.

November 05 2010

Night photograph of a group of women in white saris with yellow shawls holding lit sparklers on a dirt ground, sparks streaming from their hands while smoke drifts through the air. Several smiling women in the foreground hold sparklers outstretched, and a few more figures stand in the background near a white building with a corrugated roof; one background figure wears an orange sari. A cardboard box sits on the grass at right. The scene reflects a fireworks celebration.

A night photograph of a group of women in white and cream saris, several with red or orange shawls, holding lit sparklers that throw bright sparks and smoke. They stand along a railed open veranda of a dark building, with a few other people in white clothing behind them. Low stone wall and small plants in the foreground.

Night photo of a Diwali celebration at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. A young man in orange robes with a sparkler stands at centre-left, beside another orange-clad man on the left. Behind them, devotees in salwar and white garments watch; a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border holds a cracker sparkler at right, and a fountain firework blazes on a stone ledge in the foreground. Sparks and smoke fill the air and a small cracker box sits on the ledge.