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Outdoors on bare red earth, a standing figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands beside a large stacked pyre of logs and branches set on a low brick platform, its base sprinkled with pink-purple powder. Behind, a row of seated men in orange robes sit on green grass, with other men in white clothes seated further back among parked vehicles, including a green and yellow bus, with a wooded hill and red flags in the background. This appears to be a cremation or final funeral rite site.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14An outdoor cremation ceremony on a dusty red-earth ground. A large stacked pyre of logs sits on a brick platform with a pink powder ring beneath it. A woman in an orange sari stands at left, facing the pyre. At left, a man in white kneels holding a tray. To the right, several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on grass, with others in white seated behind them. Two buses and a car are parked in the background, flags flutter on poles, and a hill rises under a hazy sky. Flower petals are scattered on the ground.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on red earth beside a stacked pyre of logs laid over a brick base, with pink powder marking the ground. A standing figure in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace stands at the left of the pyre. A man in white kneels at left holding a tray. To the right, several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the grass in rows. Behind them, a crowd of people in white clothes sits and stands, with parked buses, vehicles and a forested hill in the distance under a hazy sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on a dry red-earth clearing with a green lawn edge. A tall pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick platform ringed with pink powder. A woman in an orange sari stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right, a row of men in saffron robes sits cross-legged on the grass, with white-clad devotees seated behind them. Parked buses, cars and hills stand in the background, with small flags on poles along the edge.2005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a funeral pyre built of stacked logs on a brick platform on bare red earth, with pink-tinted ground around its base. A standing figure in a long orange-saffron garment stands at the left beside the pyre. To the right, about a dozen seated men in orange-saffron robes and several in white dhotis and shirts sit on green grass in rows. Parked buses and vans, saffron flags on poles, and a hazy forested hill fill the background. The figure in orange is standing, and no candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no a person label is applied.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on bare red earth at a hillside site. A large pyre of stacked wooden logs sits on a brick base, with a pink-tinted ring of powder around it. A standing figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair stands to the left of the pyre, hands together. To the right, a row of seated men in orange robes sits on grass, with many people in white clothes seated behind them. Buses and parked vehicles, red flags on poles, and a hill appear in the background.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on bare red earth beside a stacked pyre of logs laid over red bricks, with pink-tinted powder marking the base. A standing woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace holds a small object near the pyre. On the right, several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on grass in rows. A kneeling man in white garments holds a tray on the left. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands among parked vehicles, buses and orange flags, with a hazy hill under a pale sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground at KAILASA in Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai, with a large pyre of stacked wooden logs built on a brick base outlined in pink powder on red earth. A standing woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace faces the pyre. To the right, rows of seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on grass, with a row of seated men in white dhotis and shirts behind and to the left. Parked buses, cars and a green hill with orange flags line the background under a hazy sky.2005-11-14