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Outdoor cremation-site scene on bare, sandy ground under a bright sky. A person in orange-saffron robes with long, dishevelled dark hair and a beaded orange-and-red necklace stands atop a tall stacked pyre of cut wooden logs. Behind the pyre a crowd of seated people in white shirts and white dhotis watch, with a row of parked cars and vans beyond. A canopy strung with colourful triangular pennants shades the area on the left, and a printed portrait banner of a bearded figure in orange hangs beneath it. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a beaded necklace, presented as the officiant performing the final ceremony atop the pyre.

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November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under a cloth canopy strung with pastel bunting. A tall pyre of stacked logs and branches fills the foreground. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes leans over the pyre, arranging wood with both hands. Behind the pyre, a large crowd of seated men and women in white and light-coloured clothes watches, with several white SUVs and vans parked beyond them. A framed portrait with an orange border hangs under the canopy. A few coconuts or offerings sit at the lower left edge. Bright, hazy daylight over flat land.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on bare red earth under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennant flags. A large pyre of stacked wooden logs and branches fills the foreground. A figure in orange-saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at the pyre, arranging the wood with both hands. A printed portrait banner hangs under the canopy. Behind the pyre, a large crowd of men and women, many in white clothes, sits and stands on the grass, with white SUVs and vehicles parked at the far right. A white-clad attendant stands at the left edge with offering items on the ground.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open ground under a fabric canopy strung with colourful pennant flags. A figure with long, loose dark hair and an orange-saffron garment leans over a tall pyre of stacked logs and sticks, arranging the wood. Dozens of seated men and women in white clothing sit on the grass in rows facing the pyre, with white vehicles parked behind. Under the canopy hangs a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a crown-like headdress, shown as a printed picture. A pot-like offering sits at the lower left. The figure bearing long hair and saffron clothing matches the page's description of the ceremony at KAILASA, Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai, though the face is not visible. Roughly 50 to 100 people appear in the crowd.2005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a cremation pyre on open ground with a red-brown earth floor. A tall stack of logs and wooden poles forms the pyre, with a flat stone and brick border around its base. Behind it stands a robed figure in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and a beaded necklace, holding a microphone and speaking to the gathering. To the left, a man in a saffron-orange turban and white clothing bends over the pyre. A crowd of mostly men in white dress sits on the ground under a canopy strung with colourful triangular pennant flags. Cars are parked in the background, and small offerings, including fruit or coconuts on a tray, sit at the left edge.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoors on a dry red-earth ground beneath a light tarp canopy strung with colourful bunting, a figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style mala stands behind a tall stacked pile of cut logs and branches, speaking into a microphone. A printed banner on the canopy shows a portrait of a man with orange cloth on his head. To the left, a man in white garments bends over offerings near the pyre base, and a second person in white stands nearby. A crowd of seated people in white and light clothing fills the background, with parked vehicles behind them. a person is the speaker in orange robes, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and mala, presiding at the pyre as a funeral rite is performed.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation rite on open ground. A large pile of stacked firewood logs fills the foreground, and a figure with long, wild dark hair in an orange-saffron cloth stands on the pyre, arranging the logs. A young man in white clothes stands at left near the pyre. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on the grass, and parked white vehicles line the background under a canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting and a portrait banner. a person: the figure on the pyre has long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robes, consistent with the page's description of the cremation of Sri Nithya Arunachalananda Swami at KAILASA, Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation scene on open dry ground under a canopy strung with coloured prayer flags. A large stacked pyre of logs is in the foreground. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron garment leans over the pyre, arranging or lighting it. To the left, a man in white clothes bends low near the base of the pyre. Behind, a crowd of men in white and light clothing sits on the ground, with a portrait-style image displayed under the canopy and parked vehicles in the background.2005-11-14Outdoor photo of a funeral cremation pyre built from stacked logs on open ground. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron clothing, with a beaded necklace, leans over the pyre arranging wood. A young man in white clothes stands at left holding something in his hands. A tent with colourful bunting stretches above, and a banner with a portrait of a saffron-robed man is displayed behind. Many seated and standing people in white clothes watch from the ground, with parked white SUVs and cars in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14