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Outdoor photo at a red earth site with a shrouded body wrapped in white cloth, laid on a leaf-lined bier decorated with yellow and pink flowers, beside an open pit. A bearded man in a rust-red shawl and red turban, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds flowers and a trident-tipped staff, while a woman in a dark red sari stands with palms pressed together. Men and youths in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand nearby; a shirtless man on the right has hands folded and a small boy in red shirt stands among onlookers. A silver canopied palanquin with garlands sits behind, with hills in the background. Bearded man's identity is not established from appearance.

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February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor funeral or samadhi-type ritual on red earth beside an open pit. A white-shrouded body lies on a bed of green leaves strewn with flower petals and garlands, at the centre of the frame. A man with a red turban, bare upper body with beads and a gold necklace, and red-orange robes stands at the head with hands in anjali and a garland at his side. Women and men in orange and rust robes with rudraksha malas stand beside him, pressing palms together. A silver canopied palanquin with flower garlands stands behind, and a crowd of onlookers in white dhotis, checked lungis and shirts stands at right, many with hands folded. A shirtless man at right holds his palms together. Hills rise in the background under an overcast sky.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo at a red-earth site with a shrouded body lying on a long wooden bier decorated with green leaves, yellow and pink flowers. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe and saffron-red turban stands at the head, holding a brass vessel and performing a ritual with an offering while others in orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas stand near. A woman in maroon sari with folded hands stands nearby. Behind them, a silver-coloured canopied structure with flower garlands and a low hill are visible. Villagers in white dhotis and checked shirts watch with folded hands, and a young child in a red shirt stands at the right. Pale sky above.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ceremony at a red earth pit under a white canopy with a red-and-yellow fringed umbrella held over a central man. He wears a rust-red dhoti, a yellow-gold garland, rudraksha beads and a long beard, and stands with a saffron-robed attendant holding a staff. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls with red or gold borders, and others in orange and saffron, watch. A man in a purple shirt and khaki trousers bends over a white-wrapped bundle, while a bare-chested man in a blue-and-white shirt reaches into the pit. Flower petals and cloth bundles lie on the ground, with green hills behind.2017-02-03