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Outdoor cremation rite on open reddish earth in a grassy field before low green hills. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth, bends over a pyre of stacked wooden logs ringed with white powder and places his hand on the wood. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes sit on a mat with brass puja vessels and offerings, a woman in a white sari stands to the right, and parked buses and a motorbike sit at the field's edge.

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Outdoor photograph of a funeral pyre on reddish earth in an open field before hills. A tall, bearded figure with long swept-back hair and an orange-saffron robe bends over the wooden pyre, arranging logs; the pyre is stacked on a rectangle of bricks and sprinkled with pink petals. Seated people in white and orange-saffron clothes sit on grass to the right and left, and vehicles including a white van and a yellow-green truck stand behind. The scene is a cremation ceremony, and the robed figure with the distinctive hair and saffron clothing has a probable appearance match to a person, attending in the role of officiant at the final rites.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on bare red earth at KAILASA grounds in Tiruvannamalai. A large pyre of stacked wooden logs sits on a brick platform ringed with pinkish powder. A standing figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair stands at the left edge beside the pyre. To the right, several men in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on the grass, with others in white dhotis and shirts seated and standing behind them. Parked buses and vans, a distant hill, and small flags complete the scene.2005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on a grassy field at KAILASA in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground a large stacked pyre of firewood rests on a brick platform, outlined with pink-tinted powder. A person in white clothes stands at left holding a tray. Beside the pyre a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a. Behind them, seated white-clad devotees and rows of sannyasis in orange robes sit on the grass, with buses and cars parked beyond and forested hills in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoors on reddish-brown earth, a man with long dark hair and bare shoulders wears an orange-saffron cloth wrap and stands beside a large stacked pyre of wooden logs and sticks set on a brick base with a pinkish powder ring around it. He extends his right arm over the pyre as if directing or placing an offering. Behind him, several people in white clothes and orange robes sit on a grass lawn near a green-yellow bus, with a second person in blue seated beside a small metal box and ritual items. Green hills and trees fill the background under a pale sky. The scene appears to be a cremation or final funeral rite. The man's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance alone; he is described by role and clothing only.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on an open dirt and grass field. A large pyre of stacked logs sits inside a low brick border with pink-stained ground. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at the left of the pyre, hands raised together. A man in white clothes kneels at the far left holding a plate. On the right, a row of monks in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the grass, with white-clad devotees seated behind them. Parked vans, buses and cars line the background, with a wooded hill and small flags beyond.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground on a grassy field with a dry earth clearing in front. A wood pyre is stacked inside a low brick ring with pink-stained earth around it. A standing figure in long flowing orange sari-style robes with a long gold-toned bead necklace stands at the left of the pyre, facing it. Seated in rows behind are many people in white clothes and several men in saffron/orange robes sitting on mats. Parked buses, vans and cars sit in the background before a green forested hill under a pale sky.2005-11-14