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Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under colourful pennant-decorated canopies. A kneeling man in white clothes sits beside a stacked wood pyre set on bricks with pink-tinted ground marking. Standing to the right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and holds a long rod. A large seated crowd in white clothes fills the background, and a pale vehicle and trees line the field under a bright sky.

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Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on open grass under colourful bunting-draped canopies. A stacked pyre of logs sits on a square of red earth dusted with pink powder, with brick borders. A man in white kneels with palms pressed together beside the pyre. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes fill the field behind, with a yellow jeep parked at the left and a trident flag on a pole. Sky is pale blue.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass beside a red-earth clearing. A large stacked pyre of logs sits on a bricks-and-pink-powder ring at left, with a man in white kneeling beside it. A figure in a long orange-saffron garment with long dark hair stands at right, facing the pyre. Behind, a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the grass under a multicoloured bunting canopy. A jeep is parked at left and a man in a khaki uniform stands near the pyre. a person: the standing figure in orange robes and long hair matches the presentation cues, appearing as a sannyasi-type figure at the funeral rites.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs and bricks on bare red earth, with flames rising. A figure in an orange-saffron garment stands bending over the pyre at right, tending the fire. Dozens of people in white clothing sit on grass in the background, facing the pyre, beneath multicolored bunting-decorated canopies. A small pinkish-purple ring is marked on the ground around the pyre base. The sky is pale and hazy. a person appearance cannot be confirmed from this image alone, so the figure is described by role as the presiding figure in saffron.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ritual on open ground at KAILASA, Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai. A stacked pyre of logs sits on a brick-edged platform surrounded by pink-and-white rangoli powder. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, stands at the pyre's right edge with arm extended toward the wood, appearing to light or offer at the fire. A white-clad man stands behind him, and a larger crowd of white-clad devotees sits on the grass beyond, under colourful pennant-strung canopies. Some people wear orange or red garments. A banner or portrait is partly visible under the canopy at right.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grassland under a sky with scattered clouds. In the foreground a large pile of firewood stacked on a brick platform with pink-dusted ground rests on the left. Behind it, a group of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand around a central figure in an orange-saffron robe, while others hold items near a small pile of wood on the right. Large crowds in white clothing sit on the grass under two tents with multicoloured streamer bunting, with a trident-topped pole visible. A green plastic pot sits near the pyre. The gathering is a funeral rite for a deceased person.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under a multicoloured bunting canopy. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick-edged red earth platform in the foreground, scattered with petals. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand to the right; one, bare-chested with long dark hair, holds offerings and performs the rite while the other, in saffron cloth, stands with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a seated crowd of many people in white clothing, some in saffron, watches. A second bunting canopy and tall poles extend across the background under a pale sky.2005-11-14An outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs set on a ring of red bricks on bare red earth, with pink-tinted powder marking the ground around it. A standing woman in an orange sari with orange shawl and beaded necklace stands at the back of the pyre. Seated in rows on the grass to the left and right, a crowd of people in white clothes and several men in orange robes sit facing the pyre, with a man in white kneeling at the left holding a tray. A row of parked vehicles, vans and cars sits in the background, with forested hills beyond. A strip of multicoloured bunting hangs from poles at the left edge.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14