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Outdoor photograph of a funeral pyre on bare red earth. A large stacked pile of logs rests on a brick platform, with a pinkish powder outline on the ground around it. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands at the left edge beside the pyre. Several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on green grass at the right, and other men in white clothes sit behind them. Parked buses and vehicles line the background, with a forested hill and small orange flags beyond.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on bare red earth: a neat stack of split wood logs built over a rectangular brick base, with pink powder marking the ground around it. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left of the pyre with her hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind the pyre, a row of people sits on grass; several men in orange robes sit in the middle and right, while others in white clothes sit to the left. Parked buses, white cars and a van stand in the background, orange flags are planted on the grass, and a hill rises under a pale sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass with a stacked wood pyre on a brick platform and a pink-tinted ground. A standing figure with long dark hair in an orange robe stands at the left edge beside the pyre. Seated in rows to the right, several men in orange robes sit on the grass, with others in white clothing behind them. Parked buses, cars and a hill with orange flags appear in the background. Some devotees in white sit at far left, and flower offerings lie on the grass at lower right.2005-11-14Outdoors 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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 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.2005-11-14