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Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under a striped cloth canopy strung with pink, blue, green and yellow pennants. In the foreground a large pyre of stacked wooden logs sits on a brick-lined platform with pink powder scattered around it. A figure with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a beaded necklace, stands barefoot on the right, holding a tray or plate with red flowers over the pyre. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds the offering tray, and a woman in white stands nearby. Behind them, a large crowd of around fifty people, many in white clothing, sits on the grass watching the ritual. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron clothing and beaded ornaments, performing the last rites for his father.

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Outdoor 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a cremation-style ritual on open grass under striped cloth canopies. A stacked woodpile with logs sits on a brick-edged platform with coloured powder on the ground. A woman in a saffron-orange sari and a garland of beads stands barefoot, one arm raised toward the pyre. Beside her a man in a white shirt holds a tray with red flowers, and a woman in white stands nearby. A large seated crowd of men and women in white clothes fills the background, along with a few in orange and colourful saris. Strings of pennant flags run along the canopy.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation rite on open grass under a sky with scattered clouds. A stacked pyre of wooden logs rests on a brick platform at left, its base ringed with pink-tinted powder. Two orange-and-white robed attendants stand near it, and a man in a white dhoti and orange sash stands at left beside the pyre. A woman in an orange saree stands centre and seems to hand something to a man in white. Rows of seated people in white clothes fill the ground behind, under a multicoloured bunting canopy and beneath a tall pole with a trident. A small green pot sits near the pyre. The scene reflects the final rites of a sannyasa cremation.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of logs and kindling blazing on bare ground, ringed with a pink-powdered border, at a funeral ceremony for an enlightened soul. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe stands beside the fire, hands joined near the chest, as a man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the right edge with folded hands. Behind them a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on grass under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennants, with a few standing in the back. The orange-robed figure is a person by the long hair and saffron clothing, but the face is not clearly visible from this distance and the appearance is uncertain. Trees and a pale sky frame the scene.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ground under open sky with a large stacked pile of firewood on a bricks-bordered platform, outlined with a pink-white powder circle on red earth. Beneath a colourful striped bunting canopy, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands beside a person in white dhoti and white shirt, while a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands nearby. Many seated people in white clothes fill the lawn behind, with a person in orange near the left. Ritual of final rites for a sannyasi, ceremonial cremation at KAILASA grounds.2005-11-14