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Outdoor photograph of a cremation site on open grass under a blue sky. In the foreground a rectangular brick-lined pyre holds glowing embers and white ash, with a small burning fire at its top. Behind it, a striped multicoloured cloth canopy is strung on bamboo poles over seated people in white. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a loose group; the central figure in a white dhoti and shirt stands with hands together, while a man in a light shirt stands beside him and an older man in a green turban and brown shirt stands at the right edge. Several cars are parked in the background near scrubby trees and low hills.

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Outdoor cremation ground on open grass with a brick-lined fire pit at the foreground, the pyre smouldering with ash and flames. Behind it, a canopy of striped pink, blue, yellow and green cloth strung on bamboo poles shelters seated people in white clothes. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand together to the right, and a shirtless man in a cloth wrap and a man in a green head cloth stand nearby. Parked cars and a motorbike sit in the background under a blue sky, with a few trees and distant hills.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation at an open grassy field under a tent of colourful pennant bunting strung on bamboo poles. A smouldering funeral pyre of logs and ash sits on a bare brick-lined bed in the foreground, with a pink-stained ground and a few flames still rising. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the pyre and under the canopy, while others sit on the grass and on red plastic chairs; a figure in orange robes stands at the left and a man in a green turban stands at right. Parked white vehicles and trees fill the background.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground in an open field with a row of multicoloured prayer flags strung across a canopy. A smouldering funeral pyre of logs and ash sits on a brick-edged bed in the foreground. Around twenty people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit under the canopy; a man in a saffron robe, several seated devotees and a man in a green turban and dark shirt stand nearby. Parked cars and trees fill the background under a pale sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass beside a stacked pyre of logs on a reddish-brown earth platform. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace stands at the pyre's right side, with a striped string of colourful pennants above on a canopy. Around the pyre, a seated group of about 20 people in white clothes sits on the grass, with several white vehicles parked behind them. A framed portrait of an older man hangs on the left under the canopy, with yellow flower garlands on the ground.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation rites on open grass under a sky with scattered clouds. On the left, a woman in an orange sari stands beside a pyre of stacked wood logs beneath a tent with multicoloured bunting. On the right, a figure in an orange robe holding a small metal vessel and a ceremonial item faces a seated crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts sitting on the grass. Floral offerings and brass items lie on a cloth at the lower right. Several parked white SUVs and cars stand in the background among trees.2005-11-14November 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 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14