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Outdoor ceremony on a grassy field with a hazy sky and low hills behind. In the front row, five men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat, several with hands raised in ritual gesture beside small brass oil lamps and metal offering plates. Behind them, a line of men and women in white clothing sits on the grass. Several vans, buses and cars are parked along the left and back, with tall saffron flags on poles rising in the centre. The scene suggests a funeral or memorial rite of sannyasa, though the specific ritual is not clearly visible.

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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-ground scene on open grass at KAILASA, Kacharapattu. A large pyre of stacked firewood sits on a reddish earthen platform at centre. A woman in a red sari stands beside the pyre. A man in white clothes stands at left facing the crowd. Many people in white garments sit in rows on the grass, with some in orange or saffron robes among them. Flower garlands in pink, orange and white lie on the ground at right. A tent with coloured bunting shades the left side. Parked vehicles, buses and vans fill the middle distance, with forested hills behind. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed; no candidate is clearly identifiable.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 20052005-11-14An outdoor photograph of a cremation ceremony on an open grassy field with a hill range behind. A large crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground in rows at left and centre, with white vans and cars parked beyond them. A standing figure in a long white robe faces the pyre at centre-right, while two people in orange-red garments stand near a stacked wood pyre. Strings of multicoloured prayer flags are hung on poles over a canopy and loudspeakers stand at left.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on a grassy field under a bright sky, with distant hills and palm trees. Several men in saffron/orange cloth stand and sit near a stacked pyre of wood with ritual flags on bamboo poles. Many men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on the grass in rows, facing the pyre, while a canopy with colourful pennants shelters a seated group on the right. A man in white stands at left and a figure in orange stands near the centre-right by a small structure. Participants appear to be attending a funeral rite for a sannyasi.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14