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Outdoor cremation ceremony at a sunlit open field under strings of colourful prayer flags strung between poles. A large stacked pyre of logs dominates the centre foreground. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around it, some with hands folded in prayer. Among them a woman in a bright orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. Crowds of devotees, including children, stand under the canopies.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under a canopy strung with pink, yellow, blue and green prayer flags. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a ring of red bricks and pink powder, with flames rising from its centre. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together at left, while a woman in white stands beside the fire. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand near the pyre, one holding a brass plate, and a woman in orange sari stands at right with a plate.2005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation rite on open grass under a striped colourful canopy. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick-edged platform sprinkled with pink powder. Two saffron-robed figures stand at the right: a bare-backed person with long dark hair holds a red offering, and a robed figure in orange beside them stands with hands held together. A man in a white shirt and a man in white clothes stand near the pyre. A large crowd of white-clad and colourfully dressed devotees sits on the grass in rows, many with palms joined. Roughly 100 physical people are visible. Watermarked copyright text appears in the lower right corner.2005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on a dry dirt and grass field under a tent with colourful bunting. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a ring of bricks, its perimeter dusted with purple and pink powder and marked by yellow flower petals. A saffron-robed sannyasi with long swept-back hair stands near the pyre, and another orange-clad figure with hands folded in prayer stands at right. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand at the pyre, one holding a white cloth. A large seated crowd in white clothes sits on the grass behind them under the tent and open sky.2005-11-14