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Outdoor cremation on an open grassy field beneath a pale sky. A large woodpile is burning on a raised pyre base. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulders sits with his back to the camera, while a group of men in white dhotis and shirts kneel and stand around the pyre. A bearded man in an orange shawl stands at right, and a white-robed elder stands at the far right edge. Two dhoti-clad men stand in the background near a utility pole and a sparse tree line.

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Outdoor cremation pyre of split logs on open grassland with a grey-white smoke plume on the left and scattered flower petals and garlands on the pyre. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt bends forward at the left, his hand touching the logs. Beside him a man in an orange saffron shawl bends toward the pyre, and another man in white stands behind. A woman in a white sari with an orange-saffron shawl stands at the back. At the right a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl holds a camera to his face. Power lines and trees lie in the distance.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth at a ground with a hillside behind it. Two women in saffron-orange sarees stand at the left of the pyre, one holding a brass tray or plate. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside them, facing the fire, and several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand around. A large crowd of people in white and mixed clothing gathers in the background near parked white vans. Smoke rises from the wooden pyre with burning logs, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the ground at its base. Colourful prayer flags strung on a pole are visible at the far left. A small group sits on a cloth at the far right.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs, already burning with tall orange flames and smoke rising, set on brick base on open grass under a colourful striped tent canopy. Several white-clad people stand with hands folded in prayer near the fire; a woman in a white sari stands centre-left. Two shirtless figures in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the right, one with long dark hair, facing the pyre. A large crowd in white and light clothing sits on the grass behind.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs on open ground under a pale sky. A standing figure with long dishevelled hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland, stands behind the pyre facing right. On the right, a man in white shirt and white trousers stands with head bowed and hands clasped. Behind them, a row of seated men in white clothes watches under a canopy strung with coloured prayer flags. A young man in white stands near the pyre, and several onlookers in white are gathered on the grass with parked cars beyond. a person is not identifiable from appearance here, so the figure with saffron cloth is described by role only.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth with a large stacked wood pile and rising smoke, marigold petals and flowers at its base. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around it; one man in white holds a long torch or stick near the flames while another in white lifts a vessel. A woman in orange clothing stands among them. Behind, many people sit on grass in white clothes, with white vehicles parked at the left and green hills in the distance.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs on brick base, smoke rising, with a figure in orange-saffron robes using a long stick to tend the fire at left. A white-clad person stands nearby. Behind, a seated crowd in white and orange clothes sits on grass under a tent strung with colourful prayer flags. Marigold petals scattered on the ground at the pyre's base. Visible people number roughly 20-30 in the background, plus the tending figure and one standing white-clad figure at left edge.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14