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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under striped multicoloured canopies. A large pyre of stacked logs burns on a brick-edged platform with pink powder marking the ground. A figure in orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside the fire. A dense crowd of roughly 100 people, mostly men in white clothes, sits on the ground, with some in orange robes. Smoke rises against a bright sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14November 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of wood logs stacked on a brick platform on red earth, smoke rising, with yellow flower petals scattered at its base. A woman in an orange sari with a long stick tends the fire on the left. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks past the pyre on the right. Behind them a crowd of people in white and light clothing stands and sits on the grass, some seated on mats, with buses and vehicles and wooded hills in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth in an open field near hills, smoke rising. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans forward holding a long pole to stoke the fire. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, bare-chested, watching the pyre. Behind them, many people in white clothes sit on the grass, and several vans and cars are parked under a hazy sky. A small colourful canopy stands at left. The scene is a funeral cremation with mourners, and the surrounding vehicles suggest a large gathering.2005-11-14