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Outdoor cremation pyre of logs with white smoke rising on the left, beside a grassy field and flower-covered ground. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a red-edged cloth and a shaved head with a topknot holds a long wooden pole to the pyre. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind and beside him, watching; one has his hands together near the fire. Marigold and other flower garlands lie on the ground at the pyre base and in a line to the right. Trees and a bright sky are in the background. The man in orange has a shaved head and is not shown wearing the crown, long hair or rudraksha cues needed for a probable identification, so the a person candidate is uncertain.

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