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Outdoor cremation ground on dry red earth with a large pyre of stacked wooden logs enclosed by a brick platform and a pink-coloured ring at its base. A standing figure in long orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left edge of the pyre, the figure's face not clearly visible. Behind the pyre, a row of seated men in orange robes sit cross-legged on grass with hands folded in respect, and more men in white clothes sit further back. Parked buses and vehicles, a few small flags, and forested hills fill the background under a hazy sky. Scattered flowers lie on the ground.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass with a stacked wood pyre on a brick platform and a pink-tinted ground. A standing figure with long dark hair in an orange robe stands at the left edge beside the pyre. Seated in rows to the right, several men in orange robes sit on the grass, with others in white clothing behind them. Parked buses, cars and a hill with orange flags appear in the background. Some devotees in white sit at far left, and flower offerings lie on the grass at lower right.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground at KAILASA in Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai, with a large pyre of stacked wooden logs built on a brick base outlined in pink powder on red earth. A standing woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace faces the pyre. To the right, rows of seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on grass, with a row of seated men in white dhotis and shirts behind and to the left. Parked buses, cars and a green hill with orange flags line the background under a hazy sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on bare red earth beside a stacked pyre of logs laid over red bricks, with pink-tinted powder marking the base. A standing woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace holds a small object near the pyre. On the right, several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on grass in rows. A kneeling man in white garments holds a tray on the left. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands among parked vehicles, buses and orange flags, with a hazy hill under a pale sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on red earth beside a stacked pyre of logs laid over a brick base, with pink powder marking the ground. A standing figure in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace stands at the left of the pyre. A man in white kneels at left holding a tray. To the right, several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the grass in rows. Behind them, a crowd of people in white clothes sits and stands, with parked buses, vehicles and a forested hill in the distance under a hazy sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs built on a brick base over reddish earth, with pinkish powder sprinkled around it. A standing figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at the left edge beside the pyre. To the right, a row of about seven seated men in orange and white garments sits on grass, with several other white-clad people seated and standing behind them. Parked buses, vans and cars fill the background, with a forested hill and small flags beyond.2005-11-14Outdoors on bare red earth, a standing figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands beside a large stacked pyre of logs and branches set on a low brick platform, its base sprinkled with pink-purple powder. Behind, a row of seated men in orange robes sit on green grass, with other men in white clothes seated further back among parked vehicles, including a green and yellow bus, with a wooded hill and red flags in the background. This appears to be a cremation or final funeral rite site.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14