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Outdoor funeral-rite scene on red earth under a hazy sky. A bare-chested man in white dhoti kneels at a freshly mounded earth mound, pouring water from a brass vessel onto a standing stone, with a small kalasha-style pot nearby. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands at the mound with hands folded, while an orange-robed attendant holds a trident. Ornate red, orange and green umbrellas are held over the group. Behind them, rows of orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad men and women stand observing, and a small boy in colourful shirt watches. Flower petals scatter the mound. Several white-clothed elders stand at right with arms crossed. Bearded robed figure is an unverified candidate, so the identity is left unsure.

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Outdoor ritual on bare red earth beside a freshly heaped mound strewn with yellow and orange flowers. A bare-chested man in white dhoti pours water over a standing stone set into the mound, while a man in white shirt and glasses stands at left, pouring from a brass pot. Behind, a large group of people in saffron and orange robes stand under tall ceremonial parasols with red and gold fringes; a trident rests against one saffron-robed figure. A central figure in rust-red robe and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, flanked by a man in white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl. A small child in patterned shirt watches, and older men in white stand at right. Several terracotta pots lie at lower left. Trees and open sky form the background.2017-02-02February 04 20172017-02-04Outdoor photograph of a funerary or ritual gathering on dry red earth. At centre, a bearded man with long hair wears an orange-saffron robe and stands beneath a red and gold umbrella held by attendants. Nearby, a bare-chested man in white dhoti pours liquid from a vessel onto a freshly heaped mound of soil strewn with petals, while others in white dhotis and orange robes stand around. Pink and orange umbrellas and a green-and-gold umbrella shelter the group. Behind them, women in white saris stand in rows on a striped mat, and a woman in a colourful sari and children watch from the left beside a parked silver vehicle. Trees and open sky fill the background.2017-02-04Outdoor ritual at a red earth mound strewn with marigold petals. A bare-chested man in white dhoti pours from a clay pot onto the mound while a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands beside him. Behind, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas hold up decorated parasols in red, orange and magenta, and one holds a long staff. A man in a brown robe with long hair stands at right near a central figure wearing an ornate crown-like headdress and gold garlands. Several white-clad men and women in saris watch from the sides, with a tent structure at left.2017-02-04February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20172017-02-04February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20172017-02-02Outdoors on a reddish-brown dirt ground, a freshly heaped earthen mound is decorated with yellow and orange flower petals, turmeric-coloured powder and small pots, while a man in white crouches at the left to tend it. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre beside a man in white dhoti, with two ceremonial umbrellas (one orange, one multicoloured) held aloft above a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking in procession. Several men in white dhotis and women in orange saris watch from behind, and a light-coloured pillared structure and trees stand in the background. The central figure with long hair and bare chest cannot be confirmed by appearance and is described by role only.2017-02-04Outdoors on a bare red-earth ground, a mound of earth strewn with petals and yellow flowers is the focus of a funeral rite. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl bends over it, pouring water from a brass pot, while a man in a blue checked shirt pours from a pink vessel and a small child stands nearby. Women in saffron saris and a larger group in white robes stand behind them, and a floral-patterned cloth is spread on the ground to the right. Trees and a pale sky frame the scene.2017-02-04February 02 20172017-02-02