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Outdoor cremation ceremony on a dirt ground under strings of colourful pennant flags. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick base dusted with coloured powder. A woman in an orange sari kneels beside the pyre with hands folded. Around them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, women and children stand watching. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with a saffron head covering and a long beaded necklace stands with hands clasped, a person (in_person candidate with saffron robe, long swept-back hair, and ceremonial beads). The page describes a final sannyas rite for a father's death, but the image itself shows only the pyre and gathered mourners.

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Outdoor cremation ceremony at a sunlit open field under strings of colourful prayer flags strung between poles. A large stacked pyre of logs dominates the centre foreground. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around it, some with hands folded in prayer. Among them a woman in a bright orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. Crowds of devotees, including children, stand under the canopies.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on a dry dirt and grass field under a tent with colourful bunting. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a ring of bricks, its perimeter dusted with purple and pink powder and marked by yellow flower petals. A saffron-robed sannyasi with long swept-back hair stands near the pyre, and another orange-clad figure with hands folded in prayer stands at right. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand at the pyre, one holding a white cloth. A large seated crowd in white clothes sits on the grass behind them under the tent and open sky.2005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under pastel bunting-decorated canopies. A large pyre of stacked wooden logs sits on a red-earth square dusted with purple powder and edged with red bricks. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulders and an orange dhoti, stands at the pyre holding a tray with red flowers. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with folded hands, and a second figure in orange robes stands with arms crossed. A large crowd of mostly white-clad men and some women sits on the grass behind them. A plain light-coloured sky fills the top of the frame. The orange-clad figure with long hair has distinctive long hair and orange cloth, a person candidate in a funeral role.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of logs stacked on a square brick base with pink and yellow powder scattered around it, set on open grass under a multicolored bunting-draped canopy. A shirtless figure in an orange cloth draped over the lower body stands at the pyre holding a small offering, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beside him leans in to pass something. Another person in orange robes stands nearby with hands folded. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the grass behind them, with a second canopy at left.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass before a crowd seated on the ground under colourful bunting-draped canopies. A large stacked pyre of logs sits on a brick-ringed platform dusted with pink and purple powder, with yellow flowers at its base. Standing to the right of the pyre, an orange-robed figure with long hair and a beaded necklace holds a plate, beside another orange-robed figure with a shaved head. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the pyre, and a woman in white garments stands beside them. Smoke rises faintly in the background. Multiple people are seated in white clothing, and the count of physically visible people is well over twenty.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.2005-11-14