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Outdoor photo of a large open grassy field with many people gathered in groups. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts; a few figures in saffron or orange robes stand and sit at left near a small canopy hung with colourful bunting. Several white-clad people sit on cloth on the grass. Parked white vans and cars line the right side under a pale sky, with bare red earth patches in the foreground. The setting matches a funeral and cremation ground at KAILASA in Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai, per the page, but no specific ritual is clearly visible.

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Outdoor gathering on a grassy field under a bright blue sky with cumulus clouds. Dozens of people in white clothes sit in rows on the grass beneath open tents with strings of multicoloured pennant flags. A shirtless man in orange-saffron cloth stands at the far left near the tents, and a figure in white stands among the seated crowd at left-centre. Several people stand and mill around at the right edge beside a parked motorbike and a blue water drum. A tall trident-like pole stands in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor gathering on open grassland under a tent canopy strung with rows of pink, blue, green and yellow pennants. A large crowd of men and women sits on the grass in front, mostly in white shirts and dhotis or saris. A printed portrait banner of a man with orange-saffron head covering and a light-coloured garment hangs from a pole at the center of the tent; no a person identification is made from appearance. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt and a man in white sit near white sacks, a red bag, plastic containers and coconut-like offerings on the ground. Parked vehicles appear at the right edge.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation-ground ceremony on open grass under a clear sky. A garlanded bier-like structure decorated with pink, yellow and green flower garlands and red flags stands at left, beside a white platform. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and sit on pink mats and the grass, some in saffron/orange robes near the centre. Colourful striped cloth canopies stretch across the background, with a trident-shaped pole visible on the right. Bare red earth patches mark the ground. Several dozen people are visible, and a few small children appear at the far left.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground on open grass under a clear pale sky. At left a flower-decorated palanquin with pink, yellow and orange garlands and red flags stands beside a small stone plinth. Under a multicoloured canopy, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit in a circle. Several figures in white kneel on mats while a man in an orange cloth sits among them. Trident-topped poles rise near the canopy. Several dozen people in white are visible; no one can be identified from appearance, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation-rite gathering on open grass in Tiruvannamalai. A woman in an orange sari stands at a bare red-earth ritual ground beside a stacked pile of firewood, under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennants. Rows of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the grass facing her, with parked white vehicles behind them. At right, a man in an orange robe holds a white fan or whisk aloft while speaking. A small brass tray with flowers and lamps sits on a pink cloth in front of a seated man in white at lower right. The cremation rite setting appears clear, but no figure is identified as the a person.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a dry, reddish-earth open field under a pale sky with scattered trees. Under two striped canopies in blue, red and purple, a seated crowd of devotees sits on mats, many in white clothing. Several figures in saffron-orange robes stand in the open ground in the foreground, and a row of people in white and light clothing stands along the right side near a parked white vehicle, a small blue-roofed car and an orange-robed attendant. Sacks and a mound of earth lie near the centre, with a small shrine structure in the background.2017-02-03