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Outdoor scene at a fire pit beside a white shrine. A large blaze burns in a shallow trench lined with logs, with a metal bucket of white offerings in the foreground. Two women in orange saris stand near a white pillar holding a dark deity murti decorated with yellow garlands. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stands in rows along a wooden rail. A brass kalasha with a tall finial rises above the shrine, and strings of small flags run across the trees. A man in white and two boys in shirts stand in the foreground.

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Outdoor ritual by a white shrine with a black Nandi bull statue wreathed in yellow marigold garlands and a copper kalasha finial above. In front, a fire pit burns with a flame and logs. A saffron-robed sannyasi with long dark hair stands near the shrine, and a younger man in saffron cloth and white clothes beside him. A devotee in white bows low before the fire pit with a dark bag at his side. A row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in white saris and an orange sari, watches from the right. Strings of small white-and-blue flags hang overhead among palm trees.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a fire walk at a temple area with a white shrine structure and a tall copper kalasha-topped pillar behind it. A figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks across a bed of burning logs in the foreground, while a deity murti draped with yellow-orange garlands sits in the shrine. A large group of devotees in white clothes and white shirts stands in a line at right, some wearing orange shawls, and men in white stand near the left fence. Palm trees and a strand of white triangular bunting overhead. Two men in white and an orange-clad figure sit at the bottom edge beside the fire pit. Wooden bamboo fencing guides the walkway.2007-12-30Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under a canopy strung with multicoloured bunting. A large wood pyre of stacked logs burns with bright flames and smoke on a pink-powdered square of ground. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands beside the fire with hands raised in a ritual gesture. A man in white kneels on the ground at lower right, head bowed. Dozens of seated and standing people in white clothes sit on the grass, many with hands folded, watching the rite. A parked vehicle and trees sit at the edge of the field.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs, already burning with tall orange flames and smoke rising, set on brick base on open grass under a colourful striped tent canopy. Several white-clad people stand with hands folded in prayer near the fire; a woman in a white sari stands centre-left. Two shirtless figures in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the right, one with long dark hair, facing the pyre. A large crowd in white and light clothing sits on the grass behind.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14December 30 20072007-12-30November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14