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Outdoor photograph of a cremation pyre on open ground with a red-brown earth floor. A tall stack of logs and wooden poles forms the pyre, with a flat stone and brick border around its base. Behind it stands a robed figure in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and a beaded necklace, holding a microphone and speaking to the gathering. To the left, a man in a saffron-orange turban and white clothing bends over the pyre. A crowd of mostly men in white dress sits on the ground under a canopy strung with colourful triangular pennant flags. Cars are parked in the background, and small offerings, including fruit or coconuts on a tray, sit at the left edge.

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Outdoors on a dry red-earth ground beneath a light tarp canopy strung with colourful bunting, a figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style mala stands behind a tall stacked pile of cut logs and branches, speaking into a microphone. A printed banner on the canopy shows a portrait of a man with orange cloth on his head. To the left, a man in white garments bends over offerings near the pyre base, and a second person in white stands nearby. A crowd of seated people in white and light clothing fills the background, with parked vehicles behind them. a person is the speaker in orange robes, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and mala, presiding at the pyre as a funeral rite is performed.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on bare red earth under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennant flags. A large pyre of stacked wooden logs and branches fills the foreground. A figure in orange-saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at the pyre, arranging the wood with both hands. A printed portrait banner hangs under the canopy. Behind the pyre, a large crowd of men and women, many in white clothes, sits and stands on the grass, with white SUVs and vehicles parked at the far right. A white-clad attendant stands at the left edge with offering items on the ground.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation scene on open dry ground under a canopy strung with coloured prayer flags. A large stacked pyre of logs is in the foreground. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron garment leans over the pyre, arranging or lighting it. To the left, a man in white clothes bends low near the base of the pyre. Behind, a crowd of men in white and light clothing sits on the ground, with a portrait-style image displayed under the canopy and parked vehicles in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs on red earth beneath a tent with a strip of multicoloured pennants. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a beaded mala stands at the pyre's top, and a woman in white with her hands pressed together in prayer stands beside him. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right and a crowd of seated and standing people in white and light clothing fills the background, with parked cars beyond. A printed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs from the tent pole. a person: the saffron-robed figure at the pyre is a presenting cue match with long hair and mala, presented as an officiant.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation rite on open ground. A large pile of stacked firewood logs fills the foreground, and a figure with long, wild dark hair in an orange-saffron cloth stands on the pyre, arranging the logs. A young man in white clothes stands at left near the pyre. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on the grass, and parked white vehicles line the background under a canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting and a portrait banner. a person: the figure on the pyre has long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robes, consistent with the page's description of the cremation of Sri Nithya Arunachalananda Swami at KAILASA, Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14