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Outdoor cremation pyre of wood logs stacked on a brick platform on red earth, smoke rising, with yellow flower petals scattered at its base. A woman in an orange sari with a long stick tends the fire on the left. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks past the pyre on the right. Behind them a crowd of people in white and light clothing stands and sits on the grass, some seated on mats, with buses and vehicles and wooded hills in the background.

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November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth at a ground with a hillside behind it. Two women in saffron-orange sarees stand at the left of the pyre, one holding a brass tray or plate. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside them, facing the fire, and several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand around. A large crowd of people in white and mixed clothing gathers in the background near parked white vans. Smoke rises from the wooden pyre with burning logs, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the ground at its base. Colourful prayer flags strung on a pole are visible at the far left. A small group sits on a cloth at the far right.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth with a grassy area beside it. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, poking the burning wood stack with a long pole, while another man in white stands nearby. A tall pile of logs is burning with smoke rising, set on brick bases with yellow flower offerings laid at its foot. To the right, several seated people in orange and saffron robes sit in a row on the grass, and other people in white clothes sit nearby. Vehicles and a green hillside sit in the background under a hazy sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth with a large plume of smoke rising to the right. A man in a white dhoti and shirt bends to place an offering near the base of the wood stack, while another man in white stands beside him and a woman in an orange sari and a man in white stand nearby. Yellow flower petals lie at the foot of the pyre. Behind them, a row of people in white sit on grass and mats, a white van and cars are parked, and a green hill rises in the background under a pale sky. Several figures in white are seated or kneeling in the distance.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on a reddish-brown earth clearing at KAILASA in Tiruvannamalai. A stacked wood pyre with flames and heavy smoke sits on a brick base, with yellow flower petals laid in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to tend the fire with a long stick, while another man in white kurta stands beside him. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands with a shaved head, and a woman in orange sari sits near the pyre. Seated mourners in white clothing fill the grass, with buses and cars parked behind them and wooded hills in the background. Faint pink ritual powder marks the ground near the pyre.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth with a large stacked wood pile and rising smoke, marigold petals and flowers at its base. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around it; one man in white holds a long torch or stick near the flames while another in white lifts a vessel. A woman in orange clothing stands among them. Behind, many people sit on grass in white clothes, with white vehicles parked at the left and green hills in the distance.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs burning with smoke rising on bare reddish-brown earth, with a wooded hillside behind. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the pyre, one bending forward to tend the fire, another holding an item at its edge. A man in an orange cloth stands behind them. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the ground near the pyre, and a group of seated people in orange and white clothing sits in the background at right. The scene reflects a funeral rite at the cremation site.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14