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Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs on open ground under a pale sky. A standing figure with long dishevelled hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland, stands behind the pyre facing right. On the right, a man in white shirt and white trousers stands with head bowed and hands clasped. Behind them, a row of seated men in white clothes watches under a canopy strung with coloured prayer flags. A young man in white stands near the pyre, and several onlookers in white are gathered on the grass with parked cars beyond. a person is not identifiable from appearance here, so the figure with saffron cloth is described by role only.

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November 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 ceremony under a cloth canopy strung with small pennants in pink, yellow, green, blue and orange. A large pile of cut logs forms a pyre in the foreground. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment stands on the pyre, with a garland and beads around her neck. Around her, men in white dhotis and shirts stand and attend, and one man in white kneels at the lower left beside brass vessels. Seated and standing devotees in white fill the background, with parked vehicles beyond the canopy. a person is not asserted; the figure is described by role as a robed participant standing on the pyre.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor photo of a funeral cremation pyre built from stacked logs on open ground. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron clothing, with a beaded necklace, leans over the pyre arranging wood. A young man in white clothes stands at left holding something in his hands. A tent with colourful bunting stretches above, and a banner with a portrait of a saffron-robed man is displayed behind. Many seated and standing people in white clothes watch from the ground, with parked white SUVs and cars in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass beside a red-earth clearing. A large stacked pyre of logs sits on a bricks-and-pink-powder ring at left, with a man in white kneeling beside it. A figure in a long orange-saffron garment with long dark hair stands at right, facing the pyre. Behind, a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the grass under a multicoloured bunting canopy. A jeep is parked at left and a man in a khaki uniform stands near the pyre. a person: the standing figure in orange robes and long hair matches the presentation cues, appearing as a sannyasi-type figure at the funeral rites.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14