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A photograph of an outdoor cremation site on open grassland. In the foreground a stacked pyre of logs sits on a brick-edged platform ringed with white powder, with wooden stakes rising from it. Behind it a flower-decorated vehicle draped in pink, orange and yellow garlands and marigold strings stands among several people in white dhotis and kurtas. Near the left, a long-haired person in orange robes stands beside a group seated on pink mats performing rites with offerings, some wearing orange cloth. A man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right, and a person in a pink top walks at the far right. A green bus and low hills appear in the background.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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 in an open field near hills, smoke rising. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans forward holding a long pole to stoke the fire. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, bare-chested, watching the pyre. Behind them, many people in white clothes sit on the grass, and several vans and cars are parked under a hazy sky. A small colourful canopy stands at left. The scene is a funeral cremation with mourners, and the surrounding vehicles suggest a large gathering.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation preparation on open ground under a clear sky. A tall bier or palanquin decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and pink and white flowers stands at left, with saffron-orange and red pennants on poles. Around it, about eight men in white dhotis and white shirts, grey trousers and pale shirts stand and gather; one man in a saffron-orange garment stands centre, holding part of the decorated frame. A young man in a light shirt raises a flower garland on a pole at right, and a figure in a brown shirt and green cloth stands at far right. In the foreground at right, a prepared pyre of stacked logs sits within a square of brick and a circle of pink powder on red earth.2005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ground under open sky with a large stacked pile of firewood on a bricks-bordered platform, outlined with a pink-white powder circle on red earth. Beneath a colourful striped bunting canopy, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands beside a person in white dhoti and white shirt, while a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands nearby. Many seated people in white clothes fill the lawn behind, with a person in orange near the left. Ritual of final rites for a sannyasi, ceremonial cremation at KAILASA grounds.2005-11-14