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Outdoor cremation ground on open grass with a brick-lined fire pit at the foreground, the pyre smouldering with ash and flames. Behind it, a canopy of striped pink, blue, yellow and green cloth strung on bamboo poles shelters seated people in white clothes. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand together to the right, and a shirtless man in a cloth wrap and a man in a green head cloth stand nearby. Parked cars and a motorbike sit in the background under a blue sky, with a few trees and distant hills.

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Outdoor photograph of a cremation site on open grass under a blue sky. In the foreground a rectangular brick-lined pyre holds glowing embers and white ash, with a small burning fire at its top. Behind it, a striped multicoloured cloth canopy is strung on bamboo poles over seated people in white. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a loose group; the central figure in a white dhoti and shirt stands with hands together, while a man in a light shirt stands beside him and an older man in a green turban and brown shirt stands at the right edge. Several cars are parked in the background near scrubby trees and low hills.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground in an open field with a row of multicoloured prayer flags strung across a canopy. A smouldering funeral pyre of logs and ash sits on a brick-edged bed in the foreground. Around twenty people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit under the canopy; a man in a saffron robe, several seated devotees and a man in a green turban and dark shirt stand nearby. Parked cars and trees fill the background under a pale sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grassland under a cloth canopy strung with colourful pennant flags. A large cremation pyre of logs and ashes burns on a bed of red-brown earth bordered by brick, with marigold petals scattered at its base. A standing man in a light shirt and sarong holds a long bamboo pole near the canopy, and a man in grey crouches tending the fire. A seated group of people in white dhotis and white clothing sits on mats in the background, and a few others in white stand nearby. Parked white four-wheel-drive vehicles and scrub trees fill the horizon.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation at an open grassy field under a tent of colourful pennant bunting strung on bamboo poles. A smouldering funeral pyre of logs and ash sits on a bare brick-lined bed in the foreground, with a pink-stained ground and a few flames still rising. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the pyre and under the canopy, while others sit on the grass and on red plastic chairs; a figure in orange robes stands at the left and a man in a green turban stands at right. Parked white vehicles and trees fill the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grassland under a sky with scattered clouds. In the foreground a large pile of firewood stacked on a brick platform with pink-dusted ground rests on the left. Behind it, a group of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand around a central figure in an orange-saffron robe, while others hold items near a small pile of wood on the right. Large crowds in white clothing sit on the grass under two tents with multicoloured streamer bunting, with a trident-topped pole visible. A green plastic pot sits near the pyre. The gathering is a funeral rite for a deceased person.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on dry red earth under a tent with a row of multicolored pennants. A large stacked pyre of wooden logs sits in the foreground, its base ringed with pink-white powder. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe stands at the far side of the pyre, holding an object aloft. Dozens of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the grass in front of them, and offerings such as fruit, flower petals and small brass vessels are laid out on a cloth at the left. Parked cars and a bus fill the background under a pale sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on open grassland under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennant bunting. A large pyre of stacked logs sits in the foreground on reddish earth. Around it stand many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with shawls, while others sit on the grass to the left and right. Near the centre, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange saffron cloth stands with his back to the camera, and beside him a figure in orange robes stands among the group. A woman in a white sari stands with hands joined. The scene has a solemn ritual atmosphere under open sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14