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Outdoor cremation ritual on open grassland. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and an orange saffron dhoti stands barefoot on the edge of a smouldering ash pit ringed with bricks, holding a small brass vessel. Seated on the left, a group of women and a boy in white and blue saris watch quietly. To the right, a man in a white dhoti bends over a steel pot and bottles of liquid set on a bamboo rod, while standing men and children watch beside a silver SUV and a white van.

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Outdoor cremation rite on open grass beside a silver SUV. A tall figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrap and a gold-beaded necklace, stands at right extending one arm and holding a small vessel over a blackened ash-covered pyre bordered by bricks. Two men in white dhotis kneel at left, one pouring liquid from a steel pot into a steel dish, with rows of water bottles lined up nearby. A man in a striped shirt and beige trousers stands behind them, and a seated man in a pink shirt and grey trousers sits at right. Onlookers stand in the background, including a boy in an orange shirt at left and a man in white with a shoulder-carried bundle at right.2005-11-14Outdoor photograph at a cremation-site ritual on open grass. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold bead necklace stands barefoot beside a brick-lined fire pit of grey ash, pouring liquid from a small vessel. Around the pit lie rows of terracotta pots. Behind, a dozen men sit or stand in white dhotis and shirts, one in a pink shirt seated, another in a red shawl, with a silver SUV parked nearby under an overcast sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground at a dirt site. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace, stands barefoot pouring liquid or holding a vessel near a smoking ash pit lined with bricks. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit or stand, one pouring from a steel pot; a row of plastic bottles and a red-and-white banner-like cloth sit on the grass. A silver SUV and motorcycle are parked behind, with a few onlookers and children in the background. a person: the orange-clad man with long hair and a beaded necklace matches the qualifying cues.2005-11-14July 29 20082008-07-29November 14 20052005-11-14April 04 20082008-04-04November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a final ceremony on an open grassy field with hills and palms behind. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a gold necklace kneels at a brick-lined pit of grey ash and charcoal, placing a small clay pot into the ashes. Three saffron-robed young men sit on the grass behind, with brass vessels, small clay pots and offerings set on a cloth. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, and a man in white clothes stands at the right. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth stand in the background.2005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a cremation-site ritual on open flat ground. A bare-backed man in a saffron-orange dhoti, long dark hair falling down his back, stands at the left facing a man in a white kurta and white dhoti who holds a brass vessel and pours from a small brass pot. Fine ash and smoke rise from a large ash-covered fire pit ringed with bricks in the foreground. Spectators sit and stand around, including a man in a white shirt sitting cross-legged, an older man in a checked shirt with arms folded, a seated woman in a blue sari at left, a man in a pink shirt sitting at right, and a man in a white shirt and mundu at the back. A silver SUV is parked behind, with glass bottles and a brass bucket on the ground nearby. a person appearance cannot be confirmed from this image.2005-11-14November 04 20022002-11-04 +1 copiesOutdoor cremation ceremony on open ground with hills behind and buses and cars parked at the edge of a grassy field. In the foreground a long-haired person in an orange saffron garment with a bare shoulder bends over a stacked pyre of wooden logs and branches, reaching toward it with one arm, on reddish-brown earth dusted with pink-purple powder. Behind them, a row of people in white clothes and orange garments sit on the grass and mats, some with hands folded in prayer, with brass vessels and offerings set out near the seated group on the right. Orange flags on poles stand in the field. The pyre is a funeral pyre, consistent with the cremation ritual described on the page.2005-11-14April 04 20082008-04-04