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Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a rust-orange robe with a large gold pendant necklace and a long rudraksha mala, long hair swept back, walking forward and holding a brass tray of yellow flowers over a wrapped body laid on a green leaf mat on red earth. Behind him, two young attendants in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near a trident staff; one holds a tray of flowers. Two men in white dhotis and shawls stand at left, and a row of onlookers in white and plain clothes watches. A silver canopy with garlands is at upper right under a pale sky. Appearance-based a person in the central role, presiding over the rite with a flower tray, orange robe, gold pendant and rudraksha mala.

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February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo of a bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested except for a rust-brown wrap and a long rudraksha-style bead mala with gold ornaments, leaning forward to touch a prone figure wrapped in brown cloth on the ground. Beside him, a young man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a brass tray of yellow and orange flowers, while a trident-topped staff stands behind. Other saffron-clad men and onlookers in white dhotis and shirts stand around, and a garlanded pillar with yellow flowers appears at the upper right under a bright sky.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard and a bare upper body, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, reaching down to touch the head of a person lying on a white cloth with flowers. Beside him a younger man in an orange saffron garment and rudraksha beads holds a silver tray of yellow and orange flowers. Around them stand about a dozen men in white dhotis and pale shirts, some with hands folded, before a temple structure decorated with yellow and orange garlands. This looks like a blessing or puja at a temple entrance.2017-02-03Outdoor photo at a ritual where a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace kneels and places his hand on the head of a person lying on the ground. Beside him a woman in an orange-brown wrap holds a brass tray of yellow and orange flowers. Two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a trident. Onlookers in white dhotis and shirts stand behind a silver-coloured structure with a garland. a person: the bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments matches the page's a person claim, and is in person.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a red-earth site where a man in a rust-brown robe with long dreadlocks and a gold necklace kneels and places his hand on a figure lying on a bed of green leaves, covered in white cloth with a rust-coloured head wrap and flower petals. Several saffron-robed men stand nearby, one holding a brass trident and another holding a tray of yellow flowers. Men in white dhotis and striped lungis, and a small child in a red shirt, watch on. Garlanded canopy with yellow and orange flowers overhead, hills behind.2017-02-03A photograph of an outdoor funeral or cremation-style ritual on reddish earth. A shrouded body wrapped in white cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flowers lies on a bamboo bier at the lower centre, its face painted with white markings. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a large gold pendant on a gold chain and rudraksha malas, kneels beside the bier. To his left a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man in white stand with hands folded. On the right a shirtless man in a white dhoti holds a silver trident, and a crowd of onlookers in white and patterned shirts fills the background. A brass pot and flower offerings sit on the ground at the left.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03