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Outdoor cremation-ground scene on open grass at KAILASA, Kacharapattu. A large pyre of stacked firewood sits on a reddish earthen platform at centre. A woman in a red sari stands beside the pyre. A man in white clothes stands at left facing the crowd. Many people in white garments sit in rows on the grass, with some in orange or saffron robes among them. Flower garlands in pink, orange and white lie on the ground at right. A tent with coloured bunting shades the left side. Parked vehicles, buses and vans fill the middle distance, with forested hills behind. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed; no candidate is clearly identifiable.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14An outdoor photograph of a cremation ceremony on an open grassy field with a hill range behind. A large crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground in rows at left and centre, with white vans and cars parked beyond them. A standing figure in a long white robe faces the pyre at centre-right, while two people in orange-red garments stand near a stacked wood pyre. Strings of multicoloured prayer flags are hung on poles over a canopy and loudspeakers stand at left.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on an open grassy field with a large pyre of stacked wooden logs on a reddish-brown cleared patch, marigold-like flowers scattered nearby. Seated rows of people in white clothing sit on the grass on both sides, with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes at the centre-right, appearing to lead the rite, and another saffron-robed figure seated among the group. Parked vans, cars and buses line the background, with hills and trees beyond. A row of colourful triangular pennant flags strung between poles stands at the left edge.2005-11-14Outdoor ceremony on open grass at a cremation ground, with a large crowd of mostly men in white clothes seated on the ground under a striped canopy decorated with colourful bunting. A tall black speaker stands on a stand near the crowd. In the centre right, a figure in white stands near a raised cremation pyre of logs with a ring of earth around it. Beside them a person in orange robes stands near the pyre, and several people in orange sit nearby. Parked buses, vans and cars line the field, with a green hill in the background under a hazy sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass with a stacked pyre of logs on a red earth platform at left. A woman in an orange sari stands behind the pyre. Seated in a semicircle to the right are rows of devotees in white clothes and several sannyasis in orange and saffron robes. Parked white vans, cars and buses fill the background, with hills and trees beyond, and a strip of colourful prayer flags hangs at the left edge.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation-rite gathering on open grass in Tiruvannamalai. A woman in an orange sari stands at a bare red-earth ritual ground beside a stacked pile of firewood, under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennants. Rows of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the grass facing her, with parked white vehicles behind them. At right, a man in an orange robe holds a white fan or whisk aloft while speaking. A small brass tray with flowers and lamps sits on a pink cloth in front of a seated man in white at lower right. The cremation rite setting appears clear, but no figure is identified as the a person.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14