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Outdoor 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.

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November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on red earth at a ceremony, with a stacked wood pyre emitting heavy white smoke on the right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, bending over the pyre with a long stick. Beside him a person in orange-saffron robe and sash stands close to the pyre. Behind them a crowd of men in white clothes sits on grass in rows, with parked vans and buses and a hillside beyond. Marigold or flower petals lie at the pyre's base, and a small colourful flag is at the left edge.2005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on open grass under colourful bunting-draped canopies. A stacked pyre of logs sits on a square of red earth dusted with pink powder, with brick borders. A man in white kneels with palms pressed together beside the pyre. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes fill the field behind, with a yellow jeep parked at the left and a trident flag on a pole. Sky is pale blue.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on bare red earth at a open field. A figure in an orange saffron cloth wrapped around the body, with long dark hair, leans forward and holds a long wooden stick to tend the logs stacked high on the brick-lined pyre, with smoke rising. Yellow marigold petals are scattered at the base of the pyre and a pink-lined rangoli-like border surrounds it. To the left, a man in white clothes holds a brass plate. Behind, many seated people in white clothing sit on the grass under a multicolored tent canopy, with parked vans, buses and cars beyond and hills in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 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.2005-11-14