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Outdoor gathering on a grassy field under a dark canopy strung with a row of colourful triangular pennant flags in pink, green, blue, and red. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on the grass in rows, with others standing behind them. Loudspeaker boxes and a yellow vehicle with a sound system stand at the left edge. A white banner with a printed portrait stands on a stand at the lower left. Dry patches of earth lie in the foreground. A standing crowd fills the background under a pale sky.

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November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor gathering on a grassy field under a bright blue sky with cumulus clouds. Dozens of people in white clothes sit in rows on the grass beneath open tents with strings of multicoloured pennant flags. A shirtless man in orange-saffron cloth stands at the far left near the tents, and a figure in white stands among the seated crowd at left-centre. Several people stand and mill around at the right edge beside a parked motorbike and a blue water drum. A tall trident-like pole stands in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor gathering on open grassland under a tent canopy strung with rows of pink, blue, green and yellow pennants. A large crowd of men and women sits on the grass in front, mostly in white shirts and dhotis or saris. A printed portrait banner of a man with orange-saffron head covering and a light-coloured garment hangs from a pole at the center of the tent; no a person identification is made from appearance. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt and a man in white sit near white sacks, a red bag, plastic containers and coconut-like offerings on the ground. Parked vehicles appear at the right edge.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photo of a large open grassy field with many people gathered in groups. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts; a few figures in saffron or orange robes stand and sit at left near a small canopy hung with colourful bunting. Several white-clad people sit on cloth on the grass. Parked white vans and cars line the right side under a pale sky, with bare red earth patches in the foreground. The setting matches a funeral and cremation ground at KAILASA in Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai, per the page, but no specific ritual is clearly visible.2005-11-14Outdoor ceremony on open grass under a bright sky with a large crowd of seated attendees. In the foreground, several men in saffron/orange robes sit near a pile of wooden firewood beside a small stone-like pedestal, while men in white clothes sit in rows on the grass facing them. Under a striped canopy decorated with colourful pennant flags on the right, many people in white, pink and other coloured clothing sit close together. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the left edge near a tall flagpole with saffron flags, and a person in white stands near the centre. A low mountain and palm trees appear in the background. Several sandals lie scattered on the grass. The gathering resembles a funeral or cremation-related rite with the firewood pile.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14An outdoor gathering on open grassland under two dark cloth canopies strung with multicoloured pennants on wooden poles. Many people in white shirts, pale lungis, and colourful saris stand and sit on blue plastic chairs, some facing a wooden stand at the left. A small brown and a central figure in white stand among the crowd. A hill and a distant range stand behind under a pale sky, with a clay pot on the grass in the foreground.2005-11-14