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Outdoor cremation scene on open grassland under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennant flags of blue, yellow, green and pink. A seated figure in orange and saffron robes sits on a mat at lower left, with a long dark braid visible; the face is not identifiable. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the canopy pole, one in a saffron shawl. In the background, a funeral pyre of wood is being prepared, with a white-clad man standing beside it and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers walking nearby. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the ground.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on open grassland under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennant bunting. A large pyre of stacked logs sits in the foreground on reddish earth. Around it stand many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with shawls, while others sit on the grass to the left and right. Near the centre, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange saffron cloth stands with his back to the camera, and beside him a figure in orange robes stands among the group. A woman in a white sari stands with hands joined. The scene has a solemn ritual atmosphere under open sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14A photograph taken under a tent with a woven palm-leaf roof and a strip of pink, yellow, green and blue triangular bunting along its edge. Outdoors on open grassland, a group of about a dozen men and women in white shirts, saris and dhotis stand and sit together. A man in an orange-saffron top sits in the foreground beside a child in white. Beyond them, a funeral pyre of stacked logs sits on the ground with a few flower garlands nearby, while a young man in shorts holds a rope near it. Scattered yellow and pink flowers and a yellow plastic bag lie on the ground.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony under a cloth canopy strung with small pennants in pink, yellow, green, blue and orange. A large pile of cut logs forms a pyre in the foreground. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment stands on the pyre, with a garland and beads around her neck. Around her, men in white dhotis and shirts stand and attend, and one man in white kneels at the lower left beside brass vessels. Seated and standing devotees in white fill the background, with parked vehicles beyond the canopy. a person is not asserted; the figure is described by role as a robed participant standing on the pyre.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under a multicoloured bunting canopy. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick-edged red earth platform in the foreground, scattered with petals. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand to the right; one, bare-chested with long dark hair, holds offerings and performs the rite while the other, in saffron cloth, stands with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a seated crowd of many people in white clothing, some in saffron, watches. A second bunting canopy and tall poles extend across the background under a pale sky.2005-11-14