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Outdoor 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.

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November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on a grassy open field under a hazy sky. A large pyre of stacked wooden logs sits on a circle of red earth with pink powder markings, flanked by flower garlands. A standing figure in orange clothing stands beside the pyre. Seated crowds in white clothes fill the foreground and right side, with a group of saffron-robed sannyasis seated at the right. A row of parked white vehicles, buses and vans lines the background, and a canopy with colourful pennant strings shades the left. Hills and trees appear in the distance.2005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor funeral-rite scene on a dry dirt and grass field. A standing man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with a shawl and stands near a large stacked pyre of logs built on a brick base with pink-dyed ground, beside a multicolored cloth canopy. Three men in orange robes kneel in a row in front, holding small brass vessels and lamps, their heads bowed. Behind them a large crowd of people in white clothing sits on the grass, with white-clad figures, parked cars, vans and a motorcycle in the background under a hazy sky.2005-11-14