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Outdoor photograph of a cremation pyre built of stacked logs on bare reddish earth at KAILASA grounds, with hills behind. In the foreground at left, a standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala around the neck, and hands pressed together in namaste faces the pyre. Seated in a row behind the pyre are men in white clothes and a sannyasi in orange robes, with parked vehicles including a green bus and a white van nearby, and small orange flags on poles. Pale purple powder is scattered around the pyre base.

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November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass and red earth at KAILASA in Tiruvannamalai. A large stacked pyre of logs sits on brick platform in the foreground. A standing woman in a long orange sari with a bead necklace holds her hands in anjali near the pyre. Seated in a row to the right are several men in orange robes and white-clothed men sitting on the grass. Buses, vans and cars are parked behind, with a forested hill and flags in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a funeral pyre on reddish earth in an open field before hills. A tall, bearded figure with long swept-back hair and an orange-saffron robe bends over the wooden pyre, arranging logs; the pyre is stacked on a rectangle of bricks and sprinkled with pink petals. Seated people in white and orange-saffron clothes sit on grass to the right and left, and vehicles including a white van and a yellow-green truck stand behind. The scene is a cremation ceremony, and the robed figure with the distinctive hair and saffron clothing has a probable appearance match to a person, attending in the role of officiant at the final rites.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoors on bare red earth, a standing figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands beside a large stacked pyre of logs and branches set on a low brick platform, its base sprinkled with pink-purple powder. Behind, a row of seated men in orange robes sit on green grass, with other men in white clothes seated further back among parked vehicles, including a green and yellow bus, with a wooded hill and red flags in the background. This appears to be a cremation or final funeral rite site.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground on dry red earth with a large pyre of stacked wooden logs enclosed by a brick platform and a pink-coloured ring at its base. A standing figure in long orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left edge of the pyre, the figure's face not clearly visible. Behind the pyre, a row of seated men in orange robes sit cross-legged on grass with hands folded in respect, and more men in white clothes sit further back. Parked buses and vehicles, a few small flags, and forested hills fill the background under a hazy sky. Scattered flowers lie on the ground.2005-11-14A photograph of an outdoor cremation pyre built of stacked wooden logs on a brick base, burning with flames and smoke on a bare red-earth clearing under a blue sky with cumulus clouds. To the right, a standing figure in long flowing orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded necklace holds clasped hands in reverence. A man in white clothes kneels beside offering items and a plate on the ground. Behind them, a group of people in white and light clothing sits on the grass near a parked vehicle and a striped canopy, with trees and a distant hill beyond. A pinkish ring of powder surrounds the pyre base.2005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on a grassy field at KAILASA in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground a large stacked pyre of firewood rests on a brick platform, outlined with pink-tinted powder. A person in white clothes stands at left holding a tray. Beside the pyre a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a. Behind them, seated white-clad devotees and rows of sannyasis in orange robes sit on the grass, with buses and cars parked beyond and forested hills in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14