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Outdoor cremation-site ritual on bare red earth with a large stacked pile of logs ringed by red bricks and sprinkled with pink powder. A woman in an orange sari with long loose hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands behind the pyre, one hand raised in blessing. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate. Along the right, several men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on grass, with more white-clad seated devotees behind them. Parked buses, vans and cars and a green hill fill the background under a pale sky, with small saffron flags visible at right.

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Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on a grassy field with a hill and parked vans and cars behind. A tall funeral pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick platform with pink-dusted ground. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red and gold necklace raises an arm high, scattering flower petals over the pyre. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a brass tray. Rows of seated people in white and saffron-orange robes watch from the grass on the right.2005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a funeral pyre of stacked firewood on a red-earth clearing, with a standing woman in an orange saffron garment and long dark hair raising her hand over it. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a tray. Seated devotees in white and orange-saffron robes fill the grass at right, with parked white vans, buses and cars and a green hill behind.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on an open dirt and grass field. A large pyre of stacked logs sits inside a low brick border with pink-stained ground. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at the left of the pyre, hands raised together. A man in white clothes kneels at the far left holding a plate. On the right, a row of monks in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the grass, with white-clad devotees seated behind them. Parked vans, buses and cars line the background, with a wooded hill and small flags beyond.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground on a grassy field with a dry earth clearing in front. A wood pyre is stacked inside a low brick ring with pink-stained earth around it. A standing figure in long flowing orange sari-style robes with a long gold-toned bead necklace stands at the left of the pyre, facing it. Seated in rows behind are many people in white clothes and several men in saffron/orange robes sitting on mats. Parked buses, vans and cars sit in the background before a green forested hill under a pale sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on an open grass field at KAILASA in Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai. A tall pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick platform with pink-tinged offerings at its base. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the pyre with one arm raised high. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray at left. Along the right, rows of seated people in orange and white clothing sit on the grass, with parked white vans, buses and cars behind them and wooded hills in the distance under a hazy sky. A small purple logo appears at upper left.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass with a stacked wood pyre on a brick platform and a pink-tinted ground. A standing figure with long dark hair in an orange robe stands at the left edge beside the pyre. Seated in rows to the right, several men in orange robes sit on the grass, with others in white clothing behind them. Parked buses, cars and a hill with orange flags appear in the background. Some devotees in white sit at far left, and flower offerings lie on the grass at lower right.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on bare red earth at a hillside site. A large pyre of stacked wooden logs sits on a brick base, with a pink-tinted ring of powder around it. A standing figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair stands to the left of the pyre, hands together. To the right, a row of seated men in orange robes sits on grass, with many people in white clothes seated behind them. Buses and parked vehicles, red flags on poles, and a hill appear in the background.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14