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Outdoor cremation ceremony on a grassy field with hills behind. A standing figure in an orange-saffron wrap with a dark red border holds a metal plate or tray toward a tall pile of firewood logs stacked on reddish earth, with a microphone on a stand beside them. Behind, a row of people in white clothes sits on the grass and on mats, with parked vehicles including a yellow-green bus, a white van and motorbikes, and small orange flags on poles. The figure's long hair is swept back and no crown, rudraksha mala or ceremonial ornaments are clearly visible, so the identity of the standing figure is uncertain.

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Outdoors on a dry grassy field with hills behind, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a silver plate raised overhead. In front of him is a large pile of stacked firewood, a funeral pyre, on red earth. Behind the pyre, a row of seated people in white clothing sit on the grass, with buses, vehicles and small orange flags along the field. The figure's distinctive long hair and saffron robes are visible cues, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation-site ceremony on open grass before a range of green hills. A woman in a long orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands at center, holding a microphone and speaking. Behind her, a large stack of logs and wooden planks forms a funeral pyre on a bare red-earth circle with pink powder. About two dozen seated people, many in white clothes and some in orange robes, sit on the grass watching. Parked vehicles including a yellow-green bus and a white car stand in the background, with small saffron flags on poles. In the lower left, brass and clay plates of offerings, coconuts and grains are spread on the grass.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked wooden logs ringed by red bricks on a bare red-earth ground, with a pinkish powder marking the base. A figure in an orange-red robe bends over the pyre, apparently tending or lighting it. A young man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a tray. Seated devotees in white and a few in orange robes line the field, with vans, cars and a hill in the background and colourful prayer flags at left.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on a dusty red-earth ground with green grass and hills behind. A standing figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes with long dark hair and beard raises a round metal plate or vessel in one hand, facing a large pyre of stacked wooden logs and branches with a red brick base. Seated white-clad devotees sit on the grass in the background, some in orange, with parked vehicles including a green bus and a jeep, and a small flag line along the path. Scattered pink-purple colour powder marks the ground near the pyre.2005-11-14An outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs set on a ring of red bricks on bare red earth, with pink-tinted powder marking the ground around it. A standing woman in an orange sari with orange shawl and beaded necklace stands at the back of the pyre. Seated in rows on the grass to the left and right, a crowd of people in white clothes and several men in orange robes sit facing the pyre, with a man in white kneeling at the left holding a tray. A row of parked vehicles, vans and cars sits in the background, with forested hills beyond. A strip of multicoloured bunting hangs from poles at the left edge.2005-11-14