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Outdoor cremation ceremony on open dry ground under a sunny sky. A stacked pyre of cut firewood with stick framing stands in the foreground on a brick base dusted with pink powder. A standing figure in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair stands at the right edge beside the pyre, facing the crowd. Dozens of seated people in white clothes sit in rows under a striped multicolour canopy strung with pink, green, yellow and blue flags. Brass plates with offerings, a bag and a cloth bundle lie at the lower left. A portrait with a white turban-style headdress is displayed under the canopy. Parked white SUVs and trees fill the background.

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Outdoor cremation ceremony on dry red earth under a tent with a row of multicolored pennants. A large stacked pyre of wooden logs sits in the foreground, its base ringed with pink-white powder. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe stands at the far side of the pyre, holding an object aloft. Dozens of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the grass in front of them, and offerings such as fruit, flower petals and small brass vessels are laid out on a cloth at the left. Parked cars and a bus fill the background under a pale sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor ceremony under a canopy strung with pennant bunting in pink, green, blue and yellow. A woman in a flowing orange-red sari stands at right, speaking into a microphone, facing a large seated crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and shirts, with women and children behind them. In the foreground a pile of wood logs forms a fire pit, with brass plates of offerings set on the ground at lower left. A printed portrait banner hangs beneath the canopy, and white plastic-clad vehicles are parked beyond the crowd under a hazy sky. Many people, seated in rows.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation-site ritual on open ground in Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the right beside a stacked pyre of wooden logs set on a brick platform with pink-tinted ground. Behind the pyre, a row of white-clad men sit on the grass; one kneeling man in white holds a brass tray. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the left and middle, with a white sack and small ritual items at lower left. A striped multicoloured cloth canopy and parked white vehicles stand in the background under a pale sky. Approximately 30 physical people are visible.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grassland under a blue sky. A woman in orange sari stands at left beside a stacked wood pyre with a canopy of bunting above. Behind her a portrait or deity image sits under the tent. A figure in orange robes stands at right, arm extended toward the seated crowd. Roughly thirty people in white clothing sit cross-legged on the grass in rows, with parked silver SUVs and cars and trees in the background. Marigold garlands and offerings lie on the ground near the pyre.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass beside a red-earth clearing. A large stacked pyre of logs sits on a bricks-and-pink-powder ring at left, with a man in white kneeling beside it. A figure in a long orange-saffron garment with long dark hair stands at right, facing the pyre. Behind, a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the grass under a multicoloured bunting canopy. A jeep is parked at left and a man in a khaki uniform stands near the pyre. a person: the standing figure in orange robes and long hair matches the presentation cues, appearing as a sannyasi-type figure at the funeral rites.2005-11-14