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Outdoor cremation ground at a dirt site. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace, stands barefoot pouring liquid or holding a vessel near a smoking ash pit lined with bricks. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit or stand, one pouring from a steel pot; a row of plastic bottles and a red-and-white banner-like cloth sit on the grass. A silver SUV and motorcycle are parked behind, with a few onlookers and children in the background. a person: the orange-clad man with long hair and a beaded necklace matches the qualifying cues.

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