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A photograph of an outdoor shrine mound on open, dry ground beneath green trees. A conical earthen mound is draped with a cloth in orange, pink, yellow and white, with thin rods or sticks planted around it. A small clay pot sits in front, with scattered offerings of red and orange cloth at lower left and faint smoke rising at right. No people are visible.

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August 01 20082008-08-01February 14 20072007-02-14March 03 20072007-03-03March 03 20072007-03-03November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on a dry dirt and grass field under a tent with colourful bunting. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a ring of bricks, its perimeter dusted with purple and pink powder and marked by yellow flower petals. A saffron-robed sannyasi with long swept-back hair stands near the pyre, and another orange-clad figure with hands folded in prayer stands at right. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand at the pyre, one holding a white cloth. A large seated crowd in white clothes sits on the grass behind them under the tent and open sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked wooden logs and planks on a red-earth ground, set on a brick base with pink powder laid around it and scattered flower petals. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl stands at the left, facing the pyre, holding a tray. A man in white kneels at the far left. Along the right, several men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on grass, with men in white clothes seated beside them. Buses and parked vehicles are behind, with a forested hill and roadside flags in the background under a hazy sky. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible.2005-11-14A person with long dark hair, dressed in a saffron-orange robe, bends over a dark cylindrical metal pipe standing upright in a bed of freshly disturbed grey ash or soil. Behind them is an open dirt yard with green patches of grass, a palm tree, and a banana plant. Thatched-roof huts with low brick platforms stand in the background, and a few people in white dhotis and white clothing move near a red-walled building at the left.2006-09-19Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass before a crowd seated on the ground under colourful bunting-draped canopies. A large stacked pyre of logs sits on a brick-ringed platform dusted with pink and purple powder, with yellow flowers at its base. Standing to the right of the pyre, an orange-robed figure with long hair and a beaded necklace holds a plate, beside another orange-robed figure with a shaved head. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the pyre, and a woman in white garments stands beside them. Smoke rises faintly in the background. Multiple people are seated in white clothing, and the count of physically visible people is well over twenty.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14A photograph of an outdoor shrine set on a raised concrete platform in a tree-shaded open yard of red earth. A dark stone lingam sits on a yoni-style base, draped with a white cloth with gold-yellow borders, and has a small red mark on its top. To the left stands a tall dark iron trident-like pole with a crescent finial. Concrete benches and a low wall frame the courtyard, with an orange wall visible behind the trees. No people are present.2012-08-02 +1 copies