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Outdoor cremation pyre of split logs on open grassland with a grey-white smoke plume on the left and scattered flower petals and garlands on the pyre. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt bends forward at the left, his hand touching the logs. Beside him a man in an orange saffron shawl bends toward the pyre, and another man in white stands behind. A woman in a white sari with an orange-saffron shawl stands at the back. At the right a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl holds a camera to his face. Power lines and trees lie in the distance.

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Outdoor cremation pyre of logs with white smoke rising on the left, beside a grassy field and flower-covered ground. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a red-edged cloth and a shaved head with a topknot holds a long wooden pole to the pyre. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind and beside him, watching; one has his hands together near the fire. Marigold and other flower garlands lie on the ground at the pyre base and in a line to the right. Trees and a bright sky are in the background. The man in orange has a shaved head and is not shown wearing the crown, long hair or rudraksha cues needed for a probable identification, so the a person candidate is uncertain.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under a canopy strung with pink, yellow, blue and green prayer flags. A large pyre of stacked logs sits on a ring of red bricks and pink powder, with flames rising from its centre. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together at left, while a woman in white stands beside the fire. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand near the pyre, one holding a brass plate, and a woman in orange sari stands at right with a plate.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on bare red earth at KAILASA land in Tiruvannamalai, with a stacked wood pyre burning and smoke rising beside a hill. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the pyre; a man in a saffron-orange cloth and a figure in orange sari-style dress hold ritual items near the fire. A group of white-clad mourners sits on grass at left, with vehicles and a flag on a pole in the background. Yellow marigold flowers lie at the base of the pyre.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on bare red earth at a rural open ground with parked white vans and a hillside behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts tend a wood pyre of logs and bricks, with smoke rising heavily to the right; a body wrapped in white cloth lies atop the pyre. A woman in an orange sari stands at the back of the pyre with hands folded. Behind them a seated crowd in white and light clothing watches under a small striped canopy at left, and marigold petals lie at the base of the pyre.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of wood logs stacked on a brick platform on red earth, smoke rising, with yellow flower petals scattered at its base. A woman in an orange sari with a long stick tends the fire on the left. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks past the pyre on the right. Behind them a crowd of people in white and light clothing stands and sits on the grass, some seated on mats, with buses and vehicles and wooded hills in the background.2005-11-14