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Outdoor funeral or samadhi-style rite beside a freshly dug red earth pit. A bearded man with long hair in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large ornate gold pendant, lifts a red cloth over his head with both hands, while another man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds a long staff with a trident-topped end and a sprinkled rudraksha mala. Behind them, two saffron-clad attendants hold a brass plate of offerings. A white-shrouded body lies on a green leaf-lined bier decorated with flowers. A silver ornate canopy with garlands stands at the back, and onlookers in white dhotis and checked lungis watch with folded hands. Hills are visible in the background.

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February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo at a red-earth site beside an open pit. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a gold pendant and rudraksha mala raises a rust cloth over his head, standing above a white-shrouded body laid on a bed of green leaves and flowers. Nearby, a woman in rust-brown clothes holds her hands in anjali, and saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand around, one holding a tray of flowers. A silver canopy with garlands stands behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch, and a small boy in a red t-shirt stands at right. Roughly a dozen visible people, some partly cut off at the frame edges.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor scene at a red-earth site where a man in a rust-brown robe with long dreadlocks and a gold necklace kneels and places his hand on a figure lying on a bed of green leaves, covered in white cloth with a rust-coloured head wrap and flower petals. Several saffron-robed men stand nearby, one holding a brass trident and another holding a tray of yellow flowers. Men in white dhotis and striped lungis, and a small child in a red shirt, watch on. Garlanded canopy with yellow and orange flowers overhead, hills behind.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a red-earth site with a shrouded body lying on a long wooden bier decorated with green leaves, yellow and pink flowers. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe and saffron-red turban stands at the head, holding a brass vessel and performing a ritual with an offering while others in orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas stand near. A woman in maroon sari with folded hands stands nearby. Behind them, a silver-coloured canopied structure with flower garlands and a low hill are visible. Villagers in white dhotis and checked shirts watch with folded hands, and a young child in a red shirt stands at the right. Pale sky above.2017-02-03Outdoor funeral or samadhi-type ritual on red earth beside an open pit. A white-shrouded body lies on a bed of green leaves strewn with flower petals and garlands, at the centre of the frame. A man with a red turban, bare upper body with beads and a gold necklace, and red-orange robes stands at the head with hands in anjali and a garland at his side. Women and men in orange and rust robes with rudraksha malas stand beside him, pressing palms together. A silver canopied palanquin with flower garlands stands behind, and a crowd of onlookers in white dhotis, checked lungis and shirts stands at right, many with hands folded. A shirtless man at right holds his palms together. Hills rise in the background under an overcast sky.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03