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Outdoor cremation at an open grassy field under a tent of colourful pennant bunting strung on bamboo poles. A smouldering funeral pyre of logs and ash sits on a bare brick-lined bed in the foreground, with a pink-stained ground and a few flames still rising. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the pyre and under the canopy, while others sit on the grass and on red plastic chairs; a figure in orange robes stands at the left and a man in a green turban stands at right. Parked white vehicles and trees fill the background.

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Outdoor cremation ground in an open field with a row of multicoloured prayer flags strung across a canopy. A smouldering funeral pyre of logs and ash sits on a brick-edged bed in the foreground. Around twenty people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit under the canopy; a man in a saffron robe, several seated devotees and a man in a green turban and dark shirt stand nearby. Parked cars and trees fill the background under a pale sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ground on open grass with a brick-lined fire pit at the foreground, the pyre smouldering with ash and flames. Behind it, a canopy of striped pink, blue, yellow and green cloth strung on bamboo poles shelters seated people in white clothes. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand together to the right, and a shirtless man in a cloth wrap and a man in a green head cloth stand nearby. Parked cars and a motorbike sit in the background under a blue sky, with a few trees and distant hills.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under colourful pennant-decorated canopies. A kneeling man in white clothes sits beside a stacked wood pyre set on bricks with pink-tinted ground marking. Standing to the right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and holds a long rod. A large seated crowd in white clothes fills the background, and a pale vehicle and trees line the field under a bright sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grassland under a cloth canopy strung with colourful pennant flags. A large cremation pyre of logs and ashes burns on a bed of red-brown earth bordered by brick, with marigold petals scattered at its base. A standing man in a light shirt and sarong holds a long bamboo pole near the canopy, and a man in grey crouches tending the fire. A seated group of people in white dhotis and white clothing sits on mats in the background, and a few others in white stand nearby. Parked white four-wheel-drive vehicles and scrub trees fill the horizon.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grassland under a sky with scattered clouds. In the foreground a large pile of firewood stacked on a brick platform with pink-dusted ground rests on the left. Behind it, a group of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand around a central figure in an orange-saffron robe, while others hold items near a small pile of wood on the right. Large crowds in white clothing sit on the grass under two tents with multicoloured streamer bunting, with a trident-topped pole visible. A green plastic pot sits near the pyre. The gathering is a funeral rite for a deceased person.2005-11-14Outdoor funeral cremation ceremony on open grass under colourful bunting-draped canopies. A stacked pyre of logs sits on a square of red earth dusted with pink powder, with brick borders. A man in white kneels with palms pressed together beside the pyre. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes fill the field behind, with a yellow jeep parked at the left and a trident flag on a pole. Sky is pale blue.2005-11-14November 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.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14