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A photograph of a cremation pyre burning on bare reddish earth in an open grassy field, with a green hillside and trees behind. The pyre of charred and burning logs rests on a ring of red bricks, with a scatter of yellow and pink flower petals and garlands and a dusting of pinkish powder on the ground in front. Two adults and a child stand at the far left edge near a red car, watching from a distance. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is recorded.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14A photograph of an open-air cremation pyre burning on bare reddish earth beside a green grassy field. Charred and burning logs are stacked over a central bed, surrounded by brick edging, with scattered yellow and white flower petals and garlands spread on the ground in front. A few people stand at a distance on the grass near a small red car, and a hill with trees rises in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14A photograph of an outdoor cremation site on bare reddish earth beside a grassy field. A pile of grey ash, charred logs and partly burnt wood sits inside a square ring of red bricks, with small orange embers still glowing at its edge. Purple-pink powder and scattered yellow flower petals lie around the bricks. A red hatchback car is parked in the field behind, with green hills and trees beyond. No people are visible.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14A photograph of an outdoor cremation pyre on bare red earth, with charred logs and grey ash piled inside a ring of red bricks. Scattered yellow flower petals and purple-pink powder lie around the bricks, and a small flame flickers at one edge. Behind it, a open green field holds a red van parked near scattered litter, with trees and a hill in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2005-11-14A photograph of a cremation pyre on open ground. A pile of charred logs and grey ash sits inside a low ring of red bricks, with a few small orange flames still rising from the top. Purple-pink powder and scattered yellow petals lie around the base on bare reddish earth. Behind it, a grassy field stretches toward a red hatchback parked under trees, with a green hill rising in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2005-11-14Outdoors on a dry red-earth field with green grass and hills behind, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and leans over a stacked wood pyre set on bricks and sprinkled with pink powder. He appears to be lighting or arranging the logs. Behind him seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on the grass, a woman in a white sari with blue border stands at right, and a couple of parked buses and vehicles are visible. A small brass lamp and offering items sit on a mat at right. a person (long swept-back hair, bare chest, orange cloth) performing the cremation pyre rite at KAILASA in Tiruvannamalai.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on open ground with hills behind and buses and cars parked at the edge of a grassy field. In the foreground a long-haired person in an orange saffron garment with a bare shoulder bends over a stacked pyre of wooden logs and branches, reaching toward it with one arm, on reddish-brown earth dusted with pink-purple powder. Behind them, a row of people in white clothes and orange garments sit on the grass and mats, some with hands folded in prayer, with brass vessels and offerings set out near the seated group on the right. Orange flags on poles stand in the field. The pyre is a funeral pyre, consistent with the cremation ritual described on the page.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14