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Outdoor rural scene at a dry, freshly dug field edge with sugarcane stubble and palm trees behind. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a shawl stands at right, with a young boy in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed sash beside a silver SUV. A woman in orange sari stands at centre near a row of brass and steel pots (kalasha) set in the earth, while men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the pit, one bending over it. Offerings including fruit and flower garlands rest on the ground.

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Outdoors on a dry, cleared field with palm trees and sugarcane behind, a silver SUV stands with its side door open. A bald man in an orange saffron robe and shawl stands at the door, holding a pink and white shopping bag, while a man in white kurta and dhoti opens the vehicle. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala holds a leaf plate, and a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. Steel pots and small offerings sit on the ground, and several men in white and a few children stand around. a person in orange robe is a standing figure at the vehicle, identified only by his saffron robe and shaved head; no name is printed in the scene.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23Outdoor photo of a dug pit in a dry, stubbly sugarcane field beside palm trees and a silver SUV. Several men in orange robes and white clothing stand around the pit, some holding steel vessels and small offerings, while a man in a white shirt bends over a wooden tray of offerings and a bowl beside the hole. A bald man in an orange robe holding a white bag stands at right near the car. A worn ritual setting with banana leaves and flowers on the ground suggests a puja at the site. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.2010-01-23Outdoor photo on a dirt field beside a sugarcane crop and palm trees. A freshly dug pit lies at left, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers crouches beside it. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand near a silver SUV with its door open. A man in white kurta holds a white plate, and a woman in a sari stands at right. Steel pots and small offerings sit on the ground, with a carrier bag near the pit.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a dug pit in dry, cleared farmland with sugarcane and palm trees behind. A woman in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala holds a metal plate of offerings. A man in a white shirt and jeans holds the plate beside her, while another man in white crouches at the pit's edge. A younger person in orange stands nearby. Steel pots and a parked silver SUV are at right, and a sannyasi in orange stands by the vehicle.2010-01-23November 14 20052005-11-14February 14 20072007-02-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photo on a grassy field beside a silver SUV and a parked motorcycle. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace and pendant stands barefoot at the centre, hands folded, beside a bed of grey ash and brick-ringed ground. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts sit or bend over, one tending brass vessels and steel pots on the ground; a young girl in a green dress stands nearby. Several men in pink and cream shirts and dhotis stand in the background. Other people are priests and devotees in white ritual dress.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation rite on open grassy ground beside a silver SUV and a parked motorcycle. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace pours liquid from a small brass vessel onto a yellow cloth near a bed of grey ash and brick-lined fire pit, with clay pots nearby. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the grass with hands folded, while others stand in lighter clothing, one holding his hands to his face and another in a red shawl. Overcast sky and trees behind.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14