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Outdoor cremation preparation on open grassland under a pale blue sky. A stacked pyre of thin wooden logs sits on a bare red-earth platform ringed with pink powder and flower garlands. A barefoot figure with long dark hair and a bare upper back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, stands facing the pyre, with another orange-clad man in white dhoti beside him. About a dozen men in white ritual dhotis and shirts stand in a row with hands folded in prayer, and a pandal with colourful garlands and cloth stands at right. Trees and distant hills form the background. a person candidate: the bare-backed figure with long hair and orange garment matches the page's appearance cues, but the face is not clearly visible.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked wooden logs burning on a red-earth clearing, with a pink-dusted ring of powder beneath it. A figure in orange ochre robes and a long orange garland stands barefoot beside the pyre holding a long wooden stick, with long dark hair swept back and bare upper body. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand to the right near a white-cloth canopy strung with colourful streamers, while seated people in white clothes sit on the grass in the background. Open green field, palm trees and a distant hill under a pale sky.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on red earth beside a stacked pyre of logs laid over a brick base, with pink powder marking the ground. A standing figure in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace stands at the left of the pyre. A man in white kneels at left holding a tray. To the right, several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the grass in rows. Behind them, a crowd of people in white clothes sits and stands, with parked buses, vehicles and a forested hill in the distance under a hazy sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre on open grassland under a pale sky, with flames rising from a stacked wooden pyre set on a reddish-pink powdered circle. A barefoot figure in orange saffron cloth with long dark hair and a multi-strand beaded necklace holds a long stick to the fire. Behind, a crowd sits and stands in white and light clothing beside a colourful striped canopy, with two men in white dhotis and shirts standing near the canopy, and palm trees and a distant hill on the horizon.2005-11-14Outdoor 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.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation ceremony on an open grass field at KAILASA in Kacharapattu, Tiruvannamalai. A tall pyre of stacked logs sits on a brick platform with pink-tinged offerings at its base. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the pyre with one arm raised high. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray at left. Along the right, rows of seated people in orange and white clothing sit on the grass, with parked white vans, buses and cars behind them and wooded hills in the distance under a hazy sky. A small purple logo appears at upper left.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14An outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs set on a ring of red bricks on bare red earth, with pink-tinted powder marking the ground around it. A standing woman in an orange sari with orange shawl and beaded necklace stands at the back of the pyre. Seated in rows on the grass to the left and right, a crowd of people in white clothes and several men in orange robes sit facing the pyre, with a man in white kneeling at the left holding a tray. A row of parked vehicles, vans and cars sits in the background, with forested hills beyond. A strip of multicoloured bunting hangs from poles at the left edge.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14