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February 17 2014

Photo inside a small whitewashed room lit by a harsh flash, with a glass-fronted casket draped in white cloth at the centre, covered in garlands of marigolds and roses. A framed portrait labelled with a printed caption on the right shows a smiling elderly man in white, garlanded with a red and white flower chain. Several seated people in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor at left, including a bald man at far left with garlands and a figure in orange in the centre. A man in white stands holding a long fan-like ceremonial implement, and a man in a striped shirt stands behind a video camera on a tripod. Brass puja vessels sit on the floor near the casket, and a white-clad attendant sits at lower right. A ceiling fan and a water cooler sit in the background.

A seated figure is almost entirely buried under heaped red, pink and white rose petals on a golden throne-like seat beneath a gold canopy with a white tent ceiling. The head wears an orange turban and is partly visible above the petals. A man in an orange robe with curly dark hair stands at the right, arranging petals, beside a woman in a white sari with a red border. Around them, men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with gold-colored necklaces and garlands stand with hands folded. Petals scatter across the green carpet, and a golden umbrella and floral garlands frame the scene.

February 17 2014

February 17 2014

July 25 2007

A photograph of a seated figure on a golden-canopied throne almost entirely buried under heaped red, pink and yellow flower petals, with a green floor scattered with petals. The seated figure wears an orange turban and raises one hand in greeting. Beside the throne, a man in an orange robe leans in to tend the flowers. Ornate white and gold decorations and a gold parasol-style canopy frame the throne under a white tent. Around it stand devotees: a bare-chested man with gold necklaces and white dhoti, a man in white kurta with hands folded in namaste, and a smiling woman in a cream sari with red border and green blouse, also in namaste. Scene suggests a floral puja honouring the seated figure. a person cues: orange turban and orange robe for the figure, with the person on the throne shown in a flower-covered seat.

A photograph of a deceased elderly sadhu lying on a wooden bed draped with orange cloth and a gold-bordered pink silk shawl. Garlands of orange marigolds, white flowers and green leaves cover his body, and a white cloth is wrapped around his head. Several standing men in white shirts and dark trousers stand behind the bed, and petals lie scattered on the tiled floor. The body is an unidentified corpse in orange robes and cannot be attributed to any named person from appearance.

Outdoor photo of a burial or samadhi-style rite at a red earth pit in the open. A young attendant in orange robes holds a long silver staff and rudraksha beads. Behind them a man in a purple shirt raises his fist and points, and several onlookers in white, blue checks and red saris watch. Flower petals and a garland of yellow and pink blooms are thrown into the pit, where a white-shrouded figure lies. A white metal stretcher stands at right and a white structure with garlands is behind.

A figure seated on a throne-like seat heaped with dense mounds of red, pink and yellow flowers, with a golden umbrella overhead and garlands of marigolds and roses along the back. The seated figure wears an orange turban and waves to the crowd. To the right, a man in an orange robe with a shawl stands beside the seat, and a woman in a white sari with red border presses her palms together in greeting. On the left, men in white dhotis and gold necklaces stand with folded hands. A white tent canopy and green mat surround the scene, with petals scattered across the floor.

A photograph of a glass-topped casket holding a body wrapped in white cloth, with garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers and green leaves laid along its left end and rose petals scattered on the glass. Behind it, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded necklace, standing at the left. Seated along the peach wall are several women in white clothing, some wearing glasses, while a child sits among them. A ceiling fan, a small brass lamp and a shelf with a framed photo appear at the right. Possible a person for the man in orange, based on saffron robe, long hair and beaded necklace; his role is a standing attendant near the casket.