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February 03 2017

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Outdoor funeral rite on red earth beside an open grave. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, a red-brown robe, a gold ornamented necklace and a red forehead mark stands with eyes closed and hand extended over a shrouded body laid on a woven leaf bier decorated with yellow and red flowers. Two young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas hold a brass plate of offerings and a trident-topped staff. Behind them, men in white dhotis and bystanders stand with hands folded, and sacks of rice, plastic bags and offerings sit on the ground beside a hillside under a pale sky.2017-02-03Outdoor photo at a red-earth site with a hill behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a rust-brown robe with a thick rudraksha mala and a gold pendant reaches out and drops yellow flowers over a body wrapped in white cloth on a woven palm-leaf bier, the head wrapped in a rust-brown cloth. Beside him, men in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand, one holding a silver trident aloft and another carrying a silver tray. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with garlands, watch and fold hands in prayer. Fresh flowers, offering bags and a pit in the ground are visible.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo at a red-earth site with a hill behind. A man with long dark hair, a beard, a red tilak on his forehead, a brown-red shawl and a long rudraksha-style necklace stands at the head of a body laid on a woven palm-leaf bier, draped in white cloth and scattered with yellow and red flowers. He holds flowers over the body while an attendant in orange robes holds a metal tray. Nearby, a man in orange holds a silver trident, another in orange stands with hands folded, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts watches. Beside the bier sit bags of rice and flowers, and an open grave lies to the left.2017-02-03December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor photograph on a dry, rocky hillside with green shrubs, distant mountains and a clear blue sky. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and wrap, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on reddish earth while people gather around. Beside them a shaved-headed man in a saffron robe holds a small object. Surrounding men wear white shirts and dhotis or olive-green and yellow shirts, and a man on the right gestures toward the hill. Several onlookers stand at the edge of the group, and one man in a white shirt faces away in the foreground. The long-haired figure wears distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha and swept-back hair, consistent with an appearance-based a person candidate.2008-08-01December 23 20162016-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20142014-09-28A man seated on an ornate silver throne with carved floral and lion-head armrests, draped in leopard-print cushions, in front of a red curtain. He wears saffron-orange robes, layered rudraksha malas and a gold ring, with a vertical tilak on his forehead, and his hands are folded in a namaste greeting while he smiles toward a microphone on a stand. Two gold-coloured armbands and bead bracelets are visible. Based on appearance, this is a person, seated in the role of a speaker giving a discourse. Only one physical person is shown.2017-10-15