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Photograph of an indoor ceremony at night in a plain room with pink and cream walls and barred windows. A seated figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala sits on a white-covered bed or platform before a small oil lamp on the floor. Standing men in white and orange garments raise their hands in devotion and one points toward the seated figure. Seated devotees in the foreground face the platform, and a cameraman with equipment films at right beside a covered body draped in red and gold cloth. Ritual staffs with brass tops stand in the room. The seated figure in orange with a turban and mala has appearance cues that match the a person profile, presiding over the final ceremony of a deceased relative.

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November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14Night-time photo inside a hall during a final rite. A seated figure in saffron robes with an orange turban and rudraksha mala sits on a white-covered bench near a small oil lamp, while a robed attendant in orange holds a torch aloft at left. Another person in white stands at a table near the back. A large covered body lies wrapped in red cloth at right, and a framed portrait garlanded with flowers hangs on the wall at right. A dense seated crowd, many in white shirts, watches from the foreground. Long wooden staffs stand near the centre.2005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesDimly lit indoor ceremony in a whitewashed room with a pillar dividing the frame. A man in a saffron robe on the left raises an arm toward a lit torch, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with palms joined beside him. A seated figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap sits on a white-covered platform, with a small flame burning in front. Other saffron-clad attendants sit nearby, and a long ceremonial staff stands upright. Dense crowd of seated devotees in silhouette fills the foreground. On the right, a floral garland hangs on a framed portrait, and a larger framed picture hangs on the wall above a doorway.2005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copiesIndoor evening ritual in a whitewashed hall with pink-washed walls and a dim ceiling fan. A man in an orange-saffron shawl on the left holds a lit flame or lamp aloft while a young man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms pressed together. Seated centrally on a white-sheeted bed is a figure in orange-saffron robes with a saffron turban and a beaded garland, flanked by other saffron-robed seated attendants. Devotees in white sit on the floor in the foreground and along the right. Brass oil lamps glow on the floor and long bamboo staffs stand upright near the centre. At right, a red-draped object rests on a table near a doorway, with framed pictures on the wall. The setting suggests a memorial or sannyas ceremony in progress.2005-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13Indoor photo of a ceremony in a plain room with pale walls, barred windows and a wooden door. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a saffron head wrap and a long beaded mala around the neck, sits on a white-covered bench beside an oil lamp on the floor. Nearby a younger person in white clothes sits cross-legged. A cameraperson in a white shirt and orange shawl films from a tripod on the right. A long bundle draped in a deep red cloth lies in the foreground, with seated devotees in white and orange around it. A portrait hangs on the wall near a red-and-green framed picture, and a framed image sits on the wall in the upper left corner.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13