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Indoor scene in a small room with pink walls and barred windows during an evening ritual. A person in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron turban sits on the left, holding a lit oil lamp and wearing beaded rudraksha-style malas. Around them, several people in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor near brass plates, flower offerings and small oil lamps. In the centre, a body lies covered by a maroon and gold cloth on a low bed. A cameraman in white films the scene from a tripod. Women in white and other devotees sit at the edges, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. Bamboo staffs stand near the window.

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Indoor photograph of a final ceremony in a small room with pale pink walls and a bed against the left wall. A man in an orange robe on the left lifts a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit flames toward a seated figure. That seated figure wears an orange robe, a beaded garland and long dark hair, and sits on the bed with hands together. Two seated men in orange robes sit on the floor in front, and devotees in white clothes stand and sit behind them. At the right, a covered body rests on a low table draped with flower garlands, while people with cameras and folded hands watch. A framed picture hangs on the wall and brass offering vessels sit on the floor. The scene shows aarti being performed beside the covered body during rites.2005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20052005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor evening ceremony in a plain room with pink-lilac walls and a wooden door frame. Two attendants stand at left: one in orange robes holding a lit lamp and a second in white dhoti and kurta offering a flame. A seated figure in saffron robes, an orange turban and a beaded mala sits centre-left on a white-draped bench, with a small brass lamp before him. Around him, seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor. At right, a man in white and orange shawl sits behind a microphone stand and a small table, with a ceremonial staff and a cloth-covered object near the edge.2005-11-13 +1 copiesIndoor ceremony in a plain room with pink-and-cream walls, barred windows and a ceiling fan. A cloth-draped body lies in a wooden casket on the floor, covered in a magenta and gold cloth. Several men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged around it; one wears an orange turban and rudraksha beads and holds a small lamp, while others sit with hands joined near brass pots and oil lamps lit on the floor. A tall bamboo staff with a dark cloth rises beside the casket. Seated women in white saris watch from behind, and a man in white stands at a tripod-mounted video camera by the window. Mention of a 'probable' a person is not supported by a clear visible candidate here, so the figures are described by role only.2005-11-14Evening ceremony inside a plain room with pale pink walls, a ceiling fan and a bare hanging bulb. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe raises one arm high, holding a flaming ritual lamp or torch aloft. Beside him a young man in white clothes holds a small lit oil lamp in both hands. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron robes, an orange turban and a beaded necklace sits on a white-covered bench. Several saffron-robed men sit on the floor in front, some holding long staffs topped with decorative finials, and a brass oil lamp burns on the floor. Devotees in white sit at the edges. A framed colourful picture hangs on the wall at right, and a large pillar stands in the foreground.2005-11-13Indoor night ritual in a plain room with pale walls and an orange lower band. A man in an orange-red robe on the left raises a multi-branched brass lamp high with one arm. Seated on a white-covered bed is a long-haired person in an orange robe with a beaded mala. Several devotees in orange and white sit on the floor, with brass vessels and an oil lamp in front. On the right, a draped body lies on a table with flower garlands, and two men in white shirts stand beside a video camera and bright studio light. A framed picture hangs on the wall above a shelf with a small framed image and flowers.2005-11-13