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Indoor photograph of a ritual in a plain room with white walls, wooden-framed barred windows and a ceiling fan. A man in a rust-orange robe on the left raises a brass vessel overhead. Seated in the centre on a white-sheeted bed, a man with long dark hair wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a necklace, and sits with monastics in orange and white. Several seated devotees in white and orange surround them. At right, a cameraman films beside a tripod, and flower garlands and framed pictures decorate the shelf. No clear face-based identification is made; the seated figure's cues are long hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, but his identity is uncertain.

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Indoor ritual in a plain room with pink-and-peach walls, wooden-framed barred windows, and a ceiling fan. A man in a rust-orange robe raises a silver kalasha-like vessel overhead with one arm. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a beaded mala sits on a white-covered bed near the window. Two saffron-clad men sit cross-legged on the floor in front of a glass-covered box decorated with marigold and flower garlands. Several people in white clothes sit or stand around, and a cameraman with a tripod films from the right. Offering vessels sit on the floor, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.2005-11-13Indoor photo of a dimly lit room with pale pink walls and a ceiling fan during an evening ritual. A man in orange robes on the left raises a small brass bell, and a long-haired figure in orange robes and a beaded mala sits on a white-covered bed beside the window. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothes fill the floor, and a flash-lit ritual staff pole stands in the foreground. At right, a person in a white shirt holds his hands together beside a video camera on a tripod. A glass-topped box draped with flower garlands and a framed picture hang on the wall. The scene looks like a funeral-rite ceremony.2005-11-13Indoor photograph of a ritual in a plain room with peach and white walls, a ceiling fan and wooden shuttered windows. A man in an orange-brown robe on the left raises a lit oil lamp or aarti flame high with one hand. Seated on a white-covered platform in the centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes wears a large beaded mala and sits with hands resting on the lap. Several people in white clothes and orange robes sit on the floor in the foreground and behind, and a garland of flowers lies at the right edge. A bright light and a stand are visible at the right.2005-11-13Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with pale walls and an orange lower wall. A man in an orange-red robe stands at left, raising a brass kalasha pot with a small flame at its rim. Seated on a white-covered bed at centre is a long-haired figure in orange robes wearing a long rudraksha mala, looking upward. Beside them on the floor sit two men in orange robes, one holding a long wooden staff, and several people in white clothes in the background. At right, a cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera films a glass-topped table or casket decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A framed picture hangs on the wall and a bright light beam falls from the upper right. The scene appears to be a ritual or memorial observance.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Photograph of an indoor ritual in a pink-walled room at dusk. A man in orange robes on the left raises a brass plate high. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a beaded mala sits on a white bed-sheet-covered bench, with a lit oil lamp in front of him. Several orange-robed attendants sit on the floor, and a crowd of devotees in white fills the foreground. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a camera near a covered draped body on the floor, with ritual staffs visible nearby. A framed picture hangs on the wall behind.2005-11-13 +1 copies