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Night photograph of a dimly lit room during a final funeral rite. A body wrapped in a red and gold cloth lies on a low platform in the foreground. A seated sannyasi in saffron robes, with an orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala, sits near oil lamps and brass vessels. Other saffron-clad men sit close by, and a standing man in white clothes with a gold-bordered shawl films the scene on a tripod-mounted video camera. Tall ceremonial staves with decorative tops stand upright. Devotees in white sit along the walls and in the foreground. A ceiling fan turns above, and a framed colourful picture hangs on the right wall.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14Indoor photo of a dimly lit room with pink walls and a ceiling fan, where saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the floor around a body draped in a deep red cloth on a low platform. A seated sannyasi in the centre wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, and a person in white with a saffron shawl films the scene on a tripod-mounted camera. Brass lamps and pots sit in front, with tall bamboo poles with orange flags and a white sheet behind. A framed picture hangs on the wall. The scene shows a final ceremony for an enlightened soul.2005-11-14Indoor night photograph of a final funeral ceremony in a plain room with pink-and-cream walls, a ceiling fan, barred windows and a framed picture on the wall. A draped body lies under a red and gold cloth on a wooden bier at right. Seated ash-clad sannyasis in saffron-orange robes perform rites beside small oil lamps and a brass vessel, and a man in saffron wears an orange turban at left holding a lit lamp. Devotees in white and saffron sit around the bier, and a cameraman in white operates a tripod-mounted video camera at right. Several bamboo poles with cloth banners stand upright.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a funeral ritual in a plain room with pink walls and two barred windows. A shrouded body lies on a wooden bier draped in a red-gold cloth, with a bamboo staff and a black cloth tied to a pole beside it. A man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a white bed at left holding a lit flame, and another man in orange robes kneels near brass plates, lamps and flowers in front of the bier. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands behind a video camera on a tripod at right. Several seated mourners in saffron, orange and white crowd the bier, and a framed picture hangs on the wall above.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor final ceremony in a plain whitewashed room lit by bright overhead light. A bundle draped in a maroon and gold cloth lies on a low platform in the foreground. A seated man in saffron robes with an orange turban and a green-beaded mala sits on a white cloth at left, while another saffron-robed monk sits beside the body with hands together. Oil lamps burn on a tray near the bundle. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind a video camera on a tripod at right. Several seated and standing devotees in white and saffron fill the room, with a few people in the foreground silhouetted. A long bamboo pole with a cloth banner stands upright near the center. A framed picture hangs on the upper right wall.2005-11-14 +1 copies