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Indoor night photograph of a ritual in a plain room with white walls, a ceiling fan and a bright flash glare. A standing man in an orange robe raises a lit oil lamp or camphor flame high with one arm. Seated on a white-covered bed or platform at left is a long-haired man in orange robes and a beaded mala, with a line of seated people in orange and white clothing in front of him. A seated monk in orange clothing sits near a long wooden pole with a bundle at its top, and a bed or stand at right holds flower garlands and a framed picture on the wall. A cameraman with a video camera on a tripod stands at right beside a young man in a white shirt. Four to six people are visible. The seated long-haired man in orange with the beaded mala is an appearance-based candidate, shown in person and unconfirmed; the page places him at this funeral ceremony but the image itself does not establish identity.

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A dim indoor room with pale pink walls and a bed-like cot along the left side. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe raises a lit torch or flame in his right hand. Seated on the cot is a long-haired man in an orange robe with a beaded mala necklace, appearing to speak. Several seated people in orange and white clothing and white shirts sit on the floor around a glass-sided casket draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands at the right. Onlookers in white and light clothing sit behind, and a man in a grey shirt films with a tripod-mounted camera. A bright light stands on a tall pole. Framed pictures and a small shrine hang on the walls.2005-11-13Indoor photo of a ritual in a plainly furnished room with cream walls, an orange-brown stripe, a ceiling fan and a bright light beam. A standing figure in orange-brown robes raises a lit lamp or torch with one arm, facing a seated group. 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