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A dim interior room with a white wall and barred windows, lit by a bright overhead lamp and haze. Several robed sannyasis in orange and saffron sit on the floor around low brass lamps with flickering flames, plates of offerings and smoke rising. A long-haired figure in orange at left and a shaved-headed person in orange at right are among those seated. A raised platform at right is covered with a heap of yellow-green flowers, possibly marigolds, beside a tripod-mounted camera. A large framed portrait on the right wall shows a face, and a long ceremonial staff with tassels stands upright near the platform. At least a dozen people are visible, mostly partly seen, with white-clad onlookers at the lower edge. The setting suggests a funeral rite or final ceremony with lamps and flowers.

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Dim indoor ritual scene inside a plain whitewashed room with barred windows. Several people in orange-red and saffron robes sit cross-legged on the floor around small brass oil lamps and a flaming fire pit. A woman in a light sari sits among the group. On the right, a garlanded body lies covered in green flowers on a raised platform, with a long bamboo pole and a bundle of marigold-like decorations beside it, consistent with a final funeral rite. A cameraman with a tripod and camera stands at the back. The mood is solemn and smoky under harsh light.2005-11-13A dim indoor ceremony at night with several lit oil lamps and small flames on a floor-level ritual setup. A figure with long dark hair in orange clothing sits at left, tending the lamps, with a seated group in orange and white robes around them. A bright light glows from the ceiling, and a camera and equipment stand at the back near a green-leaved arrangement. Other attendees in orange and white sit in the foreground. Some people in the group are seated closely.2005-11-13A dimly lit room with bright overhead light and white plastered walls, where a group of people in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor around small oil lamps and a brass vessel. A long-haired figure in saffron clothing on the left holds a lit lamp, with a plain white-covered cot along the left wall and a potted green shrub on a raised platform at right. Several other seated people in orange and white clothing are visible, some partially cropped at the edges, and a camera on a tripod stands near the window. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering with oil lamps and a fire-lit setting.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor ritual scene in a dim, smoky room with a white-sheeted bed at left and a yellow-flower garland on a table at right. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged around brass oil lamps and a small fire, with offerings and fruit at lower left. A standing man in white at left holds a cloth. A tripod-mounted camera and a ceiling fan are visible. One central figure with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing orange clothing, sits at the front of the group, a person candidate by appearance, though the face and features are not clear enough to confirm this.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A dimly lit room with pale walls and barred windows shows a small fire burning on the floor in front of a seated group of people in orange and saffron robes. A man in a white shirt stands at left, and a cameraman with a tripod films from the right. A body wrapped in yellow and marigold garlands lies on a low white-covered bed at right, consistent with a funeral rite. Lamps and brass vessels sit near the fire, and long bamboo poles stand upright in the room. Several people in white clothes watch from the background. The scene suggests a funeral homa or final rite for a deceased person. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2005-11-13Dim indoor room during a final rite beside a flower-covered body on a low platform at right, draped in yellow and red marigolds. A seated figure with long dark dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala wears saffron robes and sits before a small fire with oil lamps and offering plates. Two saffron-clad men sit beside him, one with a shaved head. A cameraman stands behind a tripod and a person in white sits near the window. Strong light glows from above. Several people in white and saffron are seated or standing around the fire. The scene reads as a cremation-day ceremony with homa and fire offerings.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Dim, smoky interior during a fire ritual. In the foreground a long-haired figure in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged before a small fire pit and oil lamps, with other seated devotees in orange and white around them. A man in white stands at left holding a long-handled fly whisk or fan, and a figure in white stands behind a camera on a tripod at right. A green-draped body lies on a white-sheeted bed at left, and green garlands and flower offerings sit on a table at right. Bamboo poles rise through the room.2005-11-13