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Photograph 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.

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November 14 20052005-11-14Indoor ceremony in a plain room with pink-washed walls and a wooden-barred window. A man in an orange dhoti stands at left, raising a brass or metal implement overhead. Beside him a young man in white clothes holds a small object. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, sits on a white-covered bed in the centre; before him are oil lamps and an open book. In the foreground, a crowd of seated devotees in white and orange sits on the floor. At right, a body wrapped in a red and gold cloth lies on a cot, and a man in white stands beside it with long sticks or staffs leaning nearby. A framed picture hangs on the wall behind.2005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor ritual scene at night in a plain pink-walled hall with a white bench and a tube light. In the centre, a man in orange-saffron robes and an orange head cloth, wearing a long mala of beads, sits on the floor before a small oil lamp. A standing man in orange robes raises a round fan or umbrella-shaped object overhead. A man in white clothes holds a small object near him. On the right, a cameraman in a yellow-and-white outfit operates a camera on a tripod. A seated crowd in white and orange fills the foreground, and a red-draped form lies on the floor at right. A framed picture hangs on the wall.2005-11-13Indoor photo of a ritual in a plain room with pink walls and a white bench, where a man in an orange turban, orange clothing and a beaded mala sits in the centre beside a small oil lamp. Standing at left, a man in orange robes raises his arm, holding a white cloth or object above a standing figure in white. A camera on a tripod at right records the scene while a man in white and yellow stands by it. A red-draped body lies at right, and seated devotees fill the lower foreground. The centre sitter is an appearance-based candidate only, with a turban and mala but no a person label in the frame, so identity is uncertain.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Indoor ritual in a plain room with pink walls and a white-sheeted bench. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala sits near an oil lamp on the floor; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm, so this is recorded as unsure. To the left, two men stand playing small brass cymbals; one wears an orange cloth and the other white. A cameraman in white operates a tripod-mounted camera at right, and a seated audience in mixed clothing fills the foreground. Framed pictures hang on the walls and a long ceremonial staff rests against the pillar.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Indoor evening ceremony in a pink-walled hall with a white-covered bench and an oil lamp on a low platform. A standing attendant in white holds a round ceremonial fan or drum, another attendant in orange holds a long staff, and a cameraman in white with a tripod films beside a draped body wrapped in red and gold cloth. Seated devotees in orange and white fill the foreground and right side.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Indoor evening ritual in a whitewashed hall with pink-washed walls and a dim ceiling fan. A man in an orange-saffron shawl on the left holds a lit flame or lamp aloft while a young man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms pressed together. Seated centrally on a white-sheeted bed is a figure in orange-saffron robes with a saffron turban and a beaded garland, flanked by other saffron-robed seated attendants. Devotees in white sit on the floor in the foreground and along the right. Brass oil lamps glow on the floor and long bamboo staffs stand upright near the centre. At right, a red-draped object rests on a table near a doorway, with framed pictures on the wall. The setting suggests a memorial or sannyas ceremony in progress.2005-11-13 +1 copies