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A photograph inside a plain room with pink-washed walls, barred windows and a ceiling fan, showing a funeral-style gathering around a body draped in a maroon and gold cloth on a low platform. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at a tripod-mounted video camera on the right. Several seated men in saffron-orange robes sit near a small oil lamp flame on the floor, with a bead necklace on one of them and tall staffs with cloth banners leaning against the wall. Women in white and onlookers sit around the platform, and a framed colourful picture hangs on the wall. The scene is dim and lit by a single bright lamp.

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November 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 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13A photograph of an indoor ritual in a plainly painted room with pink walls, barred windows and a ceiling fan. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged near a shrouded body draped in a maroon cloth edged with gold, lit by small oil lamps and offerings on the floor. Two saffron-robed sannyasis sit beside him, one wearing an orange turban. A man in a white shirt with a gold-yellow shawl stands behind a tripod-mounted camera. Tall staffs and a ritual fan are propped against the walls, and a crowd of seated and standing devotees, many in white and cream, fills the foreground and sides of the room.2005-11-14A photograph inside a small room with white walls and barred windows, showing a final ceremony over a body wrapped in a red-and-gold cloth lying on a stone platform. A figure in orange robes with a yellow head wrap and a long gold-beaded necklace sits on a white-covered bench at the left, appearing to be the a person leading the rites; the appearance cues are an orange head wrap, orange robes and ornate beaded necklace, but this is uncertain. Beside him, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged, one holding a small bell-like object. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a long staff stand near the body. A cameraman in white with a yellow scarf films from a tripod at the right, and a crowd of devotees in mixed clothing sits in the foreground.2005-11-13 +1 copiesA dimly lit room with pale pink walls and wooden-framed barred windows shows a funeral-style ritual. A body draped in a magenta and gold cloth lies on a low platform at the right. Several men in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor and bench at left, one holding a lit oil lamp and another seated near brass oil lamps and offerings on the floor. A man in white clothes stands at a tripod-mounted video camera by the window. Women in white saris sit along the right side behind the body. Bamboo staffs stand upright near the window, and a framed picture hangs on the wall above.2005-11-13Indoor funeral ritual in a plain room with pale walls and barred windows. A saffron-robed man with an orange turban stands at left holding a flaming lamp, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. Seated saffron-robed priests and devotees surround a body draped in a red and gold cloth on a wooden bier. Oil lamps burn on the floor beside leaves and offerings. A cameraman in white with a saffron shawl films from a tripod near the back wall. Several white-clad women and men sit or stand along the edges, and a framed picture hangs on the wall above.2005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copies