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A photograph of a room with pink and white walls and a window with grille bars. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a white-covered bed at left. In the centre, a glass-sided metal casket holds a body wrapped in white cloth and scattered with pink petals, with a few seated people visible behind the glass. A framed picture hangs on the wall above, and a red radio and water bottles sit on a nearby table. Red and blue handwritten text marks the casket's side.

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November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor photo of a small room with pink-and-white walls. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a beaded mala necklace sits cross-legged on a white-draped sofa at left, hands resting in his lap. Beside him and along the wall sit several women and girls in white clothing, seated on the floor. At right stands a glass-sided wooden casket holding a body wrapped in white cloth and scattered with flower petals, with a garland hung on the wall nearby. Framed pictures hang above the doorway, and a small red radio and water bottle sit on a shelf. Seated figures in the frame total about eight people. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style mala are visible on the central seated figure, labelled by the page as the Swamiji present at this event.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A photograph inside a plain room with pink-and-peach painted walls and barred windows. In the centre sits a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace, seated behind a white-draped table. In the foreground a glass-covered wooden casket holds a body wrapped in white cloth, with flower petals and a garland. Around it sit a row of devotees in white and light clothing, one woman in pink on the left. A small oil lamp glows on a sill at the right, and a light switch is on the wall. Atmosphere is dim and reverent.2005-11-13A photograph of a mourning room with pink and lilac walls and barred windows. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a glass-sided casket draped with white cloth and flowers. Several women in white saris and white clothing sit on the floor around a white-draped bench, some with heads bowed in prayer.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor photograph of a funeral ritual. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow-and-white flower garland stands behind a glass-sided casket draped in white cloth and heaped with purple and green wrapped leaves, marigolds and white flowers. A woman in white sits to the right and a seated person in white is at the left edge. In the foreground are brass lamps, a plate of offerings with fruit and leaves, and a small brass vessel on a tray. Pink walls and a white-draped bench stand behind. Whether the saffron-clad man is a person is uncertain from appearance alone; the page names him but his visible cues are limited to hair, robe and garland.2005-11-13Indoor photo of a funeral vigil in a plain room with peach-coloured walls and barred windows. A long glass-sided casket draped in white cloth is decorated with long garlands of marigolds, white flowers and green leaves. Several women in white and saffron sit behind the casket, looking down at it. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded mala sits on the floor near brass plates of offerings. A cameraman on the right films the scene from a tripod beside an electric fan. Five women and one man are visible, plus the cameraman.2005-11-13A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange and gold garment and a gold beaded necklace standing beside a glass-topped table heaped with green leaves, white jasmine and yellow and pink flower garlands. A seated elderly man in a red shirt sits at the left, and a man holding a camera stands at the far left. A framed portrait of a bearded man hangs on the pink wall behind, and a small altar with a framed deity image sits at right. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back dark hair, an orange and gold shawl, a gold necklace and a red forehead mark, cues consistent with a sannyasi in ceremonial dress.2005-11-12A photograph in an indoor room with pink walls and a tube light. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with a gold border and a multi-strand beaded necklace stands at left, looking toward a glass-topped table draped with green leaf garlands, white flowers, and yellow and magenta marigolds. A man in a white shirt stands at right, and a few seated people are partly visible at the edges. Framed pictures and a small shrine hang on the back wall.2005-11-12