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A standing man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace, beside a glass-sided bier draped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaves with red cloth. He is probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklace, shown standing near the bier. Behind him a woman in a sari watches. In the foreground, brass bells, a lamp, a small brass vessel, offerings of fruit and sweets, and kumkum are arranged on a red floor. A white-covered couch and a pink-washed wall with barred windows fill the background.

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November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A photograph inside a plain room with pink-and-cream walls and a barred window. A standing young man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and a long beaded gold-toned mala, and gestures with his hands beside a glass-sided casket covered with long garlands of white, yellow, orange and magenta flowers. A woman in a white sari sits at right, and a seated figure in white is partly visible at left. Brass oil lamps, a brass bell, a plate of offerings and a white-draped bench sit in the foreground. a person's presence is not established by appearance, so the standing man is described only by role and clothing.2005-11-13Indoor 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.2005-11-13A standing man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and long swept-back dark hair stands behind a large floral garland draped over a glass-sided wooden bier wrapped in white cloth. The garland is made of yellow and white marigolds with red and green leaves. Two women in white sit at the right edge, and a partially visible person stands behind the window grille. On the floor at left are brass puja items, a bell, oil lamps, a small plate with offerings, and a folded white mat. Petals are scattered on the bier. a person stands behind the garland at the funeral rites of the deceased father.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A photograph of a funeral ritual indoors. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace stands behind a glass-sided casket draped in white cloth and heaped with yellow and white marigold garlands and green leaves. A second man in orange robes kneels at left beside brass bells, lamps, a plate of offerings and flower petals on a red-patterned floor. Two women in white sit at right, and more people are visible through the barred window behind. Pale pink walls and white cloth complete the scene. Whether the standing man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Photograph of a dimly lit room during a ritual. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron garment and a beaded mala sits on a white-covered bed on the left, while two seated monks in orange robes sit on the floor before brass vessels and a flower-decorated table holding a covered body. A standing man in orange on the far left holds a fan or cloth, and a cameraman with a tripod stands at right near a shelf with framed pictures. Several people in white clothing sit in the background, and a harsh light illuminates the scene.2005-11-13