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A photograph of a final ceremony inside a plain room with pink-and-cream walls, a ceiling fan and a window grille. A body lies wrapped in a red-and-gold cloth on a low bed in the foreground. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a beaded mala sits cross-legged near the body, with several saffron-clad sannyasis seated around brass ritual vessels and a small lamp. Women in white saris sit along the right side. A cameraman in white stands behind a tripod at the back. Long bamboo staffs and a kalasha-like object stand in the room. A framed picture hangs on the wall.

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Indoor photo of a final funeral rite in a plain room with pink-white walls, barred windows, a ceiling fan and a framed picture on the wall. A figure in orange robes with an orange turban and beaded necklace sits on the left, with saffron-clad attendants seated on the floor. A body draped in a maroon and gold cloth lies on a low platform in the foreground, surrounded by seated mourners in white and orange. Brass lamps, flowers and a long staff stand nearby, and a man in white stands at a video camera on a tripod at right. Several people are visible, and the figure in the turban has no clear visible identity cues beyond ceremonial dress.2005-11-13 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a final ceremony in a plain room with pink-and-cream walls, a ceiling fan and barred windows. A red-and-gold cloth covers a body lying on a low bed at right. A seated figure at left wears a saffron robe, an orange headwrap and a long beaded necklace; the figure's appearance is uncertain and a candidate identification cannot be confirmed. Around them several people in saffron and white sit on the floor, with brass lamps, a small offering tray and a long staff with a dark fabric piece in front of the bed. A cameraman in white stands on a tripod-mounted camera at the back right. A framed picture hangs on the upper right wall.2005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor photograph of a funeral ritual in a plain room with pink walls and two barred windows. A shrouded body lies on a wooden bier draped in a red-gold cloth, with a bamboo staff and a black cloth tied to a pole beside it. A man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a white bed at left holding a lit flame, and another man in orange robes kneels near brass plates, lamps and flowers in front of the bier. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands behind a video camera on a tripod at right. Several seated mourners in saffron, orange and white crowd the bier, and a framed picture hangs on the wall above.2005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14