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A photograph of a funeral ritual in an indoor room with pale yellow walls. In the centre, a glass-sided casket draped in white cloth and heaped with marigold and mixed flower garlands rests on the floor. Behind it, a framed portrait of a smiling bespectacled man in a white turban is garlanded in red and yellow flowers, with a small oil lamp nearby. At the top left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, standing with a long bamboo pole. Seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor near the casket, and women and girls in white clothes sit along the back. A man in a white shirt films with a video camera on a tripod at right. Brass oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor in front.

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Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with white walls and orange accents. In the centre, a glass-sided casket draped in white cloth sits on a low stand, decorated with red, pink, yellow and white flower garlands. Behind it hangs a framed portrait of a smiling older man in a light robe, garlanded with red and yellow flowers. Seated on the floor, a man in orange robes with a bare chest and a long mala holds a ceremonial staff, with a brass plate of offerings and a small lit lamp in front. Other saffron-clad sadhus sit nearby, and several women and girls in white and pink clothing sit against the wall. A video camera on a tripod records the scene at the back.2005-11-13A photograph of a funeral-rite scene indoors. A glass-sided metal casket draped with white cloth is decorated with garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers, and a portrait with a red-and-white garland hangs on the wall at right. 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Around 15 people are visible.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A photograph inside a plain room where a glass-sided casket lies draped with garlands of marigolds, roses and white flowers, with a framed portrait of a smiling man garlanded in red and yellow flowers on the wall behind it. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the floor in the foreground, one holding a small ritual item, with offerings and a small lamp before them. A man in white shirt and white dhoti and several women in white salwar kameez sit along the back, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene. A long wooden staff leans in the foreground.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13