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Indoor photo of a funeral rite in a plain room with white-washed walls. A man in an orange dhoti holds a flaming torch aloft at left. Seated centre in orange robes, a saffron head-cloth and a beaded necklace is a central officiant, flanked by other saffron-clad priests seated on a white cloth, with ritual staffs standing beside them. Dozens of seated people in white and light clothing face the scene from the foreground. Behind them a draped body lies covered in a red-pink cloth, with garlanded portraits on the wall at right. a person (central figure in saffron robes, saffron head-cloth and rudraksha-style beaded mala) performing final rites for an enlightened soul during the final ceremony of Sri Nithya Arunachalananda Swami.

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November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14Indoor evening ritual in a whitewashed room. A man in an orange-saffron robe on the left raises a flaming torch aloft. Seated centre on a white-draped bench, a figure in saffron robes wears an orange head covering and a beaded mala, with a second saffron-clad devotee seated below him. Several seated devotees in saffron and white sit on the floor, with a bundled body wrapped in red cloth visible on the right, surrounded by people and garlands. A small oil lamp burns on the floor and a standing man in white clothing with a wooden staff is in the background. Wall posters and a framed picture hang on the walls behind them.2005-11-13Indoor ceremony in a plain room with pink walls at night. A man in orange robes on the left holds a flaming torch aloft. A central seated figure wears an orange robe, an orange turban and a long beaded necklace, sitting on a low platform with a small lamp before him. Another orange-robed man sits nearby. A framed portrait on the right, garlanded with flowers, shows a figure in a turban. A large draped body lies covered in red and gold cloth on the right, with a crowd of seated devotees in white clothes filling the foreground.2005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14Indoor evening ceremony in a whitewashed room. A man in an orange robe on the left raises a flaming torch toward the ceiling. Other saffron-clad men sit nearby, and a figure in white sits on a low bed at left. A body draped in red cloth lies on the floor at right, with a framed portrait garlanded with marigolds on the wall; a seated man in white works near a table. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground, many in dark clothes, partly cut off by a pillar.2005-11-13Photograph of an indoor funeral ritual at night in a plain room with pale pink walls and a large central pillar. On the left, a standing man in orange robes holds a lit torch aloft. Seated in the centre, a man in an orange robe and orange turban sits before a white-draped platform with a small oil lamp and offerings on the floor. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl stands at a camera on a tripod. On the right, a body wrapped in a red and gold cloth lies on the floor beside a seated woman in white. Around them, a crowd of about twenty-five people sit on the floor, many with hands pressed together in prayer, some in white and others in orange clothing.2005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 13 20052005-11-13Indoor evening ritual in a whitewashed hall with pink-washed walls and a dim ceiling fan. A man in an orange-saffron shawl on the left holds a lit flame or lamp aloft while a young man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms pressed together. Seated centrally on a white-sheeted bed is a figure in orange-saffron robes with a saffron turban and a beaded garland, flanked by other saffron-robed seated attendants. Devotees in white sit on the floor in the foreground and along the right. Brass oil lamps glow on the floor and long bamboo staffs stand upright near the centre. At right, a red-draped object rests on a table near a doorway, with framed pictures on the wall. The setting suggests a memorial or sannyas ceremony in progress.2005-11-13 +1 copiesIndoor ceremony in a lamp-lit room with pale pink walls and a tall brown pillar. A standing man in orange robes raises a flaming torch on the left. Seated in the centre, a man in orange robes, an orange turban and a beaded necklace sits with hands folded before a row of orange-robed sannyasis and a seated audience. Beside them, a body lies draped in a pink-and-gold cloth on a white-covered bed, with white flower garlands at the right edge. A small oil lamp stands on the floor in the foreground. Devotees in white and orange clothing fill the lower portion, and a man in white stands at the back near a table. A wall picture hangs above. The scene looks like a funeral rite with a torch-bearing ritual. a person identification is based on appearance only: the seated central figure shows some cues, such as the orange turban and beaded necklace, but the image is small and uncertain.2005-11-14