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Indoor scene in a small room with pink walls and a framed calendar-style print above. In the centre, a glass-sided casket draped with garlands of marigolds and green leaves holds a body covered in white cloth. Beside it stands a large framed portrait of a smiling young man in a pale turban and saffron-toned robe, with a red and yellow flower garland around the frame; the portrait is labelled in print at its base, which is not clearly legible. A man in a white polo shirt holds a video camera on a tripod, and an older woman in a white sari with a shawl stands at right with hands folded. Other seated women and a man in a cream kurta are partly visible near the doorway, and a small electric fan and a red speaker sit on a cabinet at left.

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November 13 20052005-11-13A room in a home with a body laid out on a glass-topped bier draped in white cloth and heaped with garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers, purple blooms and green leaves. A young man in a white polo shirt stands beside a video camera on a tripod, filming. Several women in white and saffron sit on the floor along the bier, some seated near the window. On the right, a large framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithya Arunachalananda" wearing a white turban and smiling is hung with a maroon and yellow garland. A fan, a small speaker and religious pictures are visible on the walls and shelves.2005-11-13Indoor ceremony in a plain room with pale walls. Seated on the floor, a group in white clothes and orange robes surrounds a glass-sided coffin-like box covered in flower garlands of marigolds, roses and white blooms. Behind it, a large framed portrait of a smiling bald man in a pink turban is garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A person in an orange robe with a gold-bead necklace sits at the left holding a long bamboo pole, and another orange-robed man holds a pole too. A cameraman in a white shirt films from a tripod near the doorway. A small red radio and a framed picture sit on the wall, and a woman in a sari stands at the far right edge.2005-11-13Indoor photograph of a final funeral ceremony in a white-walled room lit by a warm lamp. A sannyasi in long flowing saffron-orange robes and a dark mala stands at left holding a long pole, with another pole-bearing figure in orange nearby. In the centre a seated man in white clothes presses his palms together beside a seated young girl in white. A cameraman in a light shirt films from a tripod at right. In the foreground an open glass case holds a shrouded body, surrounded by white and purple flower garlands, with small oil lamps burning on the floor. A framed portrait with a marigold garland hangs on the right, depicting a man in a white turban. Several seated devotees in white and orange fill the room.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 photo of a small indoor room during a final ceremony beside a glass-sided casket holding a shrouded body, decorated with white and pink-purple flower garlands and offerings. Seated on the floor around it, a standing figure at left with long dark hair and a saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands with raised ceremonial rods; other saffron-robed sannyasis sit in front. Several white-clad devotees, including an older man and young girls, sit nearby. A young man in a white shirt stands behind a video camera on a tripod near a framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithya Arunachalananda" garlanded with flowers.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor ritual in a plain room with pale walls, where a glass-sided casket draped with white cloth and garlanded with flowers lies in front of a framed portrait of a turbaned man garlanded with red and yellow flower strands. Several people in saffron/orange robes sit on the floor; one standing figure in orange holds a long wooden staff upright. Men and women in white clothes sit among them, and a young man in a white shirt stands at right beside a tripod-mounted video camera. A small bed is visible at left and framed pictures hang on the walls. Roughly eight to ten physical people are visible, several seen from behind.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor photograph of a funeral-style ceremony in a plain room with pale pink walls and a white-sheeted glass-fronted casket draped with flower garlands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads stands at the left, raising one hand while speaking, and seated devotees in orange cloth surround a tall ceremonial staff with fabric streamers. A framed portrait of a man in a white turban, garlanded in red and yellow flowers, sits on the right beside the casket. Elderly man in white and several women and girls in white and pink sit near the casket. A video camera on a tripod and a young man in a white shirt stand in the background, with a small radio and shelves of offerings behind them. The long-haired speaker has distinctive saffron robes and rudraksha adornment; identity is uncertain from appearance.2005-11-13Photograph of a funeral-rite gathering in a small room with white walls and wooden cabinets. A long-haired man in orange robes with a garland stands at left beside a bed, and several saffron-robed men and seated devotees in white sit on the floor. A glass-sided coffin-like box draped with flower garlands sits at center, with a framed portrait of a bald man in white garlanded with marigolds on the right. A cameraman in a white shirt films beside a tripod, and an orange-robed attendant holds a tall ceremonial staff. The scene suggests a sannyas or final ceremony for a deceased person.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13