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Indoor photo of a funeral-style ceremony in a plain room with pink-washed walls. A standing man in saffron robes and an orange turban, with a long dark beard, gestures with an outstretched arm beside a draped body covered in a maroon cloth with gold embroidery. Behind him a man in white stands near a table with papers and a plastic bottle. Several women in white saris and mourners sit on the floor around the body, some with hands folded. On the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing a turban is garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a lit lamp at its side. A framed poster hangs on the wall above, and a bamboo staff with a dark cloth tassel leans in the foreground.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14Photograph of a dimly lit room where a figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe stands with an arm extended, beside a draped body covered with a maroon cloth with gold embroidery. Two tall staffs topped with dark fan-like finials stand at left. Women in white and cream saris sit on the floor in a semicircle. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the right is garlanded with dark red and yellow flower chains. Wall posters and a small shrine hang behind. The standing figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm the a person candidate, so the role is described as a robed sannyasi.2005-11-13A dim indoor room where a standing bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and matching turban, with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands above a draped maroon-and-gold cloth covering a body on the floor. Around him, a crowd of women in white saris and men in orange sit on the floor, some with hands folded. Two tall ceremonial staffs with fan-shaped tops stand on the left. On the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. A ceiling fan, bulbs and framed pictures line the walls, and a calendar-style poster hangs above the door.2005-11-14Indoor photo of a funeral-related ceremony in a plain room with pink walls, a ceiling fan and a window with bars. A tall bearded man in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban stands at the centre, wearing a gold-bead necklace and holding a long wooden staff with a metal top. Seated and standing women in white saris and some men in saffron surround him, many with hands together. In the foreground a deep red cloth covers a raised form. Posters and framed pictures hang on the walls above.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copies