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Indoor 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.

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November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor 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.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A 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.2005-11-13A photograph inside a small room with cream walls and open windows, showing a funeral-style ritual around a glass-sided box holding a draped body, decorated with marigold and rose garlands. A man with long dark hair and a yellow-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands at left, holding a long staff with orange cloth; several people in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor holding oil lamps with flames. Seated devotees in white clothes sit near the box, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at right before a framed portrait of a bearded elder garlanded with red and white flowers. A man in a white shirt films with a video camera on a tripod, and a woman in a white sari sits at right with a dark-haired child nearby. Roughly 15 people are visible, including partially visible figures in the foreground.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.2005-11-13A photograph inside a small room with white walls and a barred window, showing a ritual gathering around a glass-fronted casket draped with flowers. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads sits at left among others in orange and white, several holding long wooden staves. Small flames burn in lamps on the floor near a fire pit. Seated devotees in white clothing surround the casket, and a man in a white polo shirt stands at right beside a video camera on a tripod. On the right wall hangs a framed portrait garlanded with marigolds, showing a man in a white turban, and a bed with white linen sits at left. The scene suggests a final funeral rite with an oil lamp and offerings.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A photograph of a room during a funeral rite for a deceased man. A glass-sided coffin-like box draped with white cloth sits in the centre, surrounded by fresh garlands of white and yellow flowers. Behind it on the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man in a white turban garland, edged with marigold and red flowers. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor with small oil lamps flickering in front of them, while a figure in saffron holds up long bamboo poles with a saffron flag. Seated devotees in white clothes watch; a young man in a white shirt stands at the back beside a video camera on a tripod.2005-11-13Indoor photograph of a funeral-type ceremony in a plainly furnished room with pale walls. A glass-sided casket draped in white and garlanded with white, yellow and magenta flowers sits in the foreground. Behind it, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in a light turban, edged with a red-and-white garland. Several men in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor near bamboo poles tied with orange cloth; one man with long hair and beads stands at left. Women and young girls in white clothes sit in the background, and a video camera on a tripod is set up near the casket. Around 15 people are visible.2005-11-13Indoor 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.2005-11-13