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Indoor photo in a pink-walled room. A long-haired man in an orange robe with gold border and a heavy gold necklace stands at right, leaning forward with his hand extended over a man in a striped shirt bending toward a garland-covered figure lying on the floor in the foreground. Behind them, other people in white and light clothing sit or stand near a doorway. Above, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" shows a smiling young man in saffron wrapped with a turban and raising one hand. Flower garlands with marigolds and leaves cover the floor-level figure.

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A photograph inside a small room with pink walls. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl, long voluminous dark hair, and a gold bead necklace raises an open palm over a body laid on a low wooden bench, covered with white cloth and heaped with marigold, white flower and leaf garlands. Behind them a man in a striped light-grey shirt and beige trousers bends over, a woman in white with a dark necklace sits on the left, and a young girl in a pink top stands near the center. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL" hangs on the wall above a shelf with a small oval mirror and red containers. a person: the orange robes, gold shawl, long swept-back hair and gold bead necklace match the page's claim, but appearance alone is not conclusive.2005-11-12November 12 20052005-11-12A dim interior room with pink walls holds a white-draped body on a wooden bier, covered with garlands of pink rose petals, white flowers, marigolds and green leaves. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange robe with gold-bordered shawl and a long gold-beaded necklace with a pendant, stands at the head of the bier looking down, with his hands clasped at his waist. Several women in white saris sit on the floor to the left, one in a pink sari and others in blue and white, some with hands folded. A framed portrait of a smiling man in pink clothes and a yellow turban is mounted high on the wall, labelled in print with a name, and a smaller framed picture hangs beside it. A small mirror and a red container sit on a wall shelf, and men in light shirts stand at the edges of the room.2005-11-12A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange and gold garment and a gold beaded necklace standing beside a glass-topped table heaped with green leaves, white jasmine and yellow and pink flower garlands. A seated elderly man in a red shirt sits at the left, and a man holding a camera stands at the far left. A framed portrait of a bearded man hangs on the pink wall behind, and a small altar with a framed deity image sits at right. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back dark hair, an orange and gold shawl, a gold necklace and a red forehead mark, cues consistent with a sannyasi in ceremonial dress.2005-11-12A photograph of a room with pink walls where a man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, one hand resting on a wooden bier. Atop the bier is a bed of green leaves and yellow and pink flowers. Behind it stands a framed portrait labelled "SRI NITHYA ARUNACHALANANDA SWAMIGAL" wearing a pink turban and red and yellow garlands. Seated devotees in white and a man in a patterned shirt stand nearby, and a person in white dhoti stands at right beside a red radio. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold ornaments and rudraksha mala, standing at the bier as officiating priest.2005-11-13Indoor photo in a pink-walled room at night, showing a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, standing beside a body wrapped in a white cloth and heaped with white jasmine, yellow marigold, pink flower garlands and green leaves. A younger man in a white shirt holds a small camcorder toward the scene, a woman in a dark brown sari stands at right, a girl in white kurta sits at left, and a seated person in pink is partly visible behind. A framed portrait of a bearded man hangs on the wall beside a second framed picture higher up. Four or five people are visible in the scene.2005-11-12November 12 20052005-11-12June 20 20122012-06-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small home room with pale pink walls, where devotees gather around a central figure wearing an orange robe, a heavy white flower garland and a gold necklace of beads. Above him hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a figure in orange robes, framed by red and white flower garlands and yellow flower strings. A man in an orange robe stands at left, a woman in a white sari with a white flower braid stands in the foreground, and a man in white with an orange-draped elder in the right foreground bows or leans in. Fruit sits in a basket at left. A man in white and a woman in white stand at upper right near a wooden door.2010-01-09A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he receives a garland. He wears a white flower garland with red roses and a red-bead necklace. In the foreground, an elderly person with grey hair and a striped orange-and-white top bends toward him, and a standing man in white clothing holds out a garland with red and yellow flowers. Marigold petals lie on a folded white cloth. The setting is a plain brick wall with a metal fixture at right. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure with long swept hair, garlands and red-bead necklace is described as the honoured guest receiving the garland. Nearby people are a devotee in white and an elderly person. Text overlay reads a pedia.org, which is omitted2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads with rudraksha-style pendants. He turns to one side as another person reaches forward and touches his shoulder. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes also smiles. Behind them, blurred devotees in white and orange stand near a stage draped with orange and maroon fabric. Probable Swamiji is identifiable from long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and the ornate gold bead necklace. The scene shows a ceremonial gathering with a group of devotees and sannyasis.2011-02-27 +1 copies