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A photograph of a devotional ceremony in a tiled room. In the foreground, several people in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor, some holding long bamboo poles. At right, a glass-sided casket draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands in pink, yellow and white sits beside a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing a white turban and garlanded in red and yellow. Behind, people in white clothes sit with hands folded in prayer, and a person in white films with a video camera on a tripod. Brass lamps and offerings lie on the floor, and a radio sits on a shelf.

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A photograph inside a plain room where a glass-sided casket lies draped with garlands of marigolds, roses and white flowers, with a framed portrait of a smiling man garlanded in red and yellow flowers on the wall behind it. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the floor in the foreground, one holding a small ritual item, with offerings and a small lamp before them. A man in white shirt and white dhoti and several women in white salwar kameez sit along the back, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene. A long wooden staff leans in the foreground.2005-11-13A photograph of a funeral-rite scene indoors. A glass-sided metal casket draped with white cloth is decorated with garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers, and a portrait with a red-and-white garland hangs on the wall at right. Several orange-robed sannyasis sit on the floor with long bamboo staffs, and a man in a white shirt and white-clad women and children sit nearby. A man in a white shirt films with a camera on a tripod at upper right. A figure at upper left in orange robes and a long beaded necklace sits near the wall. Small oil lamps and food offerings sit on plates in front of the casket.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.2005-11-13Photograph 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.2005-11-13Indoor photograph of a funeral-style ceremony in a plain room. A glass-sided casket draped in white cloth sits on the floor, surrounded by floral garlands. Behind it on the wall hangs a framed portrait labelled with a devotional caption, wreathed in red and yellow marigold garlands and showing a smiling man in a yellow turban. Seated on the floor are about fifteen people in white and orange clothing, some in saffron robes, with a small flame burning near the casket. A standing man in a white shirt holds a microphone beside a video camera on a tripod. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth and a sannyasi in orange robes and beads sit at left.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A photograph inside a room with cream walls, wooden shutters and a framed picture on the wall. A long glass-sided casket draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers sits on the right. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the floor with brass plates and ritual items, and a tall bamboo pole with saffron cloth rises beside them. A man in white clothes sits among a group of girls in white and children, and a standing long-haired figure in orange robes with a beaded mala necklace stands at the left, a person by appearance cues. A video camera on a tripod records the scene.2005-11-13A photograph of an indoor ritual room with a glass-sided box holding a body wrapped in white cloth, surrounded by flower garlands in purple, yellow and white. A figure with long swept-back hair, a saffron-orange robe and a large rudraksha mala sits at upper left beside tall bamboo staffs and a sannyasi in orange robes, while seated devotees in white clothes listen. A man in a white shirt films with a tripod-mounted camera at right. A framed portrait garlanded with red and orange flowers and a turbaned man in white hangs on the right wall. Swamiji (probable) cues are visible on the figure at upper left: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, with the role of seated ritual leader.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 photo of a ceremony in a small room with pink walls and a tiled floor. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden staff with orange streamers, with more staves raised around the room. Seated devotees in saffron and white clothing surround a draped, flower-garlanded wooden litter-like platform at right, decorated with marigold and other flower garlands. A young man in a white shirt films with a video camera on a tripod at upper right. A wooden cot with white bedding stands at left. a person (appearance-based label) is the standing figure with long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, performing the sannyas or final rites.2005-11-13