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A photograph in a plain room with pink walls and barred windows. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold necklace stands at the head of a glass-topped bier. Beneath the glass lies a body wrapped in white cloth, scattered with red petals and white flowers. Several women in white sarees sit along the wall behind him, watching quietly. A blue cloth hangs over a shelf on the left.

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A man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded mala necklace and long, loose dark hair stands beside a white-draped bed near a glass-lidded casket with white flowers. Four women in white saris sit close by, one in a blue-bordered sari leaning over the casket, while a pink-walled room with barred windows forms the setting. The casket holds a body draped in white and strewn with jasmine.2005-11-13November 12 20052005-11-12A photograph of a glass-topped casket holding a body wrapped in white cloth, with garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers and green leaves laid along its left end and rose petals scattered on the glass. Behind it, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded necklace, standing at the left. Seated along the peach wall are several women in white clothing, some wearing glasses, while a child sits among them. A ceiling fan, a small brass lamp and a shelf with a framed photo appear at the right. Possible a person for the man in orange, based on saffron robe, long hair and beaded necklace; his role is a standing attendant near the casket.2005-11-13A standing man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and long swept-back dark hair stands behind a large floral garland draped over a glass-sided wooden bier wrapped in white cloth. The garland is made of yellow and white marigolds with red and green leaves. Two women in white sit at the right edge, and a partially visible person stands behind the window grille. On the floor at left are brass puja items, a bell, oil lamps, a small plate with offerings, and a folded white mat. Petals are scattered on the bier. a person stands behind the garland at the funeral rites of the deceased father.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13A 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.2005-11-12Indoor photograph of a funeral ritual. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow-and-white flower garland stands behind a glass-sided casket draped in white cloth and heaped with purple and green wrapped leaves, marigolds and white flowers. A woman in white sits to the right and a seated person in white is at the left edge. In the foreground are brass lamps, a plate of offerings with fruit and leaves, and a small brass vessel on a tray. Pink walls and a white-draped bench stand behind. Whether the saffron-clad man is a person is uncertain from appearance alone; the page names him but his visible cues are limited to hair, robe and garland.2005-11-13A 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 mourning room with pink and lilac walls and barred windows. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a glass-sided casket draped with white cloth and flowers. Several women in white saris and white clothing sit on the floor around a white-draped bench, some with heads bowed in prayer.2005-11-13Indoor 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.2005-11-12