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Funeral of Sathya Sai Baba - in pictures

Sai Baba funeral: A volunteer holding another's hand to control the crowd, sports a watch
A volunteer holding another's hand to control the crowd, sports a watch with a photo of Indian religious leader Sathya Sai Baba as devotees line up to see his body in the southern Indian town of Puttaparti Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP
Sai Baba funeral: Devotees line up to see the body of leader Sathya Sai Baba
Devotees line up to see the body of Indian guru Sai Baba Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Sai Baba funeral: Devotees hold a candle light vigil as at the Parasathi Temple in Durban
Hundreds of devotees hold a candlelight vigil as they march around the Parasakthi Hindu Temple in Durban, South Africa Photograph: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images
Sai Baba funeral: Followers of the Indian spiritual leader Sai Baba attend a special ceremony
Members of the Malaysian ethnic Indian community and followers of Sai Baba attend a special ceremony to pray for his soul in Kuala Lumpur Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
Sai Baba funeral: Security personnel try to control followers as they throng to the ashram
Security guards try to control followers as they throng to the ashram to pay their last respects to guru Sai Baba at Puttaparti Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Sai Baba funeral: A man prostrates himself as devotees line up to pay last respects
A man prostrates himself as devotees line up to pay their last respects to guru Sathya Sai Baba during a public viewing at the guru's ashram in Puttaparti Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Sai Baba funeral: Devotees wail as they watch the funeral of Sathya Sai Baba
Devotees wail as they watch the funeral of Sathya Sai Baba on a big screen outside the guru's ashram in Puttaparti Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Sai Baba funeral: Police place India's national flag on a glass coffin
Police place India's national flag on a glass coffin containing the body of guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba during his funeral Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Sai Baba funeral: Hundreds of devotees gather to attend the funeral ceremony
Hundreds of devotees gather to attend the funeral ceremony of Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparti Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA
Sai Baba funeral: Volunteers and devotees remove curtains after the final rituals
Volunteers and devotees remove curtains after the final rituals of the burial of guru Sathya Sai Baba Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images
Sai Baba funeral: Leaders of various religions prepare to pray ahead of the final rituals
Leaders of various religions prepare to pray ahead of the final rituals Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images
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