January 22 2013 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

January 22 2013

More like this

Open the gallery

September 05 2012

A man in a rust-orange sannyasi garment with gold-edged borders reads from a white sheet of paper, standing in an indoor hall. He wears a bun, white and red vertical forehead markings, gold hoop earrings, multiple strands of rudraksha and bead malas, a gold necklace with an ornate pendant, and beaded armlets. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with an orange cloth, and another man in orange stands partly visible. The background is dark with warm lights.

March 13 2013

January 22 2013

A photograph in a temple setting with gold-coloured ceremonial objects and a red-draped altar behind. An older bare-chested man with long grey hair, white ash markings on his shoulders and arms, and beaded mala necklaces leans forward with his hands cupped near his face. Facing him, a man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and a red tilak holds up an open white book or folder while speaking. Two more saffron-clad men stand beside him, and a bald man in orange cloth with glasses stands at right. The scene appears to be a ceremonial exchange or blessing involving a written document.

January 29 2013

A photo of a devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a wooden mala bowing with palms joined, receiving or handing over a white paper. Facing him is a man in a rust-orange robe with an orange shawl, a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a white-and-red forehead mark, with gold earrings and long dark hair. Gold deity and throne decor with red floral garlands is blurred behind them, with other people at the edges.

2013-04-15 +1 copies

January 02 2013

October 08 2012

A temple ritual scene in which a young man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white paper and reads from it, his head bowed with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Beside him stand other men: one in plain white dhoti with a white-striped shawl and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, another bare-chested in orange with a gold chain, and a shaven-headed man in orange with a gold neck ornament. To the right, a figure in white with white forehead markings holds a small brass vessel, and behind them an ornate gold-framed seat with red cushions stands in the background. A yellow cloth lies at the lower left and a metal tray with brass items sits in front.

Indoor ritual photograph in an ashram hall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with tripundra ash, a red bindi, gold necklaces, layered rudraksha malas and beaded armbands stands centre-right, holding a folded white paper and reading from it with lowered eyes. Facing him at left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white ash marks on his shoulders and chest holds his palms together in a respectful gesture. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-clad devotees stand, one with a rudraksha mala, and a man in orange at right holds his hands together. A green backdrop and a large screen are visible in the background. a person, a sannyasi in orange and rudraksha, appears reading the paper during the ritual.

A photograph of a man in a white shirt handing a printed blue-and-white paper to a figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and bare chest, with multiple strands of gold beads and rudraksha-style necklaces, dark shoulder-length hair and a red bindi with white tilak. The figure is reading the paper and smiling. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and another man in white shirt stand near maroon curtains, with a yellow tassel and a golden chair-like seat at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in saffron with long hair, gold necklaces and bare chest; the white-shirted man is a devotee or attendant.