Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A man in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on a white stone platform beside a tall copper flagstaff with an ornate copper base and shrine-like cap. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a brass handbell in his hands while gazing upward. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers hang around his neck and the copper pillar, with yellow marigolds at its base. Palm fronds and petals lie on the platform, and a coconut palm stands behind. The copper pillar is wrapped with rope. The man appears to be a sannyasi performing a puja at the flagstaff. Swamiji (probable) is shown in an appearance-based label with long hair, saffron robes and garlands.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back dark hairstyle, wearing a garland of white flowers and red blossoms and a saffron-and-red garland around the neck. The figure holds a brass bell and a small brass vessel while standing beside a large ornate copper-coloured pillar or linga-style column, its base carved with relief patterns and wrapped with an orange cord and decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried grass and a small carved shrine niche. Palm trees and a bright sky form the background, with a pair of seated stone figures at the lower left and a pair of hands folded in prayer visible at the lower right edge.2010-02-12Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a tall ornate copper-clad pillar wrapped with white and orange cloth and strung with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, stands on a white platform raising a brass bell and a lit camphor flame in one hand while holding a bell in the other, smoke rising beside him. Coconut palm fronds stand behind, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right near a brass plate. Petals are scattered on the platform.2009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-clad pillar with a temple-style shrine on top, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried palm fronds, and orange cloth wrapped around the column. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands on a raised platform, holding a brass lamp and a bell while smoke rises from the lamp. Palm trees and a clear sky are behind him, and a dark stone deity murti sits at the lower left. The pillar's base is carved with floral relief. a person (saffron robe, long hair, garlands and mala). One person is visible.2010-02-12A man in orange saffron robes with a flowing orange shawl and a garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers stands barefoot on a white platform, ringing a brass hand bell and holding a brass lamp toward an ornate copper pillar. The pillar is wrapped in white and orange cloth, draped with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands, and has a carved copper base. Petals in yellow and pink cover the white platform, and a coconut palm stands behind. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's identification of a person, but it is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-23A copper ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stambha, wrapped with an orange cord and decorated with garlands of white and yellow flowers and red blossoms, stands in an outdoor ritual setting with palm fronds behind it. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing white and red flower garlands, holds a brass bell and a small brass vessel while performing a ritual near the pillar. Two partly visible people in white clothing sit at the lower right edge. Palm trees and green foliage frame the scene under a bright sky.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a tall copper flagstaff with a decorated copper base, wrapped in orange cord and garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow marigold strands. A man in an orange robe and a flower garland stands on a white platform at right, holding a brass bell and a lit oil lamp, with flower petals scattered on the ground. Coconut palms and a dark stone deity sculpture appear in the background under a pale sky.2010-02-12A photograph of a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with a decorated ornate base, draped with a garland of yellow and orange flowers and bound with rope. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands holding a bell and a lit flame toward the base of the pole, performing a flag-hoisting ritual. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a silver tray, and another man in orange stands further back. Palm trees and a blue sky appear behind a open-sided roofed pavilion.2011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene under a blue sky beside a metal roof. A tall copper flagstaff with bands of twisted copper rope and a carved pink-red base stands at center, draped with a garland of yellow and orange flowers. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl and a dark beaded mala, holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small bell in the other while facing the pole. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a white headband and gold necklace holds a brass plate, and a third man in orange cloth stands nearby. Palm trees and a red building line the background. Visible people: four, with partly visible figures at the edges.2011-03-05 +1 copiesA man in orange saffron robes stands barefoot beside a tall copper ritual pillar wrapped in orange cord and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. He holds a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, with a gold-beaded necklace around his neck and a red forehead mark. Orange and white flowers hang from above against a backdrop of palm fronds. Flower petals are scattered on the white platform below. a person: the page identifies him as a person, and his saffron robes, gold necklace and forehead marking are consistent with that, so he is labelled as a probable appearance match.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a tall copper flagstaff with a carved, ornamented base and yellow and orange flower garlands hanging down its side, outdoors under a blue sky with a corrugated roof edge and palm trees behind. A man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at the left, holding a small brass bell and lamp toward the pole. Behind him an attendant in white dhoti with gold ornaments holds a brass tray, and another figure in orange stands further back. Ritual flag-hoisting setting. The standing man in orange is a probable Swamiji, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron garments and rudraksha mala, but his features are uncertain.2011-03-05A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on a white platform beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with orange cord and rope, its base decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. He wears a long white and red flower garland and holds a brass bell and a brass oil lamp, waving the lamp toward the flagstaff as part of a ritual. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Palm trees and a clear sky are behind him, with petals scattered on the platform. The copper shrine-like structure at the pole's base is ornately carved.2010-02-12