Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
September 28 2017

More like this

Open the gallery
September 28 20172017-09-28Several men sit cross-legged on a light floor in a hall, applying white sacred ash to their foreheads with their fingertips. The foreground man in the centre wears a red shawl over white clothing with gold trim and a gold bangle. The man on the right wears cream-colored garments and a red shawl, with a white forehead mark. Behind them, others in white dhotis and red shawls also apply vibhuti, and a bald man on the left wears a gold wristwatch and a white outfit with gold edging. Tables and chairs are blurred in the background.2016-03-27 +1 copiesAugust 07 20172017-08-07Seated devotees in white ritual clothing with orange-red shawls and orange lanyard ID badges sit on the floor of a hall, many touching their foreheads with their fingers in a gesture of prayer or reverence. Several wear rudraksha malas, and a few have shaved heads. In the foreground, blurred heads and hands are in motion, and wooden panels line the back wall.2015-07-18September 04 20122012-09-04 +1 copiesAugust 05 20172017-08-05 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesSeveral men seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl garments wear white ash markings on their foreheads and arms during a seated meditation or satsang session. The foreground man in front right holds two fingers to his forehead in a meditative gesture, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red-edged white shawl. Other seated devotees are blurred behind him, some with hands joined near their faces, in front of red and white backdrops with warm lamp light. No swami visible in close view; the scene shows devotees in ashram attire during a sitting practice.2011-11-07Indoor ritual gathering in a light-coloured hall with many seated participants in the background. In the foreground a young man with short dark hair sits cross-legged, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bangle and white ash marks on his forehead and arms. He holds a small brass spoon or lamp-like object in his right hand, palm raised, in a devotional gesture. Beside him on the floor sits a small framed photograph of a woman in red and orange, next to plates of offerings and flowers. Other participants wear white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths and sit on the floor.2017-01-07A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in a bare-chested devotional posture, wearing a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a white-pale sacred ash marking across his forehead with a red dot at the centre. He touches the bridge of his nose with his right hand while his eyes look downward. Behind him, several other bare-chested men wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit or stand, and a man at the right in an orange garment holds a silver tray. Background figures are partly blurred. The setting appears to be a group ritual gathering on a patterned mat.2017-07-28March 06 20182018-03-06