July 08 2014 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

July 08 2014

More like this

Open the gallery

A photograph of a house interior during a darshan visit. A central figure wears a red-orange garment with gold trim, a long pink and yellow garland, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a forehead tilak, and holds his hands together in greeting. A woman in a light blue salwar kameez and dupatta raises her arm beside him, while an older man in a yellow kurta with a white dhoti stands to the left among a crowd of devotees. Small oil lamps glow along the steps at lower left, and a decorated red and gold wall hanging frames the doorway behind.

September 21 2010

A photo inside a small home room during a house visit. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in a teal sari holds a toddler beside a man in a striped shirt. At centre-right a woman in a red-orange saree with a white flower garland kneels with a brass vessel, and a man in white kneels beside her. On the right a seated sannyasi in orange-brown robes wears a multicolour marigold garland and holds a tall silver trident. Other saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a camera, and a man in white stands at back. Walls are cream with floral borders.

July 27 2009

A saffron-robed sannyasi walks down a red carpet strewn with petals through a gateway decorated with banana leaves and a striped canopy. He wears a white flower garland around his neck. Devotees line both sides with hands pressed together in greeting; women wear sarees in red, yellow and orange, and a small boy in a white shirt stands at left. Iron gates frame the entrance and palm trees and a building appear behind.

A photograph of a doorway at a temple-like entrance decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A smiling man stands in the centre wearing a rust-red robe with a gold-coloured sash, layered rudraksha beads around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. He is flanked by devotees: a bald man in glasses in a light blue shirt bends forward with hands folded, and a woman in a pink and cream patterned sari with gold earrings holds folded hands in front of her. Other people in white and dark clothing crowd behind. Orange-red metal gates with gold finials frame the scene.

2014-07-04 +1 copies

December 11 2011

Indoor photo of a welcome ritual in a home with cream walls, wooden door frames and a lattice window. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long layered red and pink flower garland stands at right with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. A woman in an orange sari with red border, hands folded, stands at left. Another woman in an orange and gold sari holds a brass tray with flowers and a pink flower, and a woman in a grey sari stands behind. A man in orange robes stands at far right holding a phone, and a person in white is partly visible at right. Green leaf garlands hang along the ceiling edge. a person candidate: the man at right wears a long flower garland and saffron robes, but the face and presentation cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

A home pada puja visit in a residential room decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a small shrine at the right. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala, with gold earrings and a beaded necklace, sits receiving a bundle of orange and red flowers wrapped in yellow paper. Beside him a woman in a purple sari with a white jasmine garland holds a fruit and smiles, while a man in a white shirt watches. A woman in a blue and gold silk sari holds a baby in red and a young boy in an orange cloth with a mala sits nearby. A cameraman in orange clothing films from the right. Several other devotees stand in the background.

A crowded indoor photo at a devotee's home, its doorway decorated with mango-leaf toran, marigold garlands and a flower strand. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets stands with his head bowed, while a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and bangles holds his arm and presses close. A second robed figure in maroon and red with a red turban stands behind him, and devotees in orange and orange-patterned saris crowd the frame, one with flowers in her hair. A small child peers from the left. Visible at the edge is a wall mirror and an electrical switchboard. a person (saffron robe, rudraksha mala, bowed head) appears in person amid devotees during a home visit.

Indoor photograph of a house visit in a tiled room. A seated man in saffron-and-maroon robes with a multicolour flower garland holds a silver trishul upright while a devotee bows at his feet. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in orange wears rudraksha beads. Standing family members watch with folded hands: a woman in a turquoise sari with bangles, a man in a striped shirt holding a small child, and a man in a red shirt. A woman in white with an orange border kneels and tends to the seated figure's feet. A cameraman in saffron clothing films at left. Wall calendar and ceiling fan visible.

A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-red robe with gold border, rudraksha mala beads, gold armbands and a white tilak, smiles while holding a red apple in a home room. A woman in a mustard-yellow sari with gold border holds a baby in a blue outfit who also holds an apple. A shaved-headed man in orange robes sits at left beside a tray of apples and fruit. Behind them, a white-clad attendant with rudraksha mala stands in a doorway with a garland-decorated arch, and a cameraman films at right. a person is seated in a red-draped chair; the setting is a plain-walled room with patterned rug.