Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
September 06 2014

More like this

Open the gallery
June 19 20142014-06-19Several young saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged in a row during a devotional gathering. Their shaved heads bear white vibhuti horizontal stripes with red kumkum dots, and they wear long rudraksha malas. Some have their palms pressed together in anjali or hold beads, while a few look toward the camera. Behind them hangs a deep red curtain and a white-clad figure sits at the right edge. In the lower right, incense sticks and brass puja items sit on a table.2014-09-12A photograph of a group of young boys seated cross-legged on a white floor in a temple hall, dressed in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with reddish-pink borders and wearing beaded rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti or chandan stripes on their foreheads and arms, and a few have red kumkum dots. Their eyes are lowered or looking to the side in quiet attention. Behind them, a gold-colored ornate deity mount or canopy with a fan and a wall are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering.2013-10-06October 06 20132013-10-06March 27 20132013-03-27Seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with pink borders and rudraksha malas sit in rows during a ritual gathering in a temple hall. Several have white tilak stripes across the forehead and shaved heads. One boy in the foreground holds a white object in his hands, and brass dishes, flower petals and a red-and-white flower offering lie on the floor before them. Adult devotees in white and orange clothing sit in the background, and a wrist watch and red flowers are visible near the front. The scene resembles a puja or satsang, with the boys participating as young sannyasi-style students.2014-06-06March 18 20132013-03-18A seated group of young devotees in saffron-orange robes at a temple ritual, with white sacred ash bands on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several shaven-headed boys and teenagers sit closely together in the foreground, one in the center with a red tilak. Behind them, an older man in white and glasses and a reddish-maroon curtain form the background.2013-09-07A seated group of saffron-robed men and boys with white vibhuti tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, clapping with palms together. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps; beside him a boy in orange with a mala claps, and behind them other devotees in orange and a golden pillar with flower garlands and a green-and-red cloth draped over a figure appear in the background. Pink and purple satin cloths and a fan are visible.2013-10-08September 22 20132013-09-22July 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14