Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A small room with pink walls hosts a puja before a framed photograph of a seated, long-haired figure in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA SRI NITHYANANDA". A man in white clothes sits cross-legged at left, lighting a lamp with a flame and holding a small brass vessel, a puja. Before him are bananas, oranges, coconuts, bowls of food and flower petals on a patterned cloth. Five devotees sit with palms pressed together: a woman in a white blouse and floral sari at left, a woman with a braid and orange-flower hair ornament, a woman in a gold sari, and a man in a white shirt at right, with a partially visible figure at the lower left.

More like this

Open the gallery
2006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADUA small indoor room with plain whitewashed walls hosts a home worship scene. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a framed picture on a draped table. The framed picture shows a woman in orange garments seated beneath a tree, garlanded with flowers. Two brass oil lamps flank the picture, with bananas and fruit on the table. Before the seated group is a small stone fire pit with burning embers and a dish, and a row of small round offerings is laid on a cloth. Around it sit a man in white shirt with palms pressed together, a boy, another man in white, and several women in white and ochre saris with flowers in their hair, hands folded in prayer. A young child sits in front, and a metal plate of offerings and a brass tray lie on the floor.2009-10-10April 08 2006 - Inauguration of a center in Namakkal2006-04-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated puja in a room with potted palms and banana leaves. Four people sit on the floor around a low wooden table holding brass lamps, fruit, flowers, a kalasha-like brass vessel and a plate of offerings. At the back, a framed garland-draped portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits on a white-draped stand with a lit oil lamp beside it. A man in a saffron-toned dhoti with a green-bordered shawl holds up a lit lamp or flame at right, and a woman in a maroon sari with hands joined sits at far right. On the left, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and a woman in white with a shawl sits beside him. A framed picture of deities hangs on the back wall.October 26 20112011-10-26June 26 20142014-06-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white and red flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white-draped seat with his palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a cream and gold sari kneels on a blue cloth, holding a lit lamp toward a silver-and-brass puja tray with oil lamps, bowls of offerings, a plate of apples and oranges, and marigold petals. Two young men in white and a man in yellow sit nearby with hands folded, and an orange-clad man kneels at the right. Padapuja ritual scene inside a plain tiled room.2009-07-25A photograph of a ritual puja in a whitewashed room. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and holds up a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait of a seated, long-haired saint in saffron robes beneath a banyan tree. The portrait is garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers and labelled in print. Two devotees sit beside him with palms pressed together, and a bowl of yellow flower petals lies nearby. Brass lamps, a small silver Ganesha figure, a brass pot, fruit and bananas are arranged on the floor-cloth in front of a large mound of marigolds and rose petals. A smaller framed image of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the wall above, and window bars are at left.2006-04-08A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a hall. A long-haired man in an orange shawl and leopard-print top sits enthroned on a gold-carved red throne behind a wooden podium holding fruit and flowers; he is the page-described subject, and the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, ornate gold throne) are present but uncertain. Seated devotees in front hold brass aarti lamps with lit oil lamps and a silver plate of offerings; women in saris in teal, yellow and white and a man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala take part.2010-09-19A indoor puja in a plain blue-washed room in the evening. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor at the front, holding a lit oil lamp and a small object. Before him, a flower-decorated altar holds a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", showing a figure with long hair and orange garments, draped in a white flower garland, plus small brass lamps and marigold and rose petals. Around the altar, devotees sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar; the women wear saris in purple, blue, green and pink, with long braids decorated with white flowers, and the men wear white shirts. Most people are seen from behind.2005-07-09July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.2009-08-20