Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
November 27 2011

More like this

Open the gallery
November 27 20112011-11-27Photograph of a man in glasses and a light teal patterned kurta holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit wick in his right hand, seated at a gold ritual tray. On the tray are silver bowls, a red apple, strawberries and white flowers. A second silver lamp burns at the left edge. At right, a woman in a pink garment with gold border is seen from behind, and a red-cushioned gold seat stands in the background. The setting suggests a puja or aarti. No a person candidate is visible, only a devotee holding a lamp.2011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27Photograph of a ritual setting in which a bespectacled man with a short beard, wearing an orange and cream striped garment and a lanyard badge, holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame over a large polished gold bowl. A woman in a turquoise and purple sari with a beaded necklace sits behind him, and a silver plate lies beside the gold bowl. A bald man in light clothing sits in the foreground, and a person with dark hair is partly visible at the right edge. Several people are seated around the offering.2011-12-03November 27 20112011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27Close view of a puja with brass oil lamps being lit. A man in a white kurta with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his arm and bangles holds a silver oil lamp flame with folded hands in front of a gold-embossed brass tray holding a red fruit and flowers. Behind him an older man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl sits with hands folded. On the right a man in a light turquoise patterned kurta and glasses lights a second silver lamp beside the ornate gold tray, with white flower garlands visible.2011-11-27A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. In the centre, an older man with glasses and short grey hair, wearing a white shirt and a wristwatch, holds a small silver vessel in his right hand over a brass plate. At the left edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes is partly visible. Behind him, a younger man in white with a yellow shawl sits by a microphone stand, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits beside him. A woman in a purple top with hands folded in namaskar sits in the upper background, and a brass plate of offerings rests on a red ledge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress, with a green cloth drape behind.2009-12-06November 15 20112011-11-15A photo of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala performing a ritual with a small silver oil lamp (aarti) held in his right hand, flame lit, while his left hand is placed over his chest. He has shoulder-length dark hair and glasses. In the foreground, a person in an orange and gold garment sits on a red cushioned seat, with a silver plate holding an apple and flowers on a gold-trimmed table. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), a long-haired man in white with rudraksha beads, performing aarti.2011-11-15A ceremonial puja in a hall with red and white striped walls. A young woman with a shaved head, wearing a turquoise and blue bordered sari, rudraksha mala and an ID badge, holds a small brass oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings that includes a red apple and flowers. Beside her, a woman with hair pulled back and a red bindi sits in a yellow and white sari with palms pressed together. To the right, a bare-chested man with tilak and a rudraksha mala holds hands together in prayer. An orange-robed figure sits at the left beside an ornate gold-carved wooden seat with a red cushion. A microphone stand stands nearby. Several other devotees are visible at the edges.2010-09-22November 30 20112011-11-30