March 23 2014 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

March 23 2014

More like this

Open the gallery

March 16 2014

March 22 2014

A photo from a ritual setting with red and gold decor and white chairs in the background. In the foreground, a long-haired woman in gold-trimmed ceremonial clothing with gold bangles and a gold necklace reaches toward a seated man in a white shirt and striped tie, who bows his head and holds out his hands. Beside him, a bald man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses sits with a yellow-painted forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-and-brown shawl; he is a priest or devotee rather than a confirmed a person candidate. Another seated man in orange-brown robes sits further back on a red and gold rug, and a few other people stand in the room.

March 25 2014

A photograph of a devotee in an orange saffron shawl over a cream-and-gold dhoti-style garment, bending forward and holding a folded white paper in his right hand. Facing him is a woman with a white vertical tilak on her forehead, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala necklace and a maroon-and-gold sari with a red sacred thread on her wrist, extending her hand to receive or hand over papers. Between them sits a large golden lion-headed figure and a stack of white papers on a red cloth. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling woman in red with a white forehead mark. Two more people are partially visible in the background, and a wall of white panels frames the room.

August 02 2016

March 15 2014

2014-03-15 +1 copies

March 12 2014

A photograph inside an indoor hall with recessed ceiling lights and a wall air vent. A bearded man in a pink turban, white kurta, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, looking down at a small card or paper held in his hands. To the right, a woman in a red-and-orange garment with bangles and a silver necklace extends the card toward him, smiling. On the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and white tilak looks on. Behind them, a white-haired man in an orange robe and two other men in orange and saffron robes stand nearby, one holding yellow cloth. The scene has a ceremonial, devotional atmosphere. The picture is a photo of people, so a person is none because no candidate with the required cues is present.

A seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron robes with long rudraksha and gold-bead malas sits on a gilded throne, extending a fruit toward a woman in a cream sari with floral border who kneels and offers a reddish fruit in both hands. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and two standing women in white saris, one holding a brown bag and papers, watch. Behind them stand a red curtain and brass oil lamps. Illuminated by stage lighting, the scene suggests a ritual offering. The seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), with turban, swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold-bead necklaces as distinguishing cues.

Indoor hotel hall with cream walls, a pillar, and a black speaker on a stand. In the foreground, a woman seen from behind wears an orange head wrap, gold-bordered orange sari and beaded bangles, and reaches toward a bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl over a grey vest. Behind him, an elderly white-bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands beside another man in orange and a younger man in grey-striped clothing who holds orange cloth. Several orange-robed sadhus stand nearby. The scene shows monastic attendants in orange robes and turbans during a gathering, with the woman handing a small item to the bearded man.

January 08 2014