July 28 2008 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

July 28 2008

More like this

Open the gallery

July 28 2008

A photo of a welcoming ceremony at an ashram entrance. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the centre and raises a white coconut or kalasha-like vessel toward a smiling man in saffron-orange clothing with an orange turban, a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms, and a gold pendant chain. Around them, devotees in white clothes press their palms together in greeting, including a woman in a white sari with gold border on the left. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, and a red and white wire garland hangs from the ceiling beside a window grille. The setting is a white-walled corridor.

A photograph of a smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban, with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, gesturing with his right hand while a woman in a yellow-and-gold sari with an orange flower in her braided hair, seen from behind, leans toward him. Behind him a younger man in orange robes holds a brass tray with a decorated container and green leaves as an offering. A tilak mark is on the forehead of the central figure. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and flower garland, matching the cues for the sannyasi being welcomed with traditional offerings. Several older onlookers and devotees are partly visible at the edges.

July 28 2008

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +1 copies

July 28 2008

Indoor photo in a pink-walled room with a framed portrait garlanded with marigolds on the wall above a doorway. A long-haired figure with dark tangled hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, stands at centre-left beside a bearded, bald man in an orange robe. Behind them, a man in an orange robe stands in the doorway, and a man in white stands on the steps. On the right, a bald man in white clothes faces away, and brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a table. A seated figure in the lower right appears to be performing a puja. The long-haired figure in orange matches visible cues for a person, with the appearance being a bit uncertain.

Inside a bright white room, a man in orange robes with a red and gold turban and a long garland of white flowers stands centre-frame with his palms pressed together. Beside him, an attendant in orange robes holds a brass tray of red petals and offerings. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow clothes stand with hands joined in namaskar. On the right, a white marble statue of a seated sage in orange robes, with a red turban and rudraksha mala, sits on a white pedestal scattered with red rose petals. Nearby, a small brass deity murti in a red and gold garment and a brass bowl of petals rest on the altar. A framed portrait in orange hangs on the wall behind.

A crowded indoor room with plain white walls and windows, where many people in saffron and orange robes gather. A framed picture of a deity hangs high on the back wall, decorated with a red and orange flower garland. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a yellow-and-orange tilak on his forehead stands near a shaved-headed monk in orange clothing, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Other men wear white kurtas, pink dhotis, and a red turban and orange turban appear among the crowd. A bald man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the floor, and a person in a pink shirt holds a small item. The scene appears to be a gathering of sadhus and devotees.

September 09 2011

July 21 2010

Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a wooden panelled door at left. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments wears a long white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and reaches toward a brass pot topped with a green leaf, a kalasha-type vessel, held by a shaved-headed man in orange robes. Another man in orange with long hair stands nearby, and a tray of flowers is visible at right. An older man in white shirt and dark glasses stands at left with a tilak. Traditional welcome ritual setting.