Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
January 12 2007

More like this

Open the gallery
A dense seated audience fills rows of white plastic chairs at an evening public gathering, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas. Some wear a bright orange-red turban, others a green towel draped on a shoulder, and one man in front wears a yellow shirt. Bamboo barriers run along the top edge. The audience faces toward an unseen stage, listening attentively.2010-12-29January 12 20072007-01-12December 29 20102010-12-29A large seated crowd under a canopy of blue posts and a red-and-white tent fabric. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; several men wear rudraksha malas. Women in saris of pink, green, orange and blue sit among them. Many faces are turned toward the front, outside the frame. The gathering appears to be an outdoor programme with devotees sitting closely together on the ground and on chairs.2007-08-17Large outdoor crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats at night, filling the frame in rows behind bamboo barrier poles. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus, with some in colourful saris, a red shirt, an orange scarf and a few with headcloths. Lit stage backdrop and a banner are visible at upper right. Dense audience at a discourse or celebration, with individual faces too small to read.2010-12-29Night photograph of a large seated audience at an outdoor satsang or inauguration event, many people in white shirts and kurtas, others in colourful checked and striped shirts and sarees, facing toward the stage. Strings of small lights and a lit decorative tree glow in the background, with bright floodlights on poles. Several attendees wear glasses; a woman in a pink saree sits in the front row. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this crowd shot.2006-11-24A large outdoor evening gathering, photographed from the front of a dense crowd seated on white plastic chairs behind bamboo barricades. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in saffron, green and maroon garments and women in sarees and head scarves. Floodlights and strings of lights illuminate white tented stalls and banners in the background under a dark night sky. The scene resembles a large public satsang or discourse audience, though no speaker is clearly visible.2010-01-24Night photograph of a large seated crowd at an outdoor event, facing forward toward an unseen stage. Rows of men and women fill the frame: men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, a man in a grey cap and blue shirt, women in saris in green, pink, purple and cream, and several older women with grey hair and glasses. Strings of red lights and white floodlights glow in the background, with a tall banner structure on the right. No identifiable a person candidate is visible among the close foreground faces, so the a person field is none.2006-11-24A large night gathering of seated devotees sits on a sandy open ground in front of a low building with displayed panels and banners. Most people wear white, with women in saris of red, teal and blue and a few in orange. Floodlights and small lights illuminate the scene from the right, and the audience faces toward the left, toward an unseen stage or ritual area.2011-04-17April 06 20122012-04-06OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA large outdoor audience seated on white plastic chairs and on the ground at an evening event, packed densely behind a long horizontal bamboo barrier. Men wear white shirts and trousers, some in light blue or maroon shirts, and many women wear saris and shawls in teal, green, pink and white, some with head coverings. Several elderly men with white hair and glasses sit near the front, and a turbaned man appears at the right edge. Behind them, white tent canopies and banners stand under bright lights at night. The crowd faces toward the stage area, giving a sense of satsang or discourse attendance.2010-01-24