Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
January 01 2008

More like this

Open the gallery
December 30 20072007-12-30Indoor photograph of a religious ceremony in a pink-walled room with a framed deity print on the wall and a brass oil lamp at right. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands at left with hands folded. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes reaches out to clasp the hands of a bare-chested priest wearing a red shawl with gold border and white dhoti, who stands before brass vessels and a bell. A bearded man in orange robes sits at right, and a yellow-saree-clad woman is partly visible at far left. Several figures in the room are visible, and the scene appears to be a formal blessing or ordination exchange.2007-08-09A photograph taken under a white and red canopy at an evening event. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge, hands folded. A smiling man in an orange-brown shawl and orange turban, with mala-style beads and a shawl, presses his palms together in greeting. Behind him, a man in orange robes and a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace stand near a ceremonial table. Several other people in orange and saffron garments are visible near a low altar area. Marigold garlands hang along the tent's edge, and a ceiling fan and string lights are visible overhead.2016-05-06August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a small room with cream walls and a garland of marigolds and orange flowers strung along the ceiling edge. Several saffron-clad sannyasis stand conversing. On the left, a man in an orange robe and orange turban faces right, while behind him a bald man in white stands near an ornate gilded chair. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a marigold garland gestures while speaking to a man in an orange robe wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a marigold garland. On the right, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands beside white plastic chairs and a small table with a steel tray. A man in a blue shirt stands in the background. A framed photograph hangs on the upper right wall.2011-05-23A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27A photo of an indoor hall with red carpet and saffron-clad devotees. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and lanyard smiles and stands near two men with their backs to the camera. A shaved-headed monk in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and gold-banded wrap stands center. On the right a smiling person in red-orange robes with a long gold-and-beaded necklace and red bindi presses palms together in greeting, with a visible bare shoulder. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl and several saffron-robed monks stand in the background, along with an air conditioner and red curtains. a person is not asserted; the figure with the gold necklace and red robe is described by role only.2014-11-01 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a group of Hindu sadhus and devotees standing in a bare, whitewashed room with an open doorway at left. A bearded man in a saffron dhoti and orange head wrap, with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, stands center-left with hands folded. A long-haired man in a yellow garment and rudraksha mala stands center-right facing a woman in orange robes. Other monks in orange and saffron robes, some with shaved heads, and a person in white stand around them.2007-08-09A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a wooden door and barred window. Center, a smiling young man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap and a garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds. He has a distinctive appearance and is the central figure, but no printed name ties him to this photo. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl smiles toward him. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stand and smile. A white cloth-draped chair sits at left.2009-01-10Indoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus in a plain whitewashed room with a wooden door on the left. A man in a red-and-gold turban and maroon-gold dhoti, with a gold necklace and bangle, stands centre-left and smiles. Facing him is a bearded man with long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding a white cloth. Beside them a man in orange and a pink shawl presses his palms together. Other turbaned sadhus in orange and red, one holding a silver trident-staff, stand around the room. A man with long hair in an orange cloth stands at right.2015-09-10October 19 20132013-10-19January 13 20152015-01-13