Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
April 14 2018

More like this

Open the gallery
Indoor temple hall with red-and-white patterned carpet and a glass-topped table in the foreground. A young person in orange robes with an orange turban sits on an ornate carved wooden chair, holding a chair arm, with white marks on the forehead and beaded bangles. Around them, several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, some bare-chested, some in white shirts. Colourful striped pillars with lotus patterns, hanging umbrellas, and framed pictures line the hall, with a red banner bearing a trident. The scene appears to be a ceremonial gathering at a temple.2018-04-14Crowded indoor hall with a red-and-white striped carpet, ornate silver-and-wood chairs, and colourful decorated pillars with umbrellas overhead. A young man in an orange turban and orange robe sits on an ornate chair, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at left holding a yellow fruit. Several people in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on chairs and cushions, and a woman in a red and white outfit kneels near a glass-topped case. A young girl in orange sits at left. Attendees in white dhotis and saris move around the hall.2018-04-14A busy indoor hall with a red-and-white patterned carpet and ornate silver-framed chairs, decorated with colourful umbrellas and pillars. A woman in orange robes with a tall dark hair bun and rudraksha malas sits on a throne-like chair, and a young person in orange with a headcloth sits on the left. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand or sit around, one seated in front tying a cord or ribbon. A woman with long braided hair in orange sits at the lower right. An octagonal glass-topped table stands in the foreground. Several other attendees in white and orange are visible in the background.2018-04-14A crowded indoor ceremonial hall with a red carpeted floor under a white tent ceiling and bright lights. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti with gold border and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace, standing among devotees while an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside him. Around them, devotees wear orange and white robes and garlands, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands at left, and a seated priest in an orange turban and orange shawl sits at lower right beside a large brass plate. A video camera on a tripod films the scene, and red, orange and yellow canopies and stalls line the background.2016-04-25A dense crowd fills a decorated hall at a religious camp, with many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in orange and red clothing with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and a garland stands beside a man in a white shirt, while a figure in an orange turban with jasmine garlands and a long braid faces away at right, near a table of offerings. Behind them red and yellow umbrellas, red drapes and ornate gold deity murti decorate the stalls. Some devotees wear white dhotis with red shawls and kumkum on their foreheads.2016-04-24August 15 20172017-08-15Photograph of a ceremonial procession under a tented pavilion with corrugated roof and red drapes. In the centre, a seated man in a reddish-brown robe and a bare-chested younger man in orange and saffron with a rudraksha mala sit on a raised decorated platform with a red-and-gold cushioned seat. Beside them stands a figure in a red turban and ornate gold-and-green garment. A man in white dhoti with a sash holds an ornate red-and-gold umbrella over the scene. Women in orange and white saris and others in blue stand along the left. A life-size statue or figure in an orange robe stands at right, and the decorative platform has brass vessels in front.2016-04-16April 24 20162016-04-24December 19 20162016-12-19A night ritual in a open tent with a fire pit (homa) at the centre-left, where a priest in white dhoti and a shawl with an orange border tends the flames beside offerings of fruit, flower garlands and a silver tray. Several men bare-chested in white dhotis with orange borders stand and sit around a large gold throne with a red cushion at the back. On the throne a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace is attended by women in orange saris and dhotied attendants. Brass pots, oil lamps and a tall flame-lit setup are visible; smoke drifts through the scene. Clearly visible people number around fifteen to twenty.2017-05-26A photograph inside a decorated tent at an event, with a seated man in saffron-red robes on an ornate gold-carved throne at left, a tall multicoloured garland-decorated pole behind him, and gilded ritual objects around the seat. He is speaking and gesturing with his hands while a circle of about a dozen people in orange, maroon and red garments and white dhotis surrounds him; several men in orange and women in orange and maroon saris stand close, some holding offerings or hands together in greeting. Bright white and orange canopy drapes hang overhead, with stalls and displays visible in the background and a few seated attendees in the lower foreground. The seated figure has long dark hair and a dark shawl over his shoulders, with rudraksha-style beads visible on his chest; his appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the seated man is described by role as the speaker on the throne.2016-04-25July 17 20082008-07-17