A seated teacher in white robes with a gold necklace speaks from a low chair at the front of a room, gesturing with one hand while a seated group listens. The audience sits cross-legged on colourful striped mats in white clothing; the women wear white saris with gold borders, and some have long braids. A wall fan, a wooden cabinet and a glass-walled corridor are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

A seated teacher in white robes with a gold necklace speaks from a low chair at the front of a room, gesturing with one hand while a seated group listens. The audience sits cross-legged on colourful striped mats in white clothing; the women wear white saris with gold borders, and some have long braids. A wall fan, a wooden cabinet and a glass-walled corridor are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery

Indoor satsang in a room with tiled floor and a wall fan. A seated teacher on a wooden chair wears white clothing and a heavy gold necklace, raising one index finger while speaking. About a dozen devotees in white sit on colourful striped mats facing him, some in white saris with gold borders and others in white shirts and trousers. A wooden cabinet, office windows and a corridor appear behind them.

A photograph of a classroom-style satsang inside a plain room with white walls and a red-painted wall. A man in white robes with a red-bordered cloth sits on a black plastic chair at right, facing a group of about twenty seated students on striped woven mats. The students wear white clothing and blue lanyards, many holding notebooks or pens. A white ceiling fan, a wooden cabinet and a red door are visible. The speaker's appearance is not clearly identifiable from this image.

A photograph of a small indoor satsang room with a plain white wall and a red-brown painted wall. About twenty people in white ritual clothing sit on colourful woven mats and floor cushions, many wearing blue lanyard-style neck cords. Several take notes or hold books and notebooks. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits on a black plastic chair and gestures with his hands while speaking to the group. Nearby are a wooden cabinet, a standing fan and a ceiling light. The scene suggests a discourse or teaching session.

A photograph of a small indoor group session in a plain room with white-painted walls. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red-and-white border sits on a black plastic chair, wearing a gold necklace and a gold bracelet, with white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms, and gestures with both hands while speaking. Around him, about ten people sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats wearing white clothes, some with blue lanyards and beaded necklaces; several hold notebooks or pens and listen attentively.

A photograph of a seated teaching session in a large hall with pale marble floors and a central floor inlay of diagonal lines. A person in an ornate red-brown throne chair, wearing orange-saffron robes and a gold pendant, raises a hand near the face. Around him, a ring of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees sit cross-legged on the floor, many wearing green lanyard badges. In the foreground, several women with long braids sit with their backs to the camera.

A training class held indoors in a hall with blue curtains. At the front, a man in white clothes sits cross-legged on a white-draped platform behind a microphone stand, holding a small object. Around him, a large group of people in white clothes sit on colourful striped mats facing him, mostly seen from behind, including young men and women. A portrait on the left wall shows a figure in orange and red garments with a garland. A blackboard and a small speaker stand on the right. A woman in an orange-brown top sits near the left edge.

2005-04-24 +1 copies

July 11 2010

A photograph of a teaching session in a bright hall with polished cream floor and wooden doors. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, gold necklace and beaded mala, sits on an ornate reddish-brown throne with an orange cloth draped over its base, gesturing as he speaks. Around him, dozens of seated devotees in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders face him on the floor. A woman in a saffron-red top sits near the throne on the right. Several participants have long braided hair and some wear white shawls.

December 16 2009

A seated group of about fifteen people sits on mats in an open, unfinished concrete-block hall with a corrugated roof. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits on a white plastic chair at the left, facing the group. Most of the seated people wear white, with some men in white shirts and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and several women in orange and white saris. Behind them, a small table holds a flower arrangement under a decorative umbrella, and a red curtain hangs at the right by a speaker. The scene appears to be a satsang or group session. No one is clearly identified as a person.

November 16 2015

A satsang hall with a tiled floor where a seated audience faces a central figure on a zebra-striped armchair. The figure wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and sits with hands resting on the chair arms. In the foreground, many devotees sit cross-legged in white and gold-bordered saris and white dhotis, some holding papers, with women in braids and a few in red blouses. To the right, two shaven-headed men in saffron robes sit on the floor, and a golden bull statue stands near the wall. Windows with orange frames and a small water bottle on a white stand complete the scene. The central figure is an appearance-based a person on a throne with saffron robes and rudraksha mala cues.