November 25 2009 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

November 25 2009

More like this

Open the gallery

A photograph of a temple-type ceremony outdoors under a canopy with banana leaves. A young man in an orange sleeveless robe wears a long red flower garland and a gold bead necklace, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. He is handing folded currency over a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp and green leaves. An elderly white-haired woman with bare shoulders in a pink sari receives the plate. A man in white kurta with a black beaded mala stands at left, and another orange-robed man and onlookers in white and saffron stand behind. Several people are visible in the background.

November 25 2009

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a patterned mat, smiling and holding a brass tray of offerings, while wearing a thick garland of red and yellow marigolds. Facing them, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two other men in white ritual dhotis and orange cloth sit nearby, and several standing men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, watch with hands folded. The setting appears to be a temple-side or outdoor devotional gathering.

January 1st 2013

June 20 2012

2012-06-20 +1 copies

November 25 2009

December 31 2009

A photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a thick yellow-orange flower garland with gold ceremonial beads, his palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed and a faint smile. He has white and red tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white shirts and an orange-robed attendant stand close, one holding a long ceremonial umbrella. Outdoor setting with green foliage. Appearance-based label: a person, in_person, given his long hair, saffron cloth, flower garland and gold beads.

A smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the brow, wears a large garland of white jasmine and red roses over a bare upper body with a yellow cloth. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white lanyard presses his palms together, and another man in white smiles with a red mark on his forehead. At the left and right edges, men in saffron-orange robes with ornate gold necklaces stand near the frame, one holding a folded white towel. Green plants and a stone carving appear in the background. a person is visible, identified by long swept hair, rose garland and ceremonial gold necklaces among the devotees.

2010-01-02 +1 copies

Outdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green banana leaves. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested priest with white hair and a white sacred thread holds a flaming oil lamp, wearing a red and gold brocade cloth. To the left a smiling young man in orange ochre robes, a red flower garland and a gold bead necklace, with a white and red forehead mark, stands beside him. Behind them a man in a light shirt wears a red shawl, another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands with a golden-bordered cloth over his shoulder, and a man with folded hands is at right. Five people are visible, plus partial figures at the edges.

A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.

A photograph of a devotional gathering inside a temple-like hall with painted pillars and a decorated wall. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap and a heavy necklace of gold beads, smiling as he extends his hand toward a woman in a green blouse with a braid. A probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, with long hair, saffron clothing and a gold bead necklace. To the right, a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with gold-beaded necklaces stands beside an attendant in orange holding a silver tray with gold items. Several other women in saris and devotees in white and lavender stand nearby with hands folded.