Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 02 2009

More like this

Open the gallery
A long corrugated-roof hall with rows of seated participants on mats facing a central aisle, mostly in white clothes with a few in blue and orange saris. Along the right, a raised area with orange and red draped altar cloths holds deity murti, brass lamps and kalasha-like items. Hanging cloth decorations in red, blue and yellow with tassels line the ceiling. Most people sit cross-legged or on chairs near the front, with a few standing near the entrance. This is a satsang-style gathering.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 25 20092009-06-25June 29 20092009-06-29December 02 20092009-12-02June 22 20092009-06-22A seated audience of devotees sits on mats in a covered pavilion with a concrete floor and metal railing down the center aisle. Many women wear white or pale clothes, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while one woman in the foreground wears a blue top and another in a light sari sits at left. Hanging colourful cloth banners with bird motifs and yellow tassels line the ceiling, and a figure in pink stands near the open doorway at the far end. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view; the front of the stage is not visible.2009-06-01A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sari-style and kurta clothing, with some wearing orange, red and blue garments. Many sit cross-legged on mats and cushions in rows, some with hands folded in prayer and others taking notes. Colourful cloth-wrapped hanging decorations with elephant motifs hang from a white draped ceiling, and overhead ceiling fans and lights are visible. Cameras on tripods stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a sit-down programme in a ritual or assembly hall.2009-07-01A photograph of a covered hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, hung with yellow and red decorative pendants. Dozens of devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothes with orange and yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on the concrete floor in rows facing right. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at the right edge, facing the seated group. A red carpet runs along the right side, and a framed photo display hangs on the back wall. A white plastic chair sits at lower left.2010-11-12A seated crowd fills a tented hall with a white domed ceiling during a gathering at the Gurukul inauguration. Rows of people sit on blue mats and white plastic chairs, many in white and cream traditional clothing, with saffron and orange shawls and garlands visible. Women in white and cream saris and children in white and orange sit at the front, while men in white kurtas sit further back. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, orange and patterned fabric hang from the ceiling, with colourful bunting strung across the hall. Framed portraits line the walls, and a camera operator stands at the right edge. A few people in orange robes sit near the back, and a man in a saffron top stands at the far right beside a portrait.2006-10-02September 01 20092009-09-01A large indoor hall filled with seated participants, mostly women and men dressed in white and yellow clothing, sitting on colourful mats and cloth on the floor. Hanging from the white ceiling are many tall decorative banners in red, blue, yellow and green with painted elephant motifs. A few people in saffron and orange robes sit near the front and far back, and a wall clock and framed signage are visible at the back of the room. This appears to be a seated gathering during a session, with the audience facing forward toward a speaker area.2009-06-17 +1 copies