August 09 2009 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

August 09 2009

More like this

Open the gallery

July 17 2008

Crowded indoor darshan scene before an ornate gilded golden throne with red cushions and floral decorations. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold necklace, seated on the throne, reaches forward toward a child, while a bald man in orange stands beside him holding a tray of fruit. Devotees in white and cream kurtas and shirts crowd around, some with their hands raised, including a young boy in orange and a small child in pink. Fruit offerings, orange and yellow flowers and a decorated striped pillar frame the scene.

A photograph of a satsang scene in front of an ornate gold throne with a deep red cushion, backed by a painted banner of a large tree with leafy branches. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe with a maroon shawl, a gold necklace of large beads and a tilak on his forehead, sits on the throne and places his right hand on the head of a young man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a white and blue striped collared shirt. To the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with his hands clasped, watching. A small brass vessel and offerings rest on a table nearby. Appearance-based cues for the seated man (long hair, orange robe, gold beaded necklace, throne) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), giving a blessing.

2010-10-31 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure on a gold ornate throne with a red cushioned seat and gilded carved armrests, set against a gold leaf tree backdrop. The central seated figure wears a sleeveless orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and has long swept-back dark hair; a person candidate, with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads as cues. Around him, a young man in an orange robe and white shirt kneels and sits on the red-draped platform, and a man in white and orange shawl stands behind placing his hand on a seated boy in a striped shirt whose head is bowed. Other devotees stand behind in white and pastel clothes, and a woman in white at right holds a shawl near flowers on the platform.

November 15 2010

A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered dhoti and a long gold beaded necklace stands at centre, smiling, placing his right hand on the head of a devotee who is bowed with palms pressed together. Beside him, a bald priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a white tray of gold items. On the right, a white-robed priest holds a plate of gold objects. Devotees with folded hands stand at left, including a man in a light blue shirt wearing a lanyard. Colourful striped decorative pillars with gold tassels hang behind, and a projection screen is mounted on the wall.

2011-02-22 +1 copies

June 13 2009

March 30 2012

A photograph of a golden ornate throne with red cushions where a man in orange sleeveless robes and a rudraksha mala sits, placing his hand on the head of a boy kneeling before him. The boy wears a striped blue-and-white shirt and a face mask. Standing behind are two shaven-headed men in orange and white robes with gold necklaces, one holding a golden ceremonial staff. Two men in shirts stand at left with hands folded in prayer. A grey-and-gold backdrop of carved deity figures is visible at top right. a person: the seated man wears orange robes, rudraksha mala and sits on a throne, but visible long hair is the only distinctive cue; treated as an uncertain candidate.

September 25 2011

Photograph inside a temple hall during darshan. A man in a long orange robe with long swept-back hair stands at center, touching the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Beside him, another orange-clad figure holds a tray with white cards or papers. Behind the railing, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined. Colourful deity statues wrapped in garlands, with purple and green robes, and gold-ornamented shrine decoration are visible in the background. The orange-robed central figure has long hair and distinctive appearance cues consistent with a person, positioned in a blessing role.

A seated man in orange saffron robes with a long swept-back hairstyle and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white collared shirt who bends forward with hands joined in reverence. The seated figure sits on a gold-carved throne with red cushions. Behind them, a man in white ritual clothing and gold necklace stands, and a woman in white with a yellow border sits in the lower foreground. A dark blue curtain hangs in the background. The visible cues are consistent with the a person candidate, shown in a blessing gesture as a seated teacher.