Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
May 13 2018

More like this

Open the gallery
May 13 20182018-05-13April 03 20182018-04-03A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual initiation. A seated man in red-maroon robes with gold necklaces, rudraksha beads and gold armlets sits on a silver throne-style chair, with a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle and forehead markings, in a person appearance. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant in orange cloth and rudraksha malas holds a white cord, while another attendant in orange with white sacred markings on his arms and back assists a kneeling male devotee with bare upper body. A woman in white sari sits at the lower right edge. Carved stone pillars and a red cloth backdrop frame the scene.2017-09-17May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph on a stage showing a seated man in a leopard-print throne with ornate silver lion armrests and a silver carved backdrop. He wears a rust-red cloth, a long rudraksha mala, and a forehead tilak, with long hair, and gestures with raised right hand. Two standing attendants in orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white body markings stand to his left; one holds a small white paper or card. A third figure kneels in front with palms joined, bare-chested with white markings, and a small offering plate sits near him. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure matches the presentation cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial throne, so he is described as the seated teacher receiving devotion.2018-04-01Photo 11717163 +1 copiesDecember 17 20172017-12-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation moment in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with a long swept-up red-wrapped headpiece and a crown-like hair bun, wearing a red-orange cloth and a gold necklace, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala, who stands with eyes closed. Behind them, other devotees in red and saffron garments and rudraksha malas stand near an ornately carved stone pillar on the left. Mala beads and a white ritual cloth are visible.2018-04-30A seated man in a rust-orange sleeveless garment and matching dhoti sits on a leopard-print cushion before a red curtain, reading a small folded paper held in both hands. He wears long dark hair coiled high on his head with rudraksha beads, a white tilak on his forehead, layered orange rudraksha malas, a gold pendant, and orange rudraksha armbands. Facing him at left, a bespectacled man with a shaved head wears a white upper cloth with a yellow border and kneels attentively. A gold-carved throne armrest and a silver staff stand at left, with an electric fan and a blue backdrop visible at right.2017-07-11A seated man in rust-red saffron robes with long dreadlocks and a gold-bead necklace presses his palms to the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti, who kneels before him. A second saffron-robed attendant with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms stands at left, holding the devotee's shoulder. Behind them are large floral garlands in yellow and red, a silver trident, a brass lamp, and a leopard-print cushioned seat. A white cord is draped over the devotee's shoulder. The scene appears to be a satsang initiation ritual on a stage.2018-04-19April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a shirtless man seated with his head bowed slightly, smiling, receiving a blessing from a man in saffron-orange robes with long dreadlocked hair, a dark beard, gold earring and multiple rudraksha malas. The blessing man presses a hand to the seated man's forehead while holding a white paper, and bowls of red fruit sit on a green cloth beside them. Other saffron-clad people stand in the background near a golden throne. The scene suggests a diksha or darshan blessing. The blessing man has distinctive long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, matching the page's description of an event with a person present, so he is a person candidate.2018-02-04