October 15 2006 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

October 15 2006

More like this

Open the gallery

A photograph of a row of devotee women standing shoulder to shoulder in a dim concrete-block hall, singing or chanting with mouths open. Most wear white or pale sarees with gold borders; one older woman in the centre wears an orange blouse with a white saree and rudraksha beads, another on the right wears a pale green saree with beads, and a younger woman in front has her eyes closed in a white saree with gold border and a red-ribboned mala. Several wear name badges on their clothing. A young boy with glasses in a cream kurta stands at left. Small rectangular vents are visible in the wall behind them.

A photograph of a group gathered outdoors beside a red wall. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with her back to the camera, holding the hands of a boy in a white kurta who has a marked forehead and bows his head. Around them, boys and young people in white kurtas and dhotis stand close, and a woman in a white garment with an orange shawl and a red bindi stands behind. Two young women in white clothing are at the left edge, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the top. A boy at the lower right has his palms pressed together in greeting. The scene looks like a blessing or ritual greeting among devotees. Visible people number about twelve.

December 28 2006

November 01 2015

December 17 2006

February 24 2007

June 05 2012

Photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and saffron-orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, offers a small white packet or prasad to a young boy in white clothes wearing a rudraksha mala and an event badge. A woman in white sari with a white shawl, gold pendant and bangles stands beside the boy with her hand on his shoulder. Behind them, a row of women in white saris and orange-brown garments with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads waits in line. Garlands of yellow and red flowers and a gold ornament are visible at the upper left.

A dim evening crowd gathers outdoors in front of a dark red wall. In the left foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair and a bare upper body wears an orange and maroon cloth wrap and extends an arm toward the crowd; this figure has distinctive long swept hair and an orange wrap, but the appearance is not clearly enough to confirm identity, so it is described by role only as a person in orange robes. Around them, many devotees dressed in white clothes and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, smile and stand close together. A woman in the center wears white with red bindi and gold necklace, and a boy in a dark blue kurta stands behind her. A girl on the left wears a white top and orange skirt with a braid. Many people are partially visible in the background.

2006-10-21 +1 copies

Photograph of an audience seated in rows of white plastic chairs at an indoor satsang or discourse. Foreground: a young boy in a white shirt looks upward beside a girl in white with an orange lanyard; an older woman with grey hair and glasses wears a white sari with a red shawl; a girl in a striped maroon top holds a green water bottle; an older woman in a white sari with red border sits at right. Behind them, standing women wear white and red-maroon shawls, many with orange lanyards and ID badges. A deity murti or painted figure is partly visible at upper right behind the crowd.

October 23 2006

Outdoor photograph of a devotional procession at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a woman in a cream saree with rudraksha mala walks beside a girl in a white top and orange skirt with a rudraksha mala and a boy in white kurta and pants with a rudraksha mala, who holds a small object. Behind them, a woman in a red and green saree stands near a raised stone platform, and rows of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit along low walls. An orange-clad figure sits at left near a stone platform, and a deity murti draped in orange cloth stands in an arched niche with a kalasha. Grey brick walls and carved stone pillars surround the courtyard. Roughly 20 people are visible.