Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a bright hall with pale pink walls and red curtains. Many devotees sit on the floor wearing white clothes, several with dark rudraksha malas, and many are clapping with palms together. Foreground devotees include a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl, a woman in a white sari and a boy in an orange t-shirt. Small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings sit on the floor in front. Chairs line the back of the room. The people are arranged on the floor in rows, and a few are seated in chairs along the wall. Several women wear white head coverings.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a seated group in a hall during a devotional gathering. In the foreground a woman with grey hair in a bun wears a white sari with a gold border and gold bangles, palms pressed together in a gesture of greeting. Beside her, a young girl and a young woman in white clothes sit with hands joined, and a small boy in an orange top wears a lanyard. Behind them rows of attendees in white and cream garments sit or stand, many with hands folded. Small oil lamps and offering trays with flowers sit on the floor in front, along with brass vessels and a tray of fruit. The room has pale walls and red curtains.2011-02-02A seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on the floor of a hall during a satsang, with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a woman with grey hair wears a white sari with a gold border and a gold bangle, seated before small brass oil lamps, a plate of flowers and offerings, and a steel bowl. Behind her, rows of seated people in white and pale garments, some in yellow and orange, fill the room, with a young boy in an orange top and a few older women visible among them. Pink walls and white-framed windows with red curtains form the backdrop.2011-02-02A seated group of devotees fills a bright hall during a pada puja-style gathering, many with eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Women and men wear white and cream clothing, with yellow shawls on several women at the left foreground; a woman in a white salwar with floral print sits cross-legged at right. Small brass oil lamps and plates with flower offerings are set on mats before them. A figure in white sits at the back near a shrine area with a clear partition. Red curtains hang at the windows.2011-01-29A large hall of seated devotees performing a pada puja-style worship with oil lamps and offering trays on the floor. Many women in white or cream saris with orange-red and yellow shawls press their palms together in prayer, while men in white dhotis and shirts sit behind them. In the background, a figure in orange robes sits on a chair near the left wall, and another person in orange stands near the right side by a table. Red curtains and white doors frame the room. Small brass lamps with flames and flower-decorated plates sit in front of the worshippers.2011-02-25Indoor seated congregation of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, sitting on mats on a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman with light hair wears a white sari with a border; a young boy in a white t-shirt and a girl in a green and yellow top sit cross-legged. Brass lamps with oil lamps and small offerings sit on the floor in front. Behind them many more people in white and light clothing sit in rows, with a saffron and striped cloth hanging on the back wall and a white-haired figure among them. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session.2011-01-23February 25 20112011-02-25February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA seated congregation in white clothing fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering. Many women wear white sarees with gold borders and yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, while men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on mats and cushions further back. Several people sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and small oil lamps glow on the floor in front of the seated rows. Some attendees wear lanyards and glasses, and a few people in orange and pink garments are visible among the crowd. The people are seated in a tightly packed arrangement, with the foreground filled by close-up figures and the background showing rows of more participants.2010-12-28A seated group of women in a hall with pink walls and red curtains claps and sits on mats during a satsang-style gathering. Most wear saris in deep red, maroon, orange and cream with gold borders, and many have rudraksha or beaded necklaces and bangles. Some have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Brass lamps, a small kalasha-like vessel, steel bowls and a few open books sit on the floor before them. In the background a woman in white stands near the wall. No speaker is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees, and no a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-02-28October 10 20102010-10-10May 07 20132013-05-07A large seated satsang audience fills a hall, with the foreground dominated by women in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sitting cross-legged on mats, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind them, rows of women in white and pastel saris and white garments sit attentively, many with palms joined. A small gilded shrine with a deity murti stands at the upper left, and a cameraman operates near the back wall. Warm ceiling lights hang with tassels. The scene conveys a devotional satsang gathering; the presenter's appearance cannot be confirmed from this view.2013-05-07