Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
April 23 2012

More like this

Open the gallery
April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23Outdoor evening scene at night with a lit oil lamp on a silver stand held by a man in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a gold-beaded necklace, performing aarti. In front, a woman in saffron-orange dress with long dark hair and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind her, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style malas and white-clad attendants stand in a dark garden with tropical foliage. Flame and palms are prominent elements.2010-11-21A night procession on a paved path beside a white car. At centre, a smiling figure with voluminous dark hair and a red bindi wears a maroon shawl over maroon robes and a long red-and-white flower garland, walking forward. Behind to the right, a tall young man with a shaved head and white tilak holds a tall golden staff and wears a saffron dhoti with rudraksha beads. To the left, a man in orange-and-gold silk carries a decorated kalasha-like offering of flowers and green leaves. Another man in white dhoti with gold border wears a rudraksha mala. Several attendants stand behind in saffron and maroon, one gesturing with an outstretched hand.2016-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21December 26 20102010-12-26Night ritual photo at a temple-like setting. In the foreground, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with white flower garlands and a red-and-green garland bows with hands pressed to his forehead. Beside him, an elderly bald man in orange robes, a red-and-white rudraksha headband and a white garland receives aarti from a man in white holding a brass lamp with flaming wicks. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron stand watching, and a bald man on the right wears orange clothing and a white forehead mark. The scene suggests an aarti or honouring ceremony with a crowd of devotees. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2012-06-05July 07 20152015-07-07A night-time photograph of a group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls gathered under a corrugated roof, holding their hands together in prayer or reaching toward a lit oil lamp. A man in an orange-saffron garment with a tall ornate crown, a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads holds the brass lamp with a bright flame, passing it among devotees; smoke rises above the flame. Several men wear white dhotis with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. The setting suggests a lamp-lighting ritual, possibly a Kartheekai Deepam aarti.2010-11-21January 01 20132013-01-01June 03 20122012-06-03