Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
May 26 2013

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a large display screen showing a live video-conference feed of a group seated indoors with palms pressed together in namaste. A printed banner at top reads Houston Kalahasti, and a caption at bottom reads Houston-Umesh. Several people wear white, one woman wears a purple saree, another a green top with blue shawl, and a man at right wears an orange garment. Yellow walls, a window with blinds and a potted plant sit behind them. The people appear on a screen, not physically present in the room.2013-07-22September 16 20122012-09-16A photograph of a computer monitor showing a multi-panel video conference collage of several live feeds of devotees and ritual scenes. Top right, a woman in an orange sari sits among seated women in green and white, with a small brass lamp and offerings in front. Center, a group of people sit on floor mats in a hall. Right, a woman in a blue dress sits near a table of fruit and flowers. Bottom right, a person in a light blue outfit stands before a golden ornate throne beside deity murtis, with a portrait-style figure seated nearby. Several small screens sit on the desk at left.2011-02-13A dimly lit hall with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor, mostly dressed in white. In the centre-back, a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands holding a handheld microphone, with a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style necklace. Beside him a woman in a silver-grey sari with a shawl stands near a small table. Seated people in the foreground wear white clothes, some with red and orange marks and necklaces. The background wall is plain and a doorway is visible.2007-07-24December 05 20162016-12-05A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees, many in white and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a pink-orange kurta and glasses stands holding a handheld microphone, apparently speaking or asking a question. Seated people around him include a bald man in a white dhoti with a red-beaded mala and others in white, blue and purple clothing. A large screen behind shows a close-up of a bearded man in white with a red-beaded mala and a microphone, alongside a woman; the screen figures are depictions, not physical people. A standing man in white with a mala stands near a wall at left, and a printed notice board hangs beside him.2016-12-12March 29 20152015-03-29A photograph of a monitor displaying a multi-panel video-conference grid of satsang sessions in several locations. Top left shows seated women in pink and grey saris before a floral arrangement with a placard reading HOUSTON. Top right shows a large seated group in white and colourful clothing. Middle left shows seated devotees in white before a decorated altar with deity images and red and gold hangings. Centre shows a standing devotee in a brown wrap before a seated group, with a placard reading VANCOUVER CANADA. Middle right shows many seated people in white clothes. Bottom left shows a seated audience in a hall. Bottom right shows a person in a light blue robe with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces seated on an ornate gold throne with a microphone, appearing as a person in the broadcast panel. Roughly several dozen people are visible across the panels.2011-02-13A photograph of a large display screen showing a live video feed of a seated group during a puja. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow saree sits cross-legged before a low table holding a white plate with red and yellow offerings and a small lamp. Behind her, several people in white and pastel clothes sit in a row on the floor of a room, including a woman in pink and a man in a yellow shirt. A plastic fan and a patterned purple and gold panel are visible at the right edge. The screen image is blurred. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-03-05A seated group gathers on a carpeted floor in a hotel ballroom in front of a draped table set with fruit, flowers and a tray of marigolds. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits at the centre, facing the group. Around him, women wear saris in red, pink and teal, and men wear white kurtas with orange shawls and event lanyards. A purple-draped deity display with garlands stands at the upper left, with a large screen behind it. The scene suggests a satsang or group discussion.2015-12-25A photograph of a padha pooja-style gathering in a bright ashram room with a framed horizontal painting of a crowded temple scene on the wall. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange sleeveless robe sits cross-legged on a white bolster-covered seat at right, palms pressed together in anjali, with an orange cloth folded beside them. Seated devotees on the floor face him, many with hands folded in prayer; several women wear saris in blue, red, pink, mustard and beige, some with rudraksha-style malas, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several hold brass plates with flowers and offerings. Behind, a standing woman in a white sari with green border holds papers, and a garland of orange flowers and green leaves hangs above a doorway at upper right.2010-02-18July 10 20142014-07-10