Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor photo at an ashram entrance with a patterned stone-step threshold decorated with white kolam designs. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a walking stick walks toward the steps beside a figure in orange robes, a leopard-print shawl, and a red-and-orange rudraksha mala, with long dark hair. Ahead, a row of devotees in white and pastel clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, orange and red fabric drapes and tall decorated poles with ornamental banners frame the entrance, and a white-and-green car is parked to the left. Two printed banners hang on the background wall. The figure in orange with the mala has an appearance-based probable identity as a person, based on long hair and the orange robe with rudraksha mala, but the shaved-headed man in white is a priest or devotee.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 08 20102010-11-08November 08 20102010-11-08November 13 20102010-11-13November 02 20102010-11-02A photograph of a courtyard with hexagonal tiles and a striped plinth at left, where a red and gold fringed ceremonial umbrella stands on a pole. A tall man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron garment walks barefoot along a narrow matted path, a person, while beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a white-bordered cloth walks with a cane. Behind them a row of men in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Painted decorative pillars in red, white and blue rise in the background beside a row of small stone figures, and an orange-walled building with greenery stands at right. Approximately fourteen people are visible, most in white.2010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07A barefoot figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck walks up steps decorated with white kolam patterns, toward a raised orange-draped platform on the left. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stands with hands folded in anjali, some with a yellow shawl. A bare-chested man in white dhoti walks at the front left. Outdoors, a sandy ground holds a small fire or offering area with a tall bamboo pole, a figure in white and orange stands in the distance, and an orange-roofed building with decorations lies behind. A black speaker sits at the right edge. Possibly a satsang or yagna setting; the robed figure is an appearance-based Swamiji candidate with saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-09-12November 15 20102010-11-15September 12 20102010-09-12October 24 20102010-10-24Outdoor ashram scene at a temple courtyard with palm trees and orange-roofed buildings. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks across a white kolam-decorated floor, followed by a line of men in white dhotis and shirts. Another saffron-robed man walks nearby, and a sadhu in white stands on the left. An orange and red canopy with a gold-fringed cloth shelters a seat on the left, and a decorated orange ratha or palanquin stands in the background. Around 20 people are visible.2010-09-04A procession of people in white dhotis and white shirts walks across a sandy courtyard and up a stepped entrance decorated with white kolam patterns and a large coloured lotus-and-deity rangoli at the base. A woman in a bright blue sari and a long beaded garland leads the group, while a man in an ornate red-and-gold wrap and a dark-clothed figure walk behind her under a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella. Several people carry decorated poles with colourful tassel banners. Terracotta-roofed buildings, palm trees and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand appear in the background.2010-12-26