Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated speaker in orange robes and a white-and-multicolour garland sits on a white-draped platform, holding a microphone and smiling while speaking. Long dark hair falls to the shoulders and a gold necklace is visible. Beside a silver-coloured staff and a golden pedestal holding a silver Maha Meru-style vessel, a man in white dhoti and shawl sits on the floor, and a seated man in a khaki shirt listens near a video camera on a tripod. Behind the platform hang orange-and-red cloth and a decorated backdrop with yellow flower garlands on the wall. Several heads of onlookers are visible in the lower foreground.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21Indoor ritual scene in a room with blue and orange walls and a decorated canopy. On the left, a deity murti in a silver-and-gold crown stands under a fringed red-and-white canopy, draped with white and orange garlands. A seated man with long hair, a tilak, a saffron-orange dhoti and cloth, a white flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white cushioned seat behind a microphone, smiling. A young man in white clothes with a red-bordered cloth sits on the floor to the right. Foreground shows a brass kalasha and a brass vessel on a tray, with a person in white seated before them. A man in a light shirt sits at the right beside a camera on a tripod, and a ceremonial silver staff stands near the wall. Flower decorations hang on the wall. The people are seated in ritual puja setting.2006-05-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala of white and multicolored flower garlands around his shoulders, and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on a white cushion speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him stands a richly decorated deity murti with a silver crown, a golden face and an orange and green garland, set against a blue wall with a gold-and-green hanging. A silver ceremonial staff stands at left. In the lower foreground, the back of another seated person's head is visible, and at right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits beside a gold kalasha-like vessel on a tray. Green flower decorations hang on the wall at upper right.2006-05-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes speaks into a microphone on a stand, gesturing with one arm toward a plain wall. He wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland, a gold chain, bangles, and a red forehead mark, with long swept-back hair, sitting on a white-draped seat before an altar. Behind him stands a gold-adorned deity murti with garlands and an orange-and-red backdrop. A golden pot-shaped vessel sits on a brass tray in front of the seat. A second man in white clothes sits cross-legged at the right with arms folded. The photo is credited to Nithyanandapedia with a copyright line.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a long white and multicolored garland, a gold necklace and a red bindi, speaks into a microphone on a stand. His right hand is extended toward a gold Maha Meru, a tiered pyramidal ritual object on a gold tray with a red flower on top. A bald-headed person in white is seen from behind in the foreground, and another person in white stands at the right edge. Behind him are orange and gold draped fabrics and colourful floral garlands on a deity display. a person is shown as the central figure, teaching seated on a white cushioned platform.2006-05-21Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with pale walls, a blue-and-orange ceiling, and ceiling fan. On the left, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a white garland and orange clothing, sitting before a decorated deity murti under a fringed white canopy with gold and red drapery. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and a garland match the candidate cues, seated in a position of honour. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt sits on the floor. A brass kalasha and brass puja vessels sit on a low table in front. A cameraman on a tripod films at right, and a standing man in a striped shirt watches. Silver ceremonial staffs stand at the edges.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21