Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a seated audience in white clothing facing a raised platform in a bright hall with a metal roof. On the platform, two people sit side by side in saffron/orange robes; one holds a red cloth. Behind them hang orange curtains, a row of hanging garlands or strings, and a decorated backdrop with a framed image. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor, with women in white saris at right. A large banner with text is mounted high on the wall. The scene suggests a satsang or session in progress.

More like this

Open the gallery
June 22 20082008-06-22Seated audience of many devotees in white clothing fills the foreground of a plain white hall with tiled floor and a corrugated roof. On a raised stage, a central figure in orange robes sits on a low seat before a backdrop of hanging orange cloth and rows of decorated sticks, with a framed image above. A figure in orange stands at the right edge of the stage, and a figure in orange sits at the left side of the stage. A standing fan stands at the right edge of the frame. A banner on the back wall shows a group of framed photographs. Multiple people fill the room, many of them sitting on the floor in white.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22Photograph of a seated session in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent light. A large audience of mostly men in white clothes sits cross-legged on the floor in rows, facing a small raised stage draped with orange curtains. On the stage, two people in saffron/orange robes sit on a low platform beside a decorated deity murti set in an arched alcove. A darker-robed figure sits to one side with the saffron-clad teachers. Orange flags and garlands line the back wall, with a framed picture and a glass cabinet on the left. Oil lamps and a table with a red cloth are visible at the front. A standing fan stands on the right.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare white walls, where many seated people face a low stage. A central figure in an orange robe stands on the stage, which is decorated with flowers and a tall brass lamp; a framed portrait and orange drapes hang behind. Audience members in white clothing sit on mats and chairs, and some wear orange sashes. Wall posters and a small television are visible at the sides. Approximately several dozen people are seated in the room.2008-12-06Photograph of a seated assembly of many men in white dhotis and white shirts sitting on the floor of a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. At the front, a figure in white stands near a platform draped with orange and saffron cloth, and an ornate seat and shrine area is decorated with garlands and orange hangings. A standing fan at right and a bookshelf at left are visible. A printed banner on the wall carries Tamil script. Several people in saffron and orange robes are seated near the front platform. Visible physical people number roughly twenty to fifty.2008-06-22Indoor session in a plain hall with white walls, a corrugated metal ceiling and an orange-painted door. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit on a raised white-covered seat and a chair; the one on the right, seated on a red cushion, speaks into a microphone. A standing man in white clothes holds a microphone and addresses a seated audience of mostly white-clad devotees on striped mats, with a woman in a white sari and a seated man in white at the right edge. Behind them a rack of ceremonial staffs and a silver-toned pedestal with red flowers stand beside a wall sign. A cheap pedestal fan and a bottle of water sit near the speakers. One saffron-robed figure appears to be a teacher; the other in saffron, if an appearance-based candidate, is shown seated on a chair. a person identity is uncertain from appearance; roles are described only.2008-06-22December 06 20082008-12-06June 22 20082008-06-22