Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard ceremony at dusk, with a large crowd seated on stone paving. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a light-coloured cloth is wearing saffron-orange robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style garland, seated with eyes closed and hands in anjali. Around him, several other people in orange and saffron robes and garlands sit in meditation or prayer. Women in pink, red and salmon saris and white-clad men line the crowd, many with palms pressed together. Behind them, uniformed police stand near bamboo scaffolding and a stone temple wall. In the lower right, a bald priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl sits with ritual items and flowers before him.

More like this

Open the gallery
A large outdoor gathering at an ancient temple precinct with a stone wall behind and thatched palm-frond shelters on poles. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and an orange saffron cloth sits cross-legged with hands joined, the appearance is a probable match for Swamiji. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis sit with malas, and devotees in white and colourful saris kneel or stand with folded hands. A man in a khaki uniform stands in the background, and a bald priest in white stands near a tripod camera. Brass plates with offerings sit in the lower right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Evening outdoor photo at a stone temple wall. A seated group of devotees in saffron and rust-coloured robes sits on paving, and a central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, rudraksha-style beaded mala and a garland, with hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, another seated sadhu in orange wears ceremonial gold necklaces. Nearby, a bald priest in white dhoti sits before brass trays of flowers, fruit and offerings. Behind the seated crowd, many men and women in white dhotis and white saris stand, a uniformed police officer is visible, and bamboo scaffolding frames the wall. Watermarked archive photo from the a person archive; the caption is otherwise unreadable.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Evening outdoor gathering at a temple-side stone courtyard with a brick wall behind and bamboo scaffolding at right. Many seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the ground in rows. A central woman in orange sari with a white forehead mark and beaded necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her a man in orange with a garland sits with hands joined. At right a bald man in orange robes holds a brass pot and stands among the crowd. Uniformed police and staff in white stand along the back. A small brass plate with oil lamps and offerings sits in the foreground.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on a stone-paved courtyard beside a tall grey stone temple wall, with bamboo scaffolding and dried palm-thatch framing above. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged; one man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and gold armlets holds a long staff. Nearby, a bald man in orange holds a brass vessel, and a robed priest in orange with a beaded mala sits beside silver plates of offerings, sweets and a small lamp. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and shirts, plus women in pink and green saris, sit closely packed. A garland of flowers is visible at the right edge. The ritual appears to be a seated temple ceremony in progress.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoors at dusk, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a stone pavement with palms pressed together in namaste, forehead marked with a tilak, wearing layered beaded malas, gold bangles and an armlet. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange robes sit in rows, some in prayer, and uniformed police officers and white-shirted volunteers stand near a long stone temple wall with bamboo scaffolding. A man in a saffron robe with bare shoulders stands at right holding a camera. Swamiji (probable) is the central seated figure, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style malas and gold ornaments, with the appearance-based label applied from these visible cues.2011-12-20