Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph taken at night in a wooden pavilion. A man seated on an ornate gilded throne wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a leopard-print shawl, with multiple strands of orange-beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace, and gold earrings; his hair is tied up. He extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in glasses and a white dhoti wearing beaded malas, who bows with hands folded. In front of the throne is a table draped in gold cloth holding a silver tiered kalasha-style vessel, silver bowls and a pitcher, pink and orange flowers, and a silver tray. A woman in a pink top stands in the background near a wall with a framed picture. Ritual blessing with offerings, consistent with a puja or darshan setting.

More like this

Open the gallery
A seated man in saffron-orange cloth and a leopard-print sleeveless vest, wearing long rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits on a gold-framed throne. He extends one hand over a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a red-beaded mala, who bows forward with hands folded. Silver bowls, a small silver kalasha-style vessel and pink and orange flowers sit on a draped table. Other people in white and red garments stand in the dim background, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.2012-07-30July 30 20122012-07-30July 30 20122012-07-30A photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, touching a red tilak to the forehead of a kneeling man in a grey t-shirt with folded hands. The seated figure, a person, sits before a gold-framed throne with a silver tray, a gold kalasha-style pyramid vessel of offerings, silver bowls and flowers, consistent with a puja or abhishekam. A woman in orange and a person in white stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate, physically present; identity uncertain from appearance alone.2012-07-30A seated figure in an orange-red robe and a leopard-print shawl sits on a gilded throne-like chair, with a long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold pendant necklace, extending one hand toward a kneeling man in white with a red shawl whose palms are pressed together. In front, a tray holds brass and silver vessels, a metal jug, a bowl of white rice-like offering and brass deity figures on a red stand. Other people in white and red shawls stand behind holding small silver plates, and a shaved-headed devotee in saffron sits at the lower left. The dark room has an ornate gold frame behind the seated figure.2012-07-29July 30 20122012-07-30Night ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a gold-framed throne. A man seated on the throne, wearing an orange dhoti-style garment, a leopard-print shawl and a gold necklace, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, and a probable Swamiji is visible based on the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and orange clothing. Before him, a bald priest in orange robes and a gold-bead mala holds a silver tray of offerings. Silver bowls, a small brass kalasha, a bell, a microphone and flowers sit on a gold cloth-covered table. Devotees in orange and red shawls sit at the left and in the background, including a woman with a red bindi and a woman in glasses, and a partly visible man sits behind the throne.2012-07-30A seated man in a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold bead necklace and a white tilak on his forehead reaches out with one hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta, who has his eyes closed and palms raised. The orange-clad figure holds a small white card or paper in his other hand. Behind them stands a large gold deity murti and red cushions.2014-01-04July 30 20122012-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 30 20122012-07-30March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesJuly 30 20122012-07-30