Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a satsang on a raised wooden platform inside a hall with draped curtains and a golden chair. A man in an orange-saffron dress with a red-and-white garland and a forehead tilak sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with gilded lion sculptures beside it, hands pressed together. Before him, a shaven-headed man in white with an orange shawl kneels and offers a silver plate of lamps and flowers. A woman in white kneels nearby, a second woman in a red-and-white patterned sari sits beside a man in white with an orange shawl who has his hands folded, and another man in white with an orange shawl plays a microphone. Musicians and attendees in white and orange sit on a checkered floor at the right, with a speaker on a tripod in the foreground.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 11 20122012-12-11December 11 20122012-12-11December 17 20122012-12-17A photograph of a padapuja ritual on a raised wooden stage in a bright hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange-saffron robes, a red-and-yellow flower garland and a bare upper arm sits on a dark red and gold throne, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Golden lion statues flank the throne, and a tall green ivy trailing from the ledge sits at the top. Four devotees kneel at his feet: a woman in white with a white sari, a woman in a red-and-maroon checked shawl, a bald man in white with an orange cloth, and a blonde woman in a white top with an orange cloth over her shoulder. Brass plates with flowers and small offerings lie on the floor.2012-12-11December 11 20122012-12-11December 11 20122012-12-11December 11 20122012-12-11December 21 20122012-12-21A seated man on a red and gold throne with golden lion armrests, wearing a saffron-red robe, a gold-and-red ornate crown, a long gold necklace and a bare upper body, sits with hands resting and feet bare. Before him on a red cloth, women and a man in white clothes sit in a padapuja, with brass plates holding flowers, fruit, yellow sweets and lit oil lamps. A woman in a purple sari and a woman in white wear red and rudraksha malas. Behind them a man in a red-brown robe sits, and a man in white sits near a sound mixing desk and camera on a patterned carpet. The setting is a hall with a dark wall and plants.2013-12-13December 21 20122012-12-21A seated man on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion wears an orange turban and an orange-and-pink flower garland, with a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist and a saffron shawl draped over him. Around him, devotees sit on a blue floor in white, saffron and red shawls, several holding brass plates of flowers and offerings, including a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl. A tall silver trident stands beside the throne, and a second golden throne sits empty in the background. The appearance-based candidate on the throne has long swept-back hair, a turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a satsang-style gathering.2014-05-11Indoor temple hall during a padapuja darshan session. A seated figure on a golden-trimmed throne in saffron-orange robes, with a pink-purple orchid garland and a tilak, receives devotees; a golden lion sculpture stands beside the throne. Seated devotees in white and orange shawls hold small brass lamps, and a tray of lit oil lamps sits in the foreground. A deity murti stands on an altar with garlands in the background, and a dark-blue sari is visible at lower left. a person seated on the throne with orange robes, tilak and garland.2012-12-13 +1 copies