Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A home visit blessing inside a room with brick-red pillars and a window wall. A figure seated on a low cushioned chair at right, wearing a maroon-and-gold saffron-bordered dhoti or wrap, gold armlets, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, reaches out to bless a kneeling man and woman in white; a white jasmine garland rests on the kneeling couple and white flower petals are scattered on an orange cloth. A young girl in a pink dress with a black beaded necklace stands at left. Behind them, a standing crowd includes a man in an orange robe, a man in a white dhoti, women in white and a boy in white, with a man in a red shirt photographing. Shelves hold a wooden elephant carving and a brass lamp. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated and blessing, with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments.

More like this

Open the gallery
June 20 20142014-06-20June 22 20142014-06-22June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a home blessing in a living room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A seated woman in a rust-brown sari with gold border and a red and yellow flower garland sits on a mat, placing her hands on the bowed head of a man in white. Nearby, a young woman in white with glasses presses her palms together, and an older woman in white stands behind. A man in white shirt and dhoti claps, and a young man in saffron orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms together. A young monk-like figure in white and gold-bordered cloth with a rudraksha mala stands behind a child. Blue patterned rugs, sofas and a lit arched kitchen are visible. Scattered flower petals cover the floor.2014-06-27June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph inside a plain blue-walled room where a seated man in a rust-red robe and red-orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate bangles, holds up a long garland of marigolds, green leaves and pink flowers. Two devotees bow before him: a woman in a purple top and white sari bends forward with hands joined, and a man in white shirt bows at her side. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes with beads and a staff stands behind him. On the left, seated women in sarees watch with hands folded. Framed pictures and a small deity image hang on the wall. Overlay text reads 'Receiving Swamiji'. Watermarked archive photo.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated, smiling person in a rust-red and orange ochre robe with long dark hair swept back, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, placing a white and red flower garland over the head of a woman in a blue blouse who bows with her head lowered. Another person in white and orange garments stands behind, with other people in orange and saffron clothing around, on a red and patterned floor. A small brass plate with flowers sits on a side table. a person is the seated figure in ochre robes with rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, garlanding a devotee in a ceremonial gesture of honour.2014-07-01