Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering. A figure seated on an orange cloth at left, wearing a sleeveless saffron/orange garment and with long dark hair, extends a wooden stick toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands bending forward, one hand raised to his cheek. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and an ID badge stands beside him, looking on. Behind them, several women in white and yellow saris stand in a hall, and a tray with yellow fruit (lemons or citrus) and a small plate sits in front of the seated figure. a person appears as the seated figure, identified by the long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, with the role of a seated spiritual giver receiving the devotee. The scene is a darshan-style blessing. Five or more people are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph inside a hall where a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth sits and smiles warmly while raising his open palm toward a woman in a red and pink top with a pale shawl. A small girl in a purple top stands beside her holding a banknote. Behind them a man in a grey shirt with a badge stands, and two men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange cloth stoles and beads stand near the seated figure. The scene is a darshan interaction in an ashram-type hall.2010-07-23A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a bare arm reaching out to hand a yellow banana to a man in a white shirt, who holds the fruit with a small blue-and-white box beneath it. Behind them, several men in white and light shirts stand watching, including a bald man in white with an orange-trimmed garment and a dark beaded necklace. The saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads, matching the page's Swamiji cues, so this is a probable Swamiji in person. A printed copyright caption appears in the lower corner of the photo.2010-07-23August 10 20102010-08-10A photograph of a darshan session in a hall with white walls and a corrugated roof. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair holds out a stick toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who presses his palm to his cheek and bows, while another man in white clothes holds his hands. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and blue ID badge stands beside them with her hand raised to her chest. A tray of yellow fruit and banknotes sits in front of the seated figure. Behind them, a man in orange with a tilak and a man in white with an orange shawl sit or stand, and women in white and yellow saris and a crowd of seated devotees fill the background near an orange-and-black pillar.2010-06-18A photograph of a devotional reception in an open pavilion with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a sheaf of papers and extending his hand in blessing toward a kneeling man in a white shirt who bows with his palms pressed together. Behind them, men in white and light clothing watch and smile. At right, a bald man in orange robes holds a brass and gold ceremonial staff wrapped in an orange cloth. A metal railing runs along the foreground. The orange-robed man with long hair and rudraksha is a Swamiji (probable) candidate, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and is shown in an in_person blessing role.2010-09-01July 10 20102010-07-10 +1 copiesA photograph taken under a tented roof at an outdoor gathering. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a rudraksha mala, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a man in white shirt and trousers with hands pressed together in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and another saffron-robed sadhu stand among a crowd of devotees in white and orange. The saffron-robed sadhu on the right holds a sheaf of papers and a brass vessel. Several people are visible in the background.2010-09-10A photograph inside a large hall with wood-panelled walls and red curtains. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and a gold-toned ornament at the chest, leans forward and places a hand on the forehead of a seated elderly man in a white shirt, in a blessing gesture. Behind them a man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands and watches. A seated crowd of men and women in saris and white attire fills the background, with a woman in a yellow-and-red sari smiling in the lower right.2004-07-26 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph taken indoors at an evening gathering. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body and a gold pendant necklace, extends his right hand toward the head of a seated devotee in a striped blue shirt. A woman in a white garment with gold bangles stands behind, watching. A seated person in white and orange is in the lower left foreground. Red curtains and a white draped structure appear in the background. The raised palm gesture resembles a blessing. The man with long hair and saffron cloth is a person candidate; the photo shows him physically present.2008-06-20October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +3 copies