Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
November 16 2015

More like this

Open the gallery
November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange sannyasi dress with a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands centrally, bare-armed, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a bell in his right hand and a wooden ritual implement in his left. Around him, several people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stand in an indoor hall with pale walls, framed religious pictures and a red exit sign. A child in the lower right is partly visible, and the scene appears to be a group ritual or satsang.2015-11-16A photograph of a shaved-headed young man in orange sannyasi robes with a red vertical tilak on his forehead, holding a golden ceremonial fan-shaped implement in his raised right hand and a brass handbell in his left hand. Dark rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrists, and a small pendant rests at his chest. Around him, several young boys in orange cloth with gold borders stand in a hall with cream walls, framed pictures and a wooden door. Some older men in white are visible at the left edge.2015-11-16September 09 20122012-09-09November 16 20152015-11-16A shaved-headed man in orange and maroon robes stands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, with a white cloth beneath it, while a metal vessel rests in his other hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red bindi. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in orange robes and white forehead markings sit with hands folded, some with rudraksha malas, indoors on a wooden floor. A small framed image and colourful items sit at the lower left. The scene suggests an aarti or puja performed before a seated assembly.2014-11-28A shaved-headed young priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass bell in his right. He wears a red sarong-style wrap draped over one shoulder, a dense mala of dark rudraksha beads with a small gold pendant, white vertical tripundra bands on his forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot between his brows. He appears to be speaking or chanting. Behind him an older man with white forehead marks and a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp, and a white-clad devotee stands at the right edge. A small yellow-capped bottle and a cup sit on the floor in front.2013-10-08March 22 20132013-03-22November 16 20152015-11-16