Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 06 2016

More like this

Open the gallery
Night outdoor photo of a bare-chested devotee with white ash markings on his forehead and shoulder receiving a blessing. A man on the left with long dark hair, gold bangles and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing a rust-orange cloth, presses his hand to the devotee's head. A third man in the background wears brown rudraksha beads and a gold pendant. The devotee holds a red flower bouquet with a green-and-yellow stem. Yellow leaves and colourful lights fill the background. Three people are visible.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesOctober 15 20172017-10-15A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and gold earrings presses both hands to the forehead of a seated, eyes-closed devotee in a white top with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked brow. A third hand holds a white strip of cloth above them. Behind, two women in white with orange-red shawls stand in a red-curtained hall, and a golden ceremonial vessel with ornate gold decoration sits in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual anointing.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA kneeling devotee in an orange-peach shirt with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-beaded pendant has palms pressed together, eyes closed, and a red tilak mark on the forehead. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a thick pink and white flower garland and an orange-red cloth, places his right hand on the devotee's forehead in blessing. Behind them, several people in white and cream clothing stand, and a microphone is visible at left. A thin incense stick is held between the devotee's hands. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing during a puja.2016-12-18May 06 20182018-05-06May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a ritual initiation scene. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a red-and-maroon shawl places his right hand on the head of a seated, bare-chested devotee with closed eyes and hands pressed in anjali mudra. The devotee wears a black beaded mala and a white dhoti. Behind them stand several bare-chested men with white sacred ash markings, rudraksha malas and white cloth, one wearing a red headband and red tilak. A silver ceremonial staff with ornate finials is visible at right, along with a microphone stand.2018-05-06A photograph of a darshan in a temple-style hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband, a pink and white flower garland and an orange-red shawl stands at right, placing his hand on the forehead of a seated man with short hair, moustache, a rudraksha mala and a name badge. Behind them is a large gold deity murti, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a lanyard and a saffron-clad man stand in the background. Gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. a person is shown giving darshan to a devotee.2017-08-23A seated figure in a maroon and saffron-yellow cloth with long rudraksha mala strands and a gold necklace raises one hand to the forehead of a bare-chested kneeling devotee with a long beard and a white-and-red sacred thread. The seated figure, with a black crown-like headdress, earrings and a red bindi, holds a bundle of striped grass or wand. Behind, standing attendants in white dhotis wear rudraksha malas. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with a red cushion, with marigold garlands visible, in an outdoor ceremonial setting.2016-01-02October 15 20172017-10-15