Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
August 21 2011

More like this

Open the gallery
Photo at an indoor hall during a devotional event. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red and white flower garland over a saffron-orange shawl, stands at center holding a small red box and handing out printed cards. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes with white ash markings on his arms and back assists, holding a tray with items. Women in saris and salwar kameez stand in a line, some holding papers, and others have their hands pressed together in respect. Fluorescent ceiling lights and a pale wall are visible in the background.2013-05-16A photograph inside a bright hall with a white ceiling and red curtains on the walls. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces and a gold armband, raises his hand in blessing toward a young woman in a green and gold sari who holds a wrapped offering. Beside him a devotee in a saffron garment holds an open red box of fruit and sweets, including apples and packets of confectionery. Several devotees stand in line, including a man in a white shirt, a man in a blue t-shirt with glasses, and women in saris, and a child is held in the background. Framed pictures hang on the walls behind the crowd.2013-05-19A photograph of a devotional darshan line at an indoor hall. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and gold bangles, with palms pressed together, stands near a line of devotees. A woman in glasses and a cream sari reaches toward a robed figure with a red flower garland, who holds a small orange tray containing rudraksha malas and offerings. Several other devotees stand in the background.2013-05-16May 13 20122012-05-13May 28 20132013-05-28January 20 20132013-01-20July 27 20132013-07-27A photograph of an indoor satsang setting where a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair stands in the centre, wearing a rust-orange unstitched robe over his shoulders, a long multi-strand necklace of large gold beads with rudraksha-style brown beads, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists. He holds a red tray of offerings with a white cloth and a small item, while a row of people in mixed clothing, including a woman in a white and orange floral dress and a girl in a pink top, reach toward him with folded hands. On the right, a shaved-headed attendant in white with a sacred ash marking and an orange-and-gold shawl also holds the tray. a person is the central figure with ceremonial gold and rudraksha adornments.2013-05-15June 03 20132013-06-03Photograph of a devotional offering scene in an indoor hall with a dark red backdrop. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, a dense red and gold flower garland and gold ornaments, stands at center reaching toward a tray of offerings with a folded paper. In the foreground a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing with a rudraksha-style mala faces away, and a tray of fruits and sweets sits below. Devotees in white and light-coloured clothes stand with palms pressed together on the left and behind, watching. A visibly distinctive long-haired, saffron-garbed, garlanded presentation is present; identity is not established from the image alone.2013-05-28A photograph of a crowd at a festive ceremony under a draped tent with colourful striped pillars. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-trimmed cloth and a long yellow-beaded garland stands beside a second man in orange-red robes and a bead necklace; the second man holds a red tray with fruit. Devotees in white and pastel saris press palms together around them, and a child in white stands at left. The group appears to be in a receiving or blessing line.2013-05-07October 13 20132013-10-13