Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a ceremonial welcome outdoors beside thatched huts and palm trees. On the left, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a saffron head wrap wears gold necklaces and wire-rimmed glasses, holding a silver vessel garlanded with yellow flowers and topped with an orange cloth and a green leaf. Opposite him, an older bald man in orange robes with white sacred ash markings and a rudraksha mala extends his hands in greeting. Behind them, men in white dhotis and yellow sashes stand, one holding a decorated yellow and red umbrella-shaped standard on a pole. An information board with printed maps is visible in the background. Visible people: about six.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of an outdoor ceremony beside a palm grove and thatched huts. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a sacred white marking on his forehead holds a silver kalasha pot wrapped with an orange cloth and decorated with yellow flower garlands. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with folded hands or hold a red-and-gold ornate ceremonial staff topped with a flowered umbrella-like canopy. On the right, an older bald man in orange robes with white markings across his chest and head, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, performs a namaste. A notice board with a green map stands behind the group.2009-12-30Outdoor scene at a palm-fringed site with thatched huts and a information board behind. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a matching head cloth stands at left, holding a silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with yellow marigold garlands and an orange cloth, while looking to his right. Beside him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, stand near a tall pole topped with an ornate orange-and-red canopy. At right, an older bald man with white tilak markings, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Another devotee in white is partly visible in the background.2009-12-30Outdoor photo of a procession-style welcome near palm trees and thatched huts. On the left, a man in saffron robes and a saffron head wrap holds a silver kalasha-style vessel with a silver tray, garlanded with yellow flowers and orange cloth. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand; one holds a long pole topped with an ornate orange and gold canopy banner decorated with floral motifs. On the right, a bald man with white tilak marks, bare-chested and wearing a saffron cloth and rudraksha mala, stands with hands folded. A large informational board with a map and green graphics stands in the background. No identifiable appearance cues qualify as a person.2009-12-30Outdoor photo at a temple-style ground beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and white garlands, while a smiling young man in orange with a white flower garland and gold headband presses his palms together in greeting. Other orange-robed devotees and people in white dhotis and a woman in orange and white stand nearby. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with blue and red emblems hang overhead. Whether the robed man with long hair is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession scene in bright daylight. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a maroon shawl holds a silver kalasha decorated with marigolds, white flowers and mango leaves, topped with a yellow coconut. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a long white garland with red and orange flowers, and a rudraksha mala, extending a hand toward the kalasha. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange-clad attendants stand near a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and a tall gold-topped staff. Palm trees and a bus appear in the background.2008-12-25December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession at a village-style site with a sandy ground, thatched huts and palm trees. A young sannyasi in orange robes and an orange head cloth, with a bare chest and a sacred thread, stands at left holding a brass bowl of flowers, a red-orange cloth and a lit lamp toward a white-robed elder with a long white beard and bare feet. Behind them a bare-chested man in orange cloth with white body markings and a rudraksha mala stands beside another elder in an orange turban. Drummers in red and white beat drums at left and right, and wind musicians play long horns at the right edge, with several people in saffron and white clothing standing behind. A large information board with a green map and colourful icons stands in the background.2009-12-30August 31 20142014-08-31Outdoor scene at a camp with thatched huts and a large printed map board behind. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head cloth and gold necklaces holds a silver bowl of flowers, a kalasha-style vessel with an orange cloth and yellow marigold garlands, and appears to be offering it. On the right, an older bald man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in white clothes wears an identification badge, and other people stand in the background. A small sign on a thatched wall reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha.2009-12-30Outdoor photo at a temple-like site under trees and palms. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a long garland of white flowers and yellow marigolds and rudraksha malas, stands at centre with a smile while a bald man in white and a red-saffron robe with rudraksha beads holds up a clear kalasha vessel topped with green mango leaves and white flowers. A man in a blue cloth stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, and several onlookers in white dhotis and orange shawls crowd around.2015-05-01Outdoor photo of a ceremonial welcome under a canopy of red and multicoloured tasselled umbrellas amid foliage. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe wears a thick garland of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red blossoms, and holds a gold ceremonial staff, smiling as he extends his hands over a flame on a metal plate held by an older woman in a red top who receives arati. To the left, a bespectacled man in white dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala holds a steel tray of flowers. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis, some with mala necklaces, stand among onlookers. The central figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate, present in person.2007-01-12