Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night photograph of a ritual scene outdoors. A bare-chested man in an orange-red turban and a red-orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and bangles on his wrists, faces a row of young girls seated on the ground. The girls wear white jasmine garlands with red flowers, sandalwood or white tilak marks on their foreheads, and gold jewellery. The girl in the centre wears a purple blouse and blue-purple sari, and the girl at right wears a brown-gold blouse, both gesturing with their hands toward the man. Oil lamps glow on the ground and fruit or offerings are arranged in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night-time temple ritual photographed in warm lamplight. In the left foreground a shirtless man in an orange-red turban and red dhoti, with a rudraksha mala across his chest, carries a silver plate of white flower garlands. Behind him, several young women sit in a row in colourful silk saris, wearing white jasmine garlands and red floral strands, with vibhuti on their foreheads. The woman at right raises one arm to adjust her hair decorated with flowers. A basket of red and pink petals and brass oil lamps sit nearby, and a drummer and other ritual participants stand in the background.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29Night ritual photograph of several young women seated in a row, wearing white and jasmine garlands with red flowers, orange, blue and green silk saris, and gold earrings, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a red-orange turban and red-orange dhoti with a gold border offers a brass plate with green leaves and yellow flowers toward the women. Yellow marigold petals lie on the ground, and a lamp glows at left. Several people stand in the background. The scene reads as a Hindu temple or satsang ritual at night.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29Night-time photo of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders stands at left, holding a brass tray of flower garlands toward a row of girls and young women seated on a stone ledge. Two girls in orange and blue-purple dress wear white jasmine garlands, one with a forehead mark. Two women in purple and blue saris wear gold necklaces and earrings, with braided hair and flowers. Brass oil lamps glow on the floor, and drummers in white dhotis stand in the background. Petals are scattered on the ground.2016-10-29