Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a padapuja in a hotel meeting room. Before him, a woman in a grey-green saree and a man in a white kurta with a beaded mala attend to brass trays of flowers, fruit and offerings, while men in yellow and white shirts sit on a red cloth. Behind them a cameraman films beside a camera tripod and audio equipment, and an EXIT sign is visible on a door.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 21 20132013-12-21December 14 20132013-12-14December 21 20132013-12-21A seated figure on an ornate golden throne flanked by gilded lion sculptures, wearing a maroon and red turban with a white feather and a long rust-red robe with a beaded necklace. Before him, devotees sit on red cloth in a hotel ballroom: a woman in a dark embroidered sari, a man in a yellow shirt, and men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards, several holding silver thalis of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. Behind them a man in saffron sits near audio equipment and a camera on a tripod, with an exit sign and wood-panelled walls in the background. Shown as a padapuja-style ritual with offerings laid out before the throne.2013-12-21A photograph of a padapuja in a hotel function room. A man with a red-and-gold turban, red beaded and white flower garland, and an orange-red dhoti sits on a gilded lion-armed throne, smiling as a devotee holds a brass plate in front of him. Around him, several women and men sit on a red carpet in orange saris and white dhotis, with one woman in a green sari and gold border pressing her hands together. Brass thalis with kumkum, flowers and oil lamps sit on the floor, and a framed photo rests at the lower left. Gilded lion figures flank the throne.2013-12-08December 14 20132013-12-14December 21 20132013-12-21A padapuja scene in a hotel conference room. A man seated on an ornate golden-lion throne wears a reddish-maroon robe, a maroon turban with a white feather, and a long beaded mala; his bare feet are being honoured with flowers. A woman in a dark sari with green-and-gold border and a man in a yellow shirt sit on a red cloth, palms pressed together, beside silver trays of fruit and flowers. A man in white with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together, and a seated man in white kneels at the right edge. An exit sign and a projector screen are visible behind.2013-12-21A padapuja-style gathering in a hotel ballroom with gold-toned lion sculptures and a red-and-gold throne-like seat on the right. A man in red robes with a gold crown and a long red-brown beaded necklace sits on the throne, his feet resting on a low platform, his hands touching a small seat-side area; the figure has a tattoo-like marking on one arm. In front, several people sit on a red-and-yellow cloth: a man in white with a white forehead band and a dark mala, a shaved-headed monk in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, a young man in a white t-shirt and white dhoti-style cloth with hands folded, and a woman in a white top. Brass thalis holding flowers and oil lamps sit on the floor in front of them. Behind, other robed devotees in orange and red sit, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. a person appearance is uncertain given the crown and red robes, so the identification is left unsure.2013-12-13Photo of a padapuja-style satsang in a hotel conference room. A seated man in a maroon-red turban with a white feather and a maroon-red robe, wearing a red, white and blue flower garland, sits on an ornate gold and red throne flanked by gold lion sculptures; his appearance fits Swamiji (probable) by his turban, garland and throne, and he is the honoured guest of the puja. Kneeling before him on the carpet, a man in white robes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali mudra, and a woman in a white-and-red sari with glasses also sits with folded hands. Other devotees kneel in front with brass thali trays of flowers, lotus blossoms and small oil lamps, and a woman in a blue-trimmed white sari sits beside them. A projector screen and exit sign are behind. Up to six visible physical people.2013-12-22December 08 20132013-12-08A seated man in a red-orange robe and a gold-and-red crown sits on a red throne flanked by golden lion carvings, in a hall with cream wall panels and an EXIT sign. Several devotees sit on the carpet before him: a woman in a purple sari holds a brass plate, a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits beside her, and a woman in white with red beads and a white-clad man with a grey mala sit nearby. Brass trays of flowers and lamps are placed in front. Another man in orange sits at the right edge, and a camera on a tripod stands in the background. a person candidate seated on the throne with distinctive orange robe, crown and gold ornaments.2013-12-13