Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a devotee in white clothes bowing and receiving an orange shawl printed with script around his neck from a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, and a pink and blue flower garland, bare-chested with a wrap. Behind them stand white-clad attendants, one holding a camera on a tripod, and a man with palms pressed in namaste. Gold and red wooden furnishings and a maroon curtain frame the setting. Visible people: about four.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a devotional ceremony in a hall with red and gold tones. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in a white kurta wears a long orange shawl printed with repeated text and a dark rudraksha mala, his hands raised and palms open as he bows forward. Facing him on the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a pink and blue flower garland and bare shoulders, seated beside a gold-trimmed pole. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti holds a video camera on a tripod, and other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded. A low wooden offering tray with red compartments sits in the lower right.2017-04-21A photo of a ceremonial exchange in a hall with maroon drapes and a gold railing. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks and a full beard wears a large garland of pink and white flowers and smiles toward a younger man on the left. The younger man wears a white kurta, an orange shawl printed with script, a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and he leans in with hands near the wooden platform edge. Behind them a standing man in white with a rudraksha mala holds his hands folded in greeting, and a cameraman with a tripod is visible. A man in a saffron-and-gold garment stands with a long golden staff. The top-left corner shows a small purple logo, and a pictured copyright notice is in the lower right.2017-04-21A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a pink and blue flower garland, places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta who has an orange scarf printed with Sanskrit text draped over his shoulders. The seated man holds up his left hand with palm outward and eyes closed. Behind them a cameraman films beside a tripod, and devotees in white clothes stand with folded hands at the right. A gold-framed mirror and maroon curtain form the backdrop. The gesture appears to be a blessing or initiation. Appearance-based cues on the blessing figure (long dreadlocks, beard, bare chest, flower garland) suggest a person but the identity is uncertain, so he is described by role and marked unsure.2017-04-21A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a large garland of red roses and white flowers around the shoulders, with gold bangles on the arm, receives attention from a man in white clothes and an orange shawl who bends forward and holds an orange cloth. Behind them stand several people in white and cream attire with a yellow-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala. A gold-coloured ornate throne or peetha is visible in the foreground, with an orange drape and a red curtain in the background. The scene suggests a formal ritual setting, with a probable Swamiji figure seated in the centre wearing orange clothing, long hair and a flower garland. Visible people number roughly six to ten.2016-10-11A shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with bowed head while a bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, drapes a long orange saffron sash inscribed with black text over his shoulders. A cameraman with a tripod and other people in white clothes stand in the background. A wooden compartmented tray with red interior sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be an initiation or honouring ceremony.2017-04-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with eyes closed and palms raised, who wears an orange scarf printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at left. A long staff rises at right, with an orange cloth and offerings on a stand beside it. a person: the dreadlocked man with the flower garland is the presiding figure giving the blessing.2017-04-21A young man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold wrist bracelet bends forward smiling, holding an orange cloth over the hands of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, a bare-shouldered orange garment and a large garland of red roses and white flowers, and gold arm bands. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand in a room with red drapes, and a gold ritual vessel and metal stand sit in the foreground. The seated figure with long hair, a garland and gold ornaments matches the a person cues, but the face is not visible; the scene suggests a ritual offering or honouring during a puja setting.2016-10-11A young man with shoulder-length wavy dark hair and a short beard, dressed in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, kneels with palms pressed together while receiving an orange-red shawl printed with Tamil script draped over his shoulders by a long-haired figure in a saffron-red robe and a pink floral garland. Behind them, a man in white ritual clothes stands in a bright hall with a dark red curtain. The shawl is placed around his neck in a respectful greeting.2017-02-28April 21 20172017-04-21A young man in a white kurta with a brown rudraksha mala around his neck stands before a bearded, long-haired figure with dreadlocks who wears a pink and white flower garland and bare upper body. The bearded figure drapes an orange saffron shawl printed with script over the young man's shoulders and chest. Behind them a cameraman in a white dhoti with gold border films on a tripod, and a few people in white stand near a gold pole. In the background at left, figures in red and orange clothing move on a stage under pink lighting.2017-04-21A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a sandal-marked forehead is placing a garland of white and orange flowers over the head of a bearded, long-haired man who bows forward and wears a white and orange garland. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in white with rudraksha beads stands, and other people in white stand in the background. A brass oil lamp and a golden ritual object appear on the right, and a wooden platform is in the lower right.2017-04-23A photograph of a devotional exchange in an ashram hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a full beard and a large pink-and-white flower garland sits smiling. Facing him, a kneeling man in white kurta wears an orange-red shawl printed with script, a rudraksha mala, and holds his palms up toward him in greeting. Behind them, white-clad attendants and a seated figure with long hair stand near a golden staff and red-and-white floor cloth. The setting is a reverent satsang or darshan. Identity cues for the garlanded figure are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so no identification is made.2017-04-21