Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial gold-toned garland, receiving a devotee at a ritual setting. A woman in a teal top sits at left, while a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and sits leaning in, with a second saffron-robed monk behind him. A white-draped table with offerings and plates sits in the background, and more seated devotees appear at the lower edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) seated in the orange-robed role receiving devotees, with long swept-back hair and saffron robes.

More like this

Open the gallery
A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron/orange garment and rudraksha mala, sitting on a white-draped seat with hands resting on the knees while an older man in white with a grey beard and white shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, men in white kurtas wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, one holding a white tray of prasadam and rudraksha beads on a table. Seated women in the foreground watch, and a red curtain hangs in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, so it is a person receiving a devotee in an in-person setting.2008-03-22March 26 20082008-03-26March 23 20082008-03-23March 26 20082008-03-26Photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron top and white dhoti on a white throne-like seat, receiving devotees during a darshan. He wears long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads. Seated before him, a man in white shirt and trousers presses his palms together, while a line of white-clad devotees and young women in pink, yellow and white saris stand close. A shaven-headed man in orange robes stands nearby, and a woman in white and yellow stands behind. A silver tray holds rudraksha malas, sweets and offerings. Behind them are a red curtain and a white-walled hall.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Photograph of a seated figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, extending a hand toward a bearded man in a cream kurta. Behind them a man in white with orange shawl and beaded necklace wears thin-framed glasses and a forehead mark, and a person in a yellow garment and white top stands near a white-draped table. Strands of red and white flowers hang at the top right beside a deep red curtain. The bearded man and others in the crowd lean in during what appears to be a blessing or darshan exchange.2008-03-26March 25 20082008-03-25A seated figure in an orange robe and a multicoloured floral garland sits on a white throne-like chair as a crowd presses in around her. Devotees with folded hands and palms joined in greeting stand close, including a man in a grey shirt holding her hand and a woman in a yellow shawl behind. Nearby stands a tray of rudraksha malas, fruit and sweets, and a bowl. Orange-clad and white-clad devotees fill the room. Whether the seated figure is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26A photograph of a darshan scene in an indoor hall. A figure with long dark hair and an orange robe, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland, sits in a white chair and places a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in an orange sari with a long braid. Around them, people in white and light clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in a yellow shawl stands behind the chair. A white tray holds fruit, sweets and other offerings, and a red curtain hangs in the background. The figure's appearance with long hair, orange robe and garlands fits the page's description of Swamiji, so the figure is a probable Swamiji seated in a darshan blessing, with devotees receiving blessings nearby.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26