Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A bearded man with long dreadlocks sits cross-legged on a raised seat, wearing a rust-red turban with a gold ornament and a red-orange dhoti-style wrap over a leopard-print waist cloth. He wears a heavy gold necklace, wooden rudraksha-style beads, and red bangles on his wrist, and raises one arm with an open hand toward the crowd. A tall golden trident stands beside him, and a brass vessel rests at his left. Audience members with raised hands fill the foreground and background, many in white clothing, under a white stage canopy with a red banner behind. Swamiji (probable) is shown in an appearance-based candidate role as a discourse speaker, with the qualifying cues of dreadlocks, rust-red turban, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned clothing. A camera crew and tripod are visible at the upper right.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a bearded man seated cross-legged on a raised dais at a large satsang hall, smiling and gesturing with his right hand. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled brooch, a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha and gold necklaces, a gold pendant, and gold-and-red arm bands. A tall golden trident-like staff stands at right, and a golden ceremonial vessel is at left. Behind him, a white-clad woman raises her arm among seated devotees, and camera tripods and a red banner are visible. a person: the seated teacher in the orange turban and rudraksha malas, presenting a talk. Several dozen people are visible in the audience.2016-12-07A seated man in a red-orange turban with a gold ornament and jewelled pin, wearing a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, layered gold and rudraksha beaded necklaces, gold armlets and a leopard-print waist cloth, sits on a red-cushioned chair with a long gold staff beside him. A brass vessel stands at the left edge. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees in white and pastel clothing fills the hall, with camera tripods and a red banner in the background.2016-12-07A photograph of a seated man in a discourse setting, wearing a rust-orange turban with a gold and jewelled ornament at the front and long dark hair at the back. He has a full dark beard and a red tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange-brown shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print cloth at the waist, heavy gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, rudraksha beads on his wrists and arms, and a gold ceremonial staff rising beside him. He gestures with an open palm while speaking. A golden statue of a hand and a blurred audience sit in the background, with purple stage lighting. The man appears to match the a person appearance cues: long hair, orange turban and ornate gold jewellery, though identity is uncertain.2016-12-07A bearded man in a rust-red turban with a gold ornament sits on a throne-like seat, wearing a rust-red shawl, a leopard-print waist cloth, layered rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces and red-brown arm bands. He gestures with his right hand while speaking into a headset microphone, with a golden bull statue at his left and a tall gold staff to his right. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the audience behind him in a large hall. Probable Swamiji is seated as the speaker, identified by the swept turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas.2016-12-07A seated man in an orange-red turban with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a raised platform, smiling broadly. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder, a leopard-print waist cloth, a long gold necklace and a wooden rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, plus gold armlets and bangles. Long dark hair falls behind him, and a gold-plated bull figure stands at the left edge, with a tall gold staff at the right. A large audience of blurred seated people fills the background of a bright hall. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, turban, long hair and rudraksha mala match the cues for the Swamiji candidate, seated as the speaker of the discourse.2016-12-07A man seated on a red-upholstered chair speaks to a large seated audience at a satsang-style event. He wears a rust-red turban with a jeweled brooch, a rust-red shawl, a leopard-print waist cloth, heavy gold necklaces, and a rudraksha mala, with his arms open in a gesture of explanation. A brass bull statue sits to his left and a tall golden staff stands to his right. Audience members in white and orange clothing fill the foreground and background. The visible cues (turban, saffron-toned clothing, ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha mala) match the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji on stage.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised seat, smiling and raising his right hand in a gesture while speaking into a headset microphone. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jeweled ornament, an orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulder and torso, a leopard-print waist sash, multiple rudraksha malas and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, and beaded wrist and arm bands. A golden bull figure stands at the left and a tall golden staff rises at the right. A blurred audience fills the background.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07