Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A man seated on an ornate silver throne with red cushioning raises a silver ceremonial staff topped with a leaf-shaped finial in his right hand. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a matching shawl, a thick gold necklace, a multi-strand garland of red and white flowers, red beaded bracelets on both arms and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, devotees and onlookers in white and dark clothing fill the hall, with a bald man in the right background. A silver palanquin or ritual structure stands at the left edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 04 20172017-07-04July 04 20172017-07-04July 04 20172017-07-04A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned back, raising a silver staff topped with a finial in his right hand. He wears a rust-red and brown robe with a gold-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder, a long garland of red and orange flowers with white blossoms, gold beaded necklaces, red beaded bangles on both arms, a red bindi on his forehead and gold earrings. Behind him, several seated people in white and light clothing watch, including a bearded man wearing glasses on the left. The setting is a bright hall with white walls. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces, beaded armlets and a ritual staff seated on a throne, with a red bindi and a floral garland.2017-07-04A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned back, holding a tall silver staff topped with a decorative finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-brown draped cloth, a red-and-orange flower garland with white blossoms, a gold pendant, and beaded red bracelets on both arms, with a red mark on his forehead. Behind and around him, seated devotees and audience members watch in a bright hall. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a garland, ornate gold jewellery and a staff-bearing pose consistent with ceremonial presentation, so he is recorded as the probable Swamiji. Other attendees in the background include a man in glasses and several people in light clothing.2017-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion holds a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-brown robe, a thick garland of orange and red flowers with white blossoms, a gold chain with a pendant, and gold bangles on both wrists, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand bare-chested and white-robed attendants and devotees, with a silver side table holding a small object at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a red-brown robe and ornate gold ornaments, matching the page's ceremonial cues. The scene appears to be a formal gathering in a hall.2017-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne with carved scrollwork and a red cushion, holding a silver staff topped with an ornamental finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-brown and orange-brown robe with a gold-toned shawl, multiple layers of red and orange marigold garlands with white flowers, a gold necklace, gold earrings, and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead, plus thick gold-toned bangles on both wrists. Behind him, indistinct seated devotees and a blurred bright hall are visible, with a few partially visible people in the foreground. The man has long swept-back hair, a crown-like adornment is not visible, and the rudraksha and gold cues suggest a presentation consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, with the appearance describing a probable Swamiji seated in a position of honour.2017-07-04July 04 20172017-07-04 +2 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04July 04 20172017-07-04