Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor gathering under large decorated umbrellas with red, orange and yellow fringed canopies. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on patterned carpets wearing yellow and orange marigold garlands. A bearded man in a red and white turban holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a metal finial, and a man in a white turban holds a tall umbrella pole. Standing devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls fill the background among tents, with a bald man in the centre front wearing a pale pink robe and garland seated in meditation posture.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor gathering under a yellow and orange canopy. Several seated sadhus in saffron robes wear marigold garlands, sitting on a patterned rug; the front-right figure in orange with a saffron headwrap and garland sits with hands folded near the face. Standing behind them are men in white dhotis and orange garments, some wearing rudraksha malas, and a bearded elder in an orange vest with a saffron turban. A few younger boys in orange kurtas and rudraksha malas stand at right. The seated figures appear in quiet meditative or prayerful posture.2016-04-18A large outdoor tent with a red, yellow and white patterned canopy hangs overhead. Many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on carpets and rugs in an assembly. In the foreground, a seated woman in an orange robe with a yellow-and-white flower garland sits on a red and navy carpet, and a man in red-brown robes sits beside her. On the right, a bald man in orange robes with garlands stands near a tall gold-topped umbrella, and a man in a white dhoti and red shawl holds a silver staff. Golden parasols shade the gathering, and a photographer stands at left.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor gathering under a canopy of yellow and red decorated tent cloth with hanging umbrellas and ceremonial staffs topped with silver finials. Several sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit and stand together. A bearded elder in a saffron turban and a long-haired bearded man in an orange-gold robe with yellow marigold garlands sit on a patterned carpet, hands in anjali. A woman in red-orange robes with ornate gold necklaces smiles beside a seated man in a saffron turban and beaded malas, and a younger man in orange with his back to the camera faces them.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor gathering under a colourful canopy of red and yellow fabric with a decorated umbrella at left. Several saints in orange and saffron robes sit on a patterned carpet; two elderly sadhus with long white beards wear yellow and orange garlands. A bald man in a red-orange robe with a gold necklace sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a seated figure in an orange turban and heavy gold-beaded necklaces. Standing attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls hold silver tridents and a staff near the front, while a man in a white kurta and orange shawl stands centrally. Several women in red and orange saris and gold jewellery sit nearby, and a trident is raised at right.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of orange, yellow and red cloth with a yellow umbrella overhead. Seated saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on a patterned red and blue carpet, some with garlands of marigolds. A woman in a red headwrap and red-and-gold sari sits with hands clasped, and a man in a turban and orange garments holds a phone to his ear. Standing attendants on the right wear white dhotis and orange shawls, hold silver staffs and tridents, and wear rudraksha malas. Crowd behind in orange and white.2016-04-18