A photograph of a row of seated devotees meditating outdoors at night, lit by warm orange light from an unseen source against a dark background. The women wear white and cream cotton garments, several with rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have red shawls draped over their shoulders. Their eyes are closed or lowered, hands resting in their laps, with a sandy ground beneath them. - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

A photograph of a row of seated devotees meditating outdoors at night, lit by warm orange light from an unseen source against a dark background. The women wear white and cream cotton garments, several with rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have red shawls draped over their shoulders. Their eyes are closed or lowered, hands resting in their laps, with a sandy ground beneath them.

More like this

Open the gallery

September 05 2006

September 05 2006

September 06 2006

September 05 2006

September 05 2006

Night photograph of a seated gathering in saffron-orange and white clothing with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sitting in a ring on the ground around a bright fire burning in a circular pit on the right. Faces are dimly lit and the background is dark. The scene suggests a night ritual or fire ceremony at an ashram, with people seated close to the flames in quiet attention.

A night-time group meditation on a dusty ground, lit by warm orange light. Men sit cross-legged in white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas around their necks, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a man with a short moustache holds a small glowing object in his hands. Others sit behind in rows, with a dark background.

A night campfire gathering on sand. A central figure in an orange robe sits on a white plastic chair, hand to chin, facing a ring of seated people. Around the fire, devotees in white garments with orange shawls sit cross-legged or kneel on the sand, listening attentively. A bright fire burns at the right edge with scattered dry palm fronds and sticks. Lit torches and a figure in dark clothing stand at the top left in the background.

A night campfire gathering on bare sandy ground. A large bonfire blazes at left. About fifteen people sit in a semicircle facing it, mostly seen from behind, wearing white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls and red-bordered cloth. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a plastic chair at the upper centre, with two standing people in orange and white beside him. Illuminated low buildings and a dark sky form the background.

September 05 2009

Night-time photograph of a sandy outdoor ground lit by many small oil lamps arranged in circular and ring-shaped patterns. Numerous people in white clothes sit cross-legged in rows across the ground in the dim background. In the foreground, one person in white with an orange shawl sits inside a lamp-ringed circle, with a second seated figure in white nearby. The scene appears to be a monastic training gathering with lamps placed around the seated participants.

Night outdoor photo of a sandy ground at an ashram where people in white ritual clothes sit in rows beside small glowing fire pits. In the foreground a seated woman wears white garments with a saffron-orange shawl draped over her shoulders and sits beside a fire pit with glowing embers. Other figures in white sit further back near a low stone wall, and a bright light on a pole and a white cable run diagonally across the frame. The setting appears to be a homa or yagna with fire pits in the open air.