Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a stone-paved courtyard around a circular stone platform. A woman in a rust-brown sari with gold necklaces and a pendant gestures with one hand while holding a phone, speaking to the group. Beside her, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe wears a long rudraksha mala and has a tilak on his forehead. An older bald man in a white shirt and rudraksha beads stands at the right, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a folded white cloth at left. Other men in checked shirts and a pink shirt stand behind, and partially visible sannyasis in saffron appear at the frame edges.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 07 20192019-04-07Outdoor photograph beside a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A smiling woman in a dark maroon sari with gold border stands at centre, palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long gold bead necklace, a pendant, bangles and a red bindi. Beside her a bearded man with a white forehead mark and long hair wears an orange-saffron garment. An older man in a white shirt and white vibhuti forehead mark stands at left, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right. A red-painted platform edge appears at lower right.2019-04-07Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A bare-chested sannyasi in a rust-brown wrap stands at left, gesturing toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a vertical tilak. At centre, a woman in a rust-brown sari wears a long gold-bead necklace with a gold pendant and holds her hands together in greeting. At right, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe wears a dark rudraksha mala and stands beside a white-clad man. In the foreground at right, a rust-coloured cloth and white floral garland are visible. Stone paving and a low stone wall surround the tree.2019-04-07A photograph of a group of people standing in an outdoor courtyard beside a large, ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots hanging from its branches. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a topknot and a dark beard wears a rust-red wrap and a long rudraksha mala, and he faces the group. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold necklace points upward toward the tree while others listen. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing a rudraksha mala, stand nearby, and a man in a pale green kurta with a red-and-brown rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead stands at right. A woman in an orange garment stands behind them. A red-painted low wall encircles the tree base, and a partially visible garlanded statue appears at the lower right edge. Six people are visible.2019-04-07Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, a red-and-orange shawl and layered gold necklaces walks barefoot along a woven straw mat, wearing a red-orange garland and carrying a silver tray. Around him, saffron-clad men with white tilaka and beads stand with hands folded, and several women in red and pink saris press palms together in namaskar. A small golden deity murti and a red-painted shrine block sit at the right edge, with a patterned blue rug on the ground. Swamiji (probable): the walking man wears a long dark-haired presentation with ornate gold necklaces and a garland, consistent with the page's reference to the event.2013-03-10April 24 20192019-04-24Outdoor photo beneath a large tree at a work site with stacked dark tanks and blue barrels. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl over an orange garment and a white and red flower garland, stands in the centre speaking to a group. Around him, a woman in a mustard blouse and white floral sari faces him, a man in a white shirt gestures, another man in a pink shirt stands with his back to the camera, a man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right, and an older man with glasses in white stands further back. A wooden structure and a large cylindrical object appear at left. Several people are visible, and some may be partly obscured.2006-09-19November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and green leaves, at a construction area near a red-painted wall and fence. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark cloth, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned robe over bare shoulders with a rudraksha-style necklace and a red bindi, raises his right hand to his brow in a salute while smiling and speaking. Beside him, an older woman in a white sari with a yellow and green border stands with her hands near a brass pot. On the left, a man with long black hair pulled back in a ponytail wears a purple shirt and faces him. Two other men stand behind them, one in a white shirt and one in a pink shirt with teal trousers. The visible figure in the saffron robe has long dark hair, prominent adornments, and a robe suitable for ascetic dress, a cue supporting a probable identification, though his face is not used for identification.2018-02-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long dark garland of white flowers and red blooms over a brown shawl, stands centre with hand on his chest, facing an orange-robed man in an orange turban who gestures toward him. To the left, a bare-chested man with sunglasses wears a white beaded necklace and orange cloth. Behind, a young man in orange robes wears a beaded necklace, and at right a bearded man in orange robes and a gold pendant necklace stands with hands together.2007-12-30October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A central man in a loose saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold-and-pearl garland, smiles with eyes closed and gestures with one open hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk barefoot in the procession. A printed , , Source2006-12-23