Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large outdoor gathering on stone stepped seating. In the foreground, a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions and a tiger-skin cloth, wearing a pink-red wrap and a garland of orange and yellow flowers, with a pink-red turban; golden trident-topped staffs flank the throne. The figure has long-style hair and distinctive ceremonial garb, consistent with a person as the seated presiding figure. Behind, many seated participants in white, orange, green and red clothing sit on red steps lined with small brass oil lamps, with a floral-garlanded canopy visible at upper left.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, under a canopy hung with multicolored marigold and flower garlands. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a rust-orange turban, a large gold-toned ceremonial necklace, bangles and a flower garland. A trident rests on a stand beside the throne, and a ceremonial staff stands nearby. In front of him, a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in saffron, orange, yellow and pink saris, faces him with their backs to the camera. Behind them, rows of red-tiered steps hold seated white-clad people with hands raised in anjali. The page identifies this as a Pada Puja event; the seated figure matches the appearance cues of a person, with a turban, ornate gold necklace and orange clothing, seated on the throne as the central figure.2016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor gathering at a red-stepped amphitheatre. A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, wearing a dark red turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with gold pendants, a white and pink garland, and an orange-brown dhoti, holds a bare arm on the armrest; a trident and a ceremonial staff stand beside the throne. Above him hangs a canopy with red, blue, yellow and white fringe and a flower-garlanded pillar. Seated devotees in orange, pink, yellow and teal saris and kurtas face him, including several women with white or blonde hair. Men in white dhotis sit on the steps behind, and brass lamps and vessels stand on the tiers.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a stepped sacred bathing tank with red-orange steps lined with black stone seating. At center, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with white flower garlands sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with marigolds, yellow and purple flowers, palm fronds and a gold trident. Two attendants in orange clothing stand beside the throne, one holding a golden staff. Dense crowds of devotees, many in white dhotis and orange-and-white garments, fill the foreground, while a few people in white stand on the steps behind.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA bearded man in a rust-orange turban and saffron-brown robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion, raising one hand in greeting. He wears a white and pink flower garland, layered gold necklaces and gold armbands. A silver trident and a tall silver staff stand beside the throne under a red canopy. In front, a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothes sit on red stone tiered steps, some with hands folded. Blurred priests in white dhotis sit on stepped platforms with brass lamps in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair under the turban, a full beard, gold ornaments and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2016-12-03