Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A man with long dark hair tied in a bun, a white tilak on his forehead, and rudraksha mala beads around his neck, wearing a yellow and black patterned shawl over bare shoulders, leans forward to place a spoon of liquid to the mouth of a seated man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and a wristwatch. Behind them, other people in orange and white robes sit and stand in a warmly lit hall, with a gold-framed image visible in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, the man with the bun and rudraksha mala, giving prasad or ritual offering to a devotee.

More like this

Open the gallery
March 24 20142014-03-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with dark hair pulled into a bun, wearing a yellow-and-black striped garment and a long rudraksha mala with a white tilak on his forehead, lifting his hand to apply a mark to the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with a gold wristwatch, who has his eyes closed. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron sit in a warmly lit hall with a gold-framed image and a red cushioned seat. A small potted plant sits at the left edge.2014-03-24A photograph of a ritual blessing. A shaved-headed person with a white forehead marking and a large rudraksha mala wears a yellow and black tiger-striped garment with a beaded belt, and places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white polo shirt with a red shawl, hands joined in namaskar. Behind them, a man in white robes and a mala stands near floral garlands in red, green, yellow and purple, and another devotee in white kneels with hands folded. The setting is a temple or ashram hall with a red curtain.2013-07-09December 15 20132013-12-15May 05 20142014-05-05A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A man with a shaved head and a tilak mark on his forehead wears a crimson and gold robe, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, and reaches forward with his right arm extended, palm open toward the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, in a white shirt with short dark hair, bows forward with his hands raised to his head to receive the blessing. Behind them a seated woman in white with a dark beaded mala watches calmly, and a partially visible man in white sits at the right edge. A brocade-patterned wall and a projection screen stand in the background, and a gold object is visible at the lower left. The blessing figure has a tilak and no clearly distinctive long hair or crown, so identity is uncertain.2014-01-05March 22 20142014-03-22March 19 20142014-03-19A photograph of a ritual exchange beside a large polished silver trident. A bare-chested man in a saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala kneels at left with palms pressed together and eyes closed, while a man on the right, wearing a tiger-striped shawl over a dark garment, multiple beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, places his hand on the kneeling man's forehead while holding a folded white slip of paper. Two people are visible; a blurred figure appears at far left edge. Background shows a white screen and an exit sign.2013-12-18January 23 20132013-01-23May 25 20132013-05-25December 19 20132013-12-19