Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a gathering under a tent. A figure in orange robes with an orange head covering and a tilak on the forehead bends forward, holding a stack of papers, and touches the head of a shaven-headed person kneeling in orange clothing with a beaded garland. To the left, a woman in a mustard-yellow shawl and white blouse holds a metal tray with papers. Behind them, several people in saffron, white and colourful saris stand near a blue draped table, and a man in an orange kurta stands at the right edge. The background is pale green draped fabric.

More like this

Open the gallery
Photo of a ceremonial gathering in front of a backdrop showing a night-sky galaxy and a glowing orange sun. On the right, a man in an orange turban, orange-and-gold sash, pink flower garland and bangles stands smiling and extends his hand toward a seated man in a white kurta with an orange shawl who is pressing his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, a man in an orange turban and orange garland sits, a brass lamp with a bird finial stands on a table, and a white-bearded man in glasses and orange cloth is partly visible at left. Four people are visible, and the scene reads as a reception or honouring moment rather than a temple ritual. The right-hand figure has distinctive orange-and-gold clothing, a turban and a flower garland, so the appearance-based label applies.2015-07-19A photograph inside an orange-and-red tented enclosure where a bald man in saffron robes bows his head and embraces a larger figure from behind. The embraced figure wears a brown-orange dhoti-style garment with a gold-threaded waistband, a gold armlet, rudraksha beads, and a yellow marigold garland over pinkish shawl drapes. Around them stand several devotees in orange and maroon robes and turbans, a man in a red garment in the lower right, and a figure with a bare head in the background. Hanging red and orange cloth lines the tent walls. a person is not confidently assigned: the larger figure shows rudraksha, gold ornaments and a marigold garland, but the face and frame are only partly visible.2013-02-09July 15 20112011-07-15December 11 20112011-12-11September 23 20122012-09-23January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph inside an orange and red tent with glowing fabric walls. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a marigold garland and a gold armlet stands smiling while another person in orange drapes an orange cloth over his shoulder. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees stand around, one bald figure in a brown dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, and a bearded sadhu in an orange head wrap presses his palms together. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, marigold garland and gold armlet on the man receiving the cloth are the qualifying cues, and he is presented as the honoured guest among the sannyasis.2013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09March 14 20142014-03-14February 14 20132013-02-14February 12 20132013-02-12A photograph inside a plain whitewashed room with a tiled wall at right. A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant and stands, reaching down to hand money to a seated man in white clothes with a maroon-bordered cloth over his shoulder. Several other people in orange robes stand behind and to the left, including a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala. A steel vessel, a plate of bananas, flower garlands and a small offering tray sit on an orange mat beside a microphone stand. The setting suggests a puja or darshan offering, with the standing figure in saffron and gold necklace matching the a person cues described in the page, but the face and identity remain uncertain.2011-03-05