Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated group of men in a hall during a pada puja or satsang at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru. Front right, a smiling man with close-cropped grey hair wears a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a rudraksha mala, and a red-and-yellow armband, hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a younger man in white with a mala sits with hands together. Behind them, several men wear saffron and orange robes and rust-coloured shawls with dark rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass lamps, small plates of offerings and fruit sit on white wooden trays on the mat in front. Metal barricades and onlookers in white appear in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
August 17 20142014-08-17Seated puja ceremony in an ashram hall with devotees standing and sitting in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant, sits with hands open in meditation. Brass oil lamps, bowls of rose petals and offering plates surround them on a red cloth. Several young boys in saffron robes with white forehead markings sit nearby, and a bowl of white flowers rests in the foreground.2014-06-01April 17 20142014-04-17November 20 20142014-11-20February 20 20132013-02-20November 04 20152015-11-04January 14 20132013-01-14A large seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a ritual, many wearing saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti-style markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in red-orange robes sits with hands folded in prayer near a low table holding brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a bell, oil lamps and flowers. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and red shawl sits with eyes lowered, and several other white-clad and saffron-clad participants fill the rows. A plain white-clad elder in glasses sits among them. The scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering.2014-11-20Photograph of a large seated congregation at a Nithya Satsang, mostly men in saffron-orange and red robes with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas and forehead tilak. In the foreground, three men sit cross-legged on a white floor with hands folded or one hand raised to the chin, gazing forward. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and white clothing sit attentively, with a few people in white dhotis and a woman at left. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with pale walls and a light marble floor. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2016-08-10 +1 copiesIndoor ceremony with seated monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, several with white sacred ash on the forehead, sitting on red mats before brass puja items and small plates. In the foreground a bald young monk with a gold necklace and gold armbands sits cross-legged, while boys in orange robes sit in front. Behind them, men in white and light clothing sit in rows, one with headphones and a man in white with palms pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with a white marble-like wall.2013-04-24Photograph of a seated group of men in a hall during a meditative programme. In the foreground, a bald man in white with glasses sits on the left, a man with a shaved head and white horizontal forehead and arm markings in orange and maroon robes sits centre-left with hands folded, and a bespectacled man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits centre-right with hands folded. Other men in orange and white clothing, some with white forehead bands, sit in rows behind them. Red curtains hang in the background, and a figure in orange sits on a raised seat in the rear. Several men wear rudraksha malas and red shawls. Some have eyes closed in meditation.2014-08-23A row of shaven-headed men sits cross-legged on the floor during a chanted ritual, with eyes closed and hands folded in laps. Most wear rust-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas; the man in the centre foreground wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border, glasses and a pendant, and holds his hands together. Sandalwood or white forehead markings are visible. In front of them are brass and copper ritual vessels and small bowls on a green cloth, with a red curtain behind.2013-01-15