Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated man in a rust-red robe sits on an ornate silver-and-cream carved couch under a canopy hung with brass bells and lamps, holding a microphone and gesturing as he speaks. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja dancing-Shiva statue and a painted portrait on a red wall. Two rows of women and girls in orange and white sit on the floor in the foreground, some with braided hair, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at right. Ceiling fans and a small table with bottles are visible. The scene is an open courtyard session.

More like this

Open the gallery
February 09 20172017-02-09A man in a rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on a white carved wooden platform with a pink cushion and a leopard-print cloth, holding a handheld microphone and speaking. He has long dark hair and a full beard. Behind him hangs a bronze Nataraja statue of the dancing Shiva within a flame-ring, with hanging brass lamps and bells overhead. A large seated audience faces him, many women in orange and white garments, some with braided hair. A woman in a yellow-and-maroon sari sits to his right, and two standing fans and a small table of bottles sit at the edge of the open courtyard.2017-02-09 +5 copiesA seated teacher in a rust-red robe sits on a cushioned peetha beneath an ornate white-and-silver canopy hung with brass bells and small figures. He holds a microphone and touches his forehead with one hand while speaking. A leopard-print cloth lies over the seat, and a saffron cloth rests beside him. Behind him stands a dancing Nataraja bronze, a nandi bull statue sits to the right, and a woman in a striped sari sits at the edge of the platform. Many devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the courtyard floor, facing the stage, with some women's long braids visible in the foreground.2017-02-09 +1 copiesA man in a rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on a carved white and silver throne-like couch with a red cushion, holding a microphone in one hand and raising the other hand while speaking. He wears a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja statue and a framed picture, with brass hanging lamps and bells overhead in a red-walled courtyard. Seated before him on the floor are many women in bright orange and saffron garments, some in white and pink, their long braided hair visible from behind, listening to the talk. Fans and water bottles are at the edges.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09 +3 copiesA seated figure in a rust-orange robe with long dark hair sits on a pink-cushioned, carved white day-bed under a decorative canopy, holding a handheld microphone and speaking to a crowd. Behind him hangs a bronze Nataraja dance-form image, and brass lamps and bells hang from the ceiling. Seated devotees in orange and pink clothes, some with braids, face him in a courtyard. A visible person wears a patterned sari beside the day-bed. Swamiji (probable): the seated speaker has long swept-back hair and an orange robe, and is in the central teaching seat, so the appearance cues are present but the match is uncertain.2017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09A seated man in rust-orange robes speaks into a handheld microphone from a silver-finished, ornately carved couch with a red cushion, under a decorated canopy hung with bells and beads. Behind him a bronze Nataraja statue dances within a flame arch, and a bronze nandi bull sits at right. A woman in a patterned orange sari sits beside the couch, and a rounded crowd of seated people in orange and white fills the foreground facing the speaker. Ceiling fans stand at the sides of the courtyard.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09A courtyard session in an ashram with a red-painted wall and a bronze Nataraja statue dancing within a flame arch behind a carved silver-white swing or canopy seat. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned silver throne-like seat, holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari sits on the right, and a woman in a rust top sits near the left. Below, a crowd of mostly women and girls in orange clothing sits on the ground facing him, with brass lamps, a nandi bull statue, and ceiling fans visible.2017-02-09A courtyard session photographed from behind a large seated audience of women in orange and saffron clothing, many with braids or hair tied back. On a raised white and red-cushioned carved wooden seat under an ornate canopy, a man in a rust-red robe holds a microphone and gestures while speaking. A leopard-print cloth lies beside him. Behind him a carved stone figure in a dancing pose and a bull statue stand against a red wall, with brass lamps and bells hanging from the ceiling and fans placed in the courtyard. Whether the speaker is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so this is left unsure.2017-02-09