Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a sannyasi in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange wrap-skirt with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a small lit lamp or aarti flame toward a framed devotional picture hung on a white wall. The framed image, edged in blue with a white arch, is garlanded with white jasmine strands and marigold and red flowers. Below it stands a low wooden table with a brass plate of fruit, red kumkum-decorated offerings, a cut sugarcane-like stalk, a bowl and small brass vessels, and a white cloth. A woman in an yellow-orange sari stands partly visible at the left edge. Red-painted floor and green-framed windows complete the room.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 27 20092009-07-27A photograph of a whitewashed room with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait on the wall, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. An older man in white clothes bows with his back to the camera, a flame and offering plates with fruit sit on a low wooden table, and two people in orange saris and white garments stand to the left holding plates of offerings.2009-07-27A photograph of a ritual corner inside a plain white-walled room with a red floor. A man in an orange dhoti and red-orange upper garment stands with one hand raised in front of a framed portrait mounted on a blue backdrop, garlanded with white jasmine, yellow and red flowers and green leaves. The portrait shows a seated figure in gold ornamented clothing and a gold crown-like frame. Below it, a wooden table holds a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, fruit, a brass plate, flower petals and a folded white cloth. A second person in orange stands partly behind him, and a man in white is partly visible at the left edge. Two people appear in the scene.2009-07-27A man in saffron-orange robes performs aarti with a brass oil lamp flame in a small room with lavender walls and a barred window on the left. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Before him on a white-draped table stand fruit, flower offerings, brass lamps and a microphone. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. Scattered petals lie on the floor and a saffron banner hangs at the top right.2009-09-15A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a red floor and green-framed windows. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti bends over a low wooden table, arranging items and offerings. Behind him, a man in orange stands, and at left a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-orange shawl holds a tray of red flowers. A woman in orange sari stands at far left. On the wall above the table hangs a framed portrait of a figure seated on an ornate golden throne, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and orange flowers, with a printed caption at its base. Incense sticks and offerings lie on the table.2009-07-27September 15 20092009-09-15A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a glossy white floor, where devotees perform a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes wearing a white and beaded necklace, holding a hand raised in blessing. On a white-draped table below, a brass oil lamp burns with a flame, beside flowers and offerings. A woman in a sleeveless saffron dress stands at the table lighting or tending the lamp. A figure in a saffron robe with a maroon-banded shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and pants stands behind, with a window of orange blinds and grille to the left.2010-02-16July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in an orange and red robe holds a lit flame toward a framed deity image garlanded with white and yellow flowers on the right. A woman in an orange sari and red blouse holds a tray of red offerings. Two men in white dhotis, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a man in white with a red shawl stand watching. A small wooden table holds fruit, a kalasha-like vessel, and offering plates. The scene resembles a puja with aarti, though the man with the flame is not clearly identified.2009-07-27January 10 20092009-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10A man in saffron-orange clothing and a saffron turban stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) with his right hand over a table of offerings. He wears a white and red flower garland and a shawl over orange robes, with long hair falling behind his shoulders. Behind him a woman in an orange-and-peach sari with a dark beaded necklace watches, and an older man in white at the right edge is partly visible. On the table at left sit bananas, coconuts and white flowers. The wall is plain pale pink. Swamiji (probable) is the man holding the lamp, shown with a saffron turban, orange robes, long hair and a garland, performing an aarti offering.2008-07-28