Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A ceremonial stage scene at a Dasara celebration. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, sits smiling on an ornate gilded throne decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, beside a microphone. Behind him stands a large orange banner with a smiling portrait of a bearded-free man in an orange turban and a Hindu text in Kannada script. To the left, an empty gilded throne holds a deity murti garlanded with flowers. Two seated men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on a red patterned rug, one prostrate and one in orange robes with hands in anjali. Golden trident staffs and ornate poles frame the stage. a person is seated on the central throne in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, positioned as the honoured guest.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ceremonial stage at a Dasara celebration with a large orange backdrop. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a beaded necklace, sitting on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti with a red shawl and a yellow-bordered wrap kneels and bows his head toward the throne's footstool, while a standing man in orange clothes claps his hands nearby. Two more seated people in white and yellow sit at the sides, and a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a smaller gold throne to the left. A large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban appears on the backdrop, with Kannada text reading Dasara and Aradhane visible above the stage. Oriental rugs cover the floor.2010-10-17A photograph from a Dasara celebration stage: a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a floral garland, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, with long swept-back hair and a smile. Before him a man in white clothes and an orange head cloth kneels and bows his head to the foot of the throne. Behind, a second man in orange sits with hands folded in namaste. A smaller gold throne with a garlanded deity murti stands at left, and trishul-topped staffs and a kalasha-style staff decorate the stage. A large red banner with a portrait and Kannada script backs the stage.2010-10-17A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with garlands of yellow and red flowers, wearing an orange saffron garment, a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, with long swept-back hair, smiling and speaking into a microphone on stand. A devotee in white dhoti prostrates face-down on the carpet before the throne, while an orange-robed attendant holds a gold ceremonial staff with hands folded. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits at left with hands clasped. Behind them a large orange banner shows a smiling man in a turban and Kannada text, and a second gold throne with a deity murti garlanded in flowers stands at left. Gold tridents decorate the right side. The scene suggests a ceremonial darshan, with the seated figure.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17