Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of a Shivoham-style ritual gathering indoors before a red draped curtain. Two boys stand at centre: the taller one, bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in gold, wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a coiled white cord; the other, in a white and gold-trimmed garment, faces him holding a thread. Many seated participants, mostly bare-chested with white ash marks on their bodies, fill the floor in front. At left, a figure in orange robes stands near equipment cases and speakers. Bedding and cloth cover the floor at left.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03Photo 11711900A young boy sits cross-legged in the foreground of a crowded ritual hall, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a blue-and-maroon border, a wooden bead necklace with a gold-toned pendant around his neck. He raises both arms, hands near his head, in a posture of ritual practice, and white sacred ash marks his chest and arms. Around him sit other young boys and men, many bare-chested with white ash on their bodies, and several wearing saffron-orange cloths. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and a red cloth and white sheet lie in the foreground.2017-04-03A photograph of a young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and marked with white ash on his shoulders and chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edges. He wears a red-and-gold thread necklace and a dark bead bracelet, and looks down while adjusting it. Behind and beside him, several other people in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand or sit in a hall with red curtains. A woman with a long braid and a white-and-gold blouse is at the left edge.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a samaya deeksha-style gathering in a hall with red draped walls. A young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, sits with his arms raised behind his head, a white cord and pendant around his neck. Around him, boys and young men sit on colourful striped mats; some wear saffron-orange cloth and others white dhotis. Several have white sacred ash or marks on their bodies and foreheads. Another child to the left sits bare-chested with white marks on his chest, and an adult hand touches his neck. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of a seated group of boys and young men at a ritual gathering. In the foreground a bare-chested boy with short black hair sits cross-legged in a white dhoti, arms raised with hands behind his head, a gold pendant on a cord around his neck. Around him, other bare-chested boys in white dhotis sit close together; one wears a white sacred thread and a gold pendant. Behind them, figures in saffron-orange robes and white garments are seated or standing, with a yellow and orange cloth at the lower left. The setting appears to be a crowded hall with people in the background.2017-04-03