Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Close-up photo of two pairs of hands joined in a ritual gesture. On the right, a woman in a white garment with a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard holds the hand of another person; her hand bears a silver ring and an orange sleeve is visible. On the left, a person in a rust-coloured garment and a golden-patterned cloth holds the hand, with a plastic water bottle behind. The setting appears to be an indoor program session.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 19 20152015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands exchanging a small knotted cloth bundle wrapped in rust-red fabric. On the right, a woman in white clothing wears a dense rudraksha mala necklace, multiple beaded rudraksha bracelets and a silver ring, with an orange lanyard visible at her neck. On the left, a person in a rust-red garment holds out the bundle. A blurred water bottle sits in the background. No deity, throne or a person candidate is visible.2015-12-19Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands meeting in the foreground. On the right, a person in saffron-orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala of brown beads and holds their hand out, palm turned upward, toward a person on the left whose arm wears a red and white beaded bracelet and a pink garment. The background shows more orange and red fabric, and a blurred green edge at the right. No face is visible, and the shot is tightly cropped on the hands and the exchange between them.2015-12-19Close view of hands during a ritual exchange. A pair of cupped hands, one holding a small clear crystal or glass-like object, receives from another hand reaching in from the left. The sleeve of a pink garment appears in the blurred foreground. Behind, a gold ornate object glows softly, and a blue plastic water bottle sits at the right edge. No faces are visible, and no person can be confidently identified.2015-12-19Close photo of two pairs of hands meeting in a mudra-like gesture. On the right, a seated person in orange-brown robes wears a heavy rudraksha-style mala of gold-coloured beads and a gold ring on the middle finger; their fingers are gently interlocked with the hands of a second person on the left, who wears a gold armlet-type ornament and a reddish garment. A plain white wall stands behind them with an orange cloth at the edge. The page excerpt mentions a person TV satsang, but the hands alone do not establish that setting. Printed copyright text appears at the lower right.2013-01-04Close photo of hands during a ritual exchange. A bare hand reaches in from the upper left, and another person's cupped hands hold a small reddish-brown object, possibly a mala bead or seed. Behind them, a person wears a dense rudraksha bead mala, a white garment, and orange lanyards with printed text. Another person wears a rust-coloured cloth. A water bottle sits on a dark surface behind. The setting appears to be a seminar hall with blurred background.2015-12-19September 15 20092009-09-15Close-up photo of two pairs of hands joined in a ritual gesture. The foreground hands belong to a person wearing a red-orange garment with a gold border, a gold bangle on the wrist, and wooden beaded necklaces with gold-tone ornaments and a red pendant. The other hands, partly visible on the right, hold the foreground hands. Silver ritual vessels are visible at the bottom edge. The frame is shallow and focused on the hands, with no visible face.2013-03-05Close photograph of hands exchanging a folded reddish-brown cloth during a seated session. In the foreground, a dark-haired head is partly visible. An adult's hand with extended fingers reaches toward a person in a blue sleeve, who holds the cloth. Behind, a figure in a rudraksha mala with a white garment and orange lanyard holds a reddish cloth, and a plastic water bottle and a brown-robed lap sit in the background.2015-12-19Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands clasped together over a white cloth draped across an orange-covered seat. On the right, a person wearing an orange garment and a long white jasmine garland with red flowers receives the clasp. On the left, a man in dark trousers rests his arm beside a strand of dark rudraksha beads. Gold ornaments and a small bundle of red and blue items sit on the orange cover behind them.2010-01-10Close photo of two pairs of hands exchanging a small crumpled reddish-brown cloth or sacred thread. One hand, with a light-skinned palm, receives the cloth from an older hand wearing a grey sleeve. Behind, a person wears a brown woven shawl and a white garment with orange lanyards and badges. A blurred background shows a water bottle and a second reddish cloth held aloft.2015-12-19