Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of women seated on the floor across colourful striped mats, many in saffron, orange, red and yellow saris and salwar kameez, some wearing headscarves and shawls. Above them hang rows of colourful paper lanterns and decorative umbrella-shaped lamps in red, green, blue and orange. Two large screens display a speaker on stage, and the white ceiling is draped with fabric. Bags and water bottles sit among the seated devotees. A small figure on the stage appears on the screens, and the scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.

More like this

Open the gallery
A large tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in mostly white clothes, with some in colourful saris and kurtas, facing a stage at the far end. Many hanging decorations fill the ceiling, including long cylindrical streamers and umbrella-shaped paper lanterns in orange, red, pink, green and yellow. Several large screens display a figure in red and white at the front. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor before the crowd. The seating is dense, with people filling the rows to the edges of the frame.2016-12-14December 12 20162016-12-12A large festive hall under a white draped ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and tassel decorations. Hundreds of seated participants fill the floor, many in white, orange and bright saffron-tinted saris and kurtas, with some sitting on colourful striped mats. In the foreground, two women in orange saris stand near the centre, one with a bright orange sari draped over the shoulder. Two large screens on the walls show a crowd view, and red drapes frame a stage on the right.2016-12-06A large indoor hall during a seated satsang gathering, with hundreds of participants sitting on colourful striped mats and cushions across the floor. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in red, orange, pink and maroon, and some have shawls; several sit with hands pressed together in devotion. Overhead hang rows of colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper lanterns with tassels, beneath white fabric ceiling panels and white lights. Two large screens flank a distant stage where a small figure sits, and bags and water bottles lie among the mats in the foreground.2016-12-21December 15 20162016-12-15A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of people seated on the floor, many in white and pastel clothes, with some in red and teal. Above them hang many colourful cylindrical paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in orange, red, green, yellow and blue, strung from white draped ceiling and wooden beams. Several large screens show a live feed of a speaker at the front, and a stage is visible in the distance. Crowd numbers are too large to count individually.2016-12-14December 05 20162016-12-05December 02 20162016-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12December 21 20162016-12-21Large photo of a seated congregation in a tented hall with white draped walls and red-brown wooden supports. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper streamers and decorative lanterns in pink, orange, yellow and green. Many attendees sit on red floor mats; some wear white ritual clothing, saffron shawls and rudraksha-style red beaded garlands, while others wear saris, salwar kameez and casual clothes. At the far front, a stage with a screen shows a distant figure, but the speaker is too small to assess. Attendees appear to be listening attentively toward the front.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall with a red and white tented ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical paper lanterns and round hanging lamps. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on red carpet, many in white clothes, others in green, yellow, pink and red saris and kurtas. At the front, a large screen shows a close-up of a bearded man in a purple-toned frame, and a golden deity murti stands on a decorated dais at the right. A figure in a red garment is seated near the front centre beside a central stage, with a trident-like ritual object visible. The scene conveys a Karthigai Deepam gathering inside a hall decorated for the festival.2016-12-12