Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph inside a tent-like pavilion with a red and orange fabric canopy. In the foreground, a figure with a red-orange turban, bare-shouldered and wearing a long gold bead necklace and gold armlet, leans forward offering something to a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala who holds a small dark object in both hands and smiles. Behind them, other figures in orange and pink robes stand near an ornate silver throne-like seat with decorative silver finials. A man in white is partly visible at the left edge. Several people are visible, and the scene suggests a ritual offering or blessing.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 13 20152015-07-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial darshan scene on a stage with warm stage lights and a golden ornate backdrop. A smiling man in a rust-orange turban, rose-pink flower garland, gold-striped brown and gold garment and gold bangles stands at centre, extending his hand toward a devotee who bends forward in an orange robe with a white and multicoloured garland. Behind him a bald man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands, and in the lower right an elderly bearded man with glasses and a tilak sits in an orange robe. The appearance-based candidate in the central figure's ornate attire with a turban, garland and gold ornaments is consistent with a person, shown in the act of blessing a devotee.2015-07-21September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors in front of a blue-and-red backdrop with a stylised flame motif and a gold ornate pillar at left. A smiling man in a rust-orange turban, rudraksha-style gold beaded necklaces and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing a brown-and-gold dhoti-style cloth, stands with hands joined. An older bearded man in orange robes stands behind, and a bespectacled man with white hair and beard in an orange shawl bows forward, touching the hand of the garlanded man in a gesture of respect. A microphone stand and white draped table appear at left.2015-07-19March 21 20142014-03-21A photograph of a festive crowd of saffron-robed sadhus at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-red turban with a small red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold chain, and a saffron shawl; he presses his palms together in greeting. Left, an older bearded man with white beard, glasses and orange tilak also presses palms in namaste. Right foreground, a bald man with rudraksha malas accepts an offering or hand gesture. Behind them, cameras and more orange-clad devotees fill a red-draped tent. The central figure shows distinctive ceremonial adornments and a turban, so this is a person candidate, though the appearance is uncertain from this angle.2016-05-05March 21 20142014-03-21A seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange robe with gold borders sits on the left, wearing a multi-strand copper-coloured beaded necklace, gold bangles and beaded wrist bands. The figure extends the right arm to place an object into the cupped hands of a young man in a light blue button-up shirt who kneels on a red patterned carpet on the right, smiling. Behind them, several people in saffron-red robes with rudraksha malas stand, one in white holding a handheld microphone, and a gilded ornate pillar stands at the upper right. The scene appears to be a devotional darshan with a pada-puja style exchange.2015-07-21A photograph of an event where a man in an orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a large floral garland with white and pink flowers reaches out to touch the head of a kneeling devotee in orange clothes. Behind them, several orange-clad young men and women in saffron and red saris and traditional jewellery watch closely, and a woman in a red and navy sari holds a phone. A red draped backdrop and a camera rig frame the scene. A gold ceremonial staff tip appears in the lower right.2016-04-29September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesIndoor event photograph in a hall with a gold-framed chair and a blue-and-orange cosmic backdrop. A man in a rust-orange turban, rust-brown dhoti with gold border, and layered red flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces smiles while standing in front of the chair. An older man with white hair and beard in orange robes and orange shawl stands beside the chair. At right, a bearded older man in orange robes and a striped orange shawl stands with hands folded. A partially visible person at left edge wears gold-trimmed clothing and bangles. Gold and brown ornamental bangles are visible on the wrists. A gold pillar is in the background.2015-07-19