Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and orange garment sits with eyes lowered in a hazy, smoky outdoor setting. A long, heavy necklace of pale silver-toned beads with a large central pendant hangs on the chest. Long dark curly hair falls past the shoulders. A white draped table or cloth sits in front. At the far left edge, a bearded man in orange clothing is partly visible. A blurred white-clad figure stands in the background above. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation or satsang, with orange robes, long hair and a rudraksha-style mala. Another orange-robed attendant is seated at left.

More like this

Open the gallery
A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-draped seat outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth, with a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a small gold pendant over his chest. Behind him, two blurred figures in white clothing stand near foliage. The person wears saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and a gold necklace, consistent with a probable Swamiji presence seated in a teaching setting.2006-07-11September 29 20062006-09-29A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged outdoors with hands clasped in his lap, eyes lowered, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold ornamental pendant, with a red dot and white markings on the forehead. In the lower right, another seated person with grey-streaked hair and a beard, also with a forehead marking, is partly visible. The background shows green grass and a dirt path. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant are visible cues, and the page does not state he is present at this event, so the appearance-based label stands.2008-10-08A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with eyes closed, performing a fire ritual amid thick smoke. He has long dark hair with a white flower on top of the head, a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and a jasmine-like white flower garland over one shoulder. A microphone on a stand is near him. In front of him is a silver bowl and a small silver vessel, with pink roses and marigold petals on the altar. The scene suggests a homa or yagna, with smoke filling the background. A depiction of Swamiji (probable) is present, shown as the seated person in orange robes with long hair, gold beads and a rudraksha-style mala-like adornment. He is the only person visible in the frame.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes, cross-legged with hands resting in his lap, in a hall with seated devotees behind him. He has long dark hair, a white vertical tilak and a red dot on his forehead, and wears layered rudraksha malas with a gold pendant. Behind him a woman in white clothing with a beaded mala and several men sit on the floor, one smiling in glasses. The setting appears to be a satsang or meditation gathering. a person: the saffron robes, long swept hair and multiple rudraksha malas with gold ornament match the page's Navaratri context, though the page does not state he is present.2008-10-08A man sits cross-legged outdoors on a raised floor in a misty garden with palm trees and frangipani shrubs. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold diadem across his forehead, a red bindi and a gold necklace. His hands rest folded in his lap as he gazes ahead. A brass cup sits on the ground in front of him, with white flower petals scattered nearby. Behind him, a red pillar and several white-clad figures stand in the distance, and a few stone sculptures are visible on the left.2010-12-27Photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and heavy ceremonial gold necklaces and bead strands, seated before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop. He has white tilak marks on his forehead, eyes lowered, and a small headset microphone near his face. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the left side of the frame, and a few other people are partly visible at the edges. a person: long swept hair, saffron garments, rudraksha and gold ornaments indicate the presiding teacher during a satsang with homa or incense offering.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a man seated with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a layered gold necklace. He has long dark hair swept back under a gold ornamental headband with a red bindi on his forehead. The background is a soft blur of greenery and out-of-focus figures. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seen in person at the event, based on the long hair, gold crown-like headband, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Shown in quiet meditative posture.2010-12-27October 08 20082008-10-08