Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A stage event with a seated figure in a large brown leather throne-style chair on the right, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a layered floral garland and a headset microphone, his bare feet resting on a footstool. Beside him a deity murti with a crown stands within a gilded arch behind a red cloth. On the left, a group of people in white garments stand and kneel with blindfolds over their eyes; a woman in white with a rudraksha-style beaded garland holds an open book, while a man in white sets up a video camera on a tripod. A child in a yellow-green striped top stands among them. The stage has a red carpet and an air-conditioning unit is visible at left.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 16 20162016-07-16August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a stage with dark red velvet drapes and red carpet. Two gilded deity murtis stand on a golden arch behind, one with a tall crown and garlands. At right, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style garland sits in a brown leather throne-style chair with a footstool before him, wearing a headset microphone. At left, several people in white clothing stand near a camera operator, including a man with a rudraksha mala, a woman in white, a young woman in white with long hair, and two small children, one in red and one in a striped top. A water bottle sits on a small table.2014-08-24September 28 20162016-09-28Photograph of a ritual scene before a large Shiva-form deity image with gold leaf and red curtains. A central seated figure in an orange-brown robe, with a dark turban, a long gold-beaded necklace and a large ornate gold pendant, sits on a gold throne carved with a cobra hood, reaching out a hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee. A shirtless young man with a rudraksha-style necklace stands behind the kneeling devotee, touching his head, and another man in a white dhoti and rust-coloured sash bends forward. Around them stand a woman in white with long blonde hair, a woman in a dark robe, and two women in white and orange with black blindfolds over their eyes. A red cushion and small ritual items sit at the base of the throne. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by his turban, gold necklaces and saffron-orange robe.2016-09-28A photograph of a stage ritual before a large golden deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, seated within a gold halo, flanked by painted temple-pillar backdrops and a red carpet. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels at the base of the murti, and a figure in an orange-and-red cloth kneels beside the deity offering. Around them devotees in white kurtas, a man in a blue shirt holding a garland, women in yellow and cream saris and children stand in a line watching the puja. Visible objects include a trident and a red offering tray. No clear appearance-based candidate for the a person is established, so the central priestly figures are described by role only.2016-07-17July 01 20152015-07-01A stage event with gold-and-red decor. A young girl in orange clothes and a black blindfold sits on a red cushion holding a microphone and an open blue book, reading aloud. Beside her, a woman in white with a microphone sits on a gold throne-like seat. A man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at right, hands folded in front of him, watching. Other women in orange and white sit nearby. A cameraman in a white dhoti at upper left films with a large video camera. A golden figure in the foreground holds a lamp. The scene is a recitation or discourse setting at an ashram-style hall.2017-07-08 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20162016-09-28Photograph of a ceremonial stage at a person event. A seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala, holding a microphone and reading from a book, sits on a small mat at left, while a cameraman in a light blue shirt and rudraksha mala films close beside him. Behind them, a woman in cream and gold sari with a lanyard stands before an ornate golden throne topped by a cobra-hood canopy. Several devotees sit on the floor in saffron, orange, maroon and cream clothing with rudraksha and bead malas, some wearing black eye coverings. A large silver-toned relief of a deity murti with multiple arms and a trident stands in the background, with a golden trident mounted to the left.2017-06-21September 30 20082008-09-30A staged satsang on a red-carpeted stage in front of a large golden throne (peetha) with a backdrop of a multi-armed deity murti holding a trident-like staff and other emblems. A seated man in a maroon-red turban and saffron-red shawl, wearing white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, sits centred on the throne while a devotee in black lies prostrate before him. Around them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, another in a white dhoti kneels to assist, and several women in saris (orange, purple, red and pink) and a girl in pink stand or sit, some holding papers or a booklet. A man in a checked shirt stands at far left near a camera on a tripod. The seated man appears to be an ornately dressed figure with distinctive turban and garlands, consistent with a person in a role of the central figure receiving devotees.2016-07-17