Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Crowded tented event with devotees at a ritual food and offering area. In the foreground a seated saffron-robed sadhu with bald head and glasses looks down at a steel plate. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe wears an orange turban and holds a steel plate of offerings. A man in cream kurta with a blue lanyard and a woman in red shawl and teal kurta stand nearby, a woman in a red sari bends toward the table. A man in a white kurta wears a flower garland and a red mala. Brass and steel plates, small cups and a kumkum-marked bowl sit on the table, and orange-robed monks and white-clad attendees stand in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
Photograph inside a large tented pavilion at an evening initiation camp, with red and white draped walls and hanging marigold-style garlands on the poles. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in saffron cloth with a saffron head wrap and white jasmine garland sits before a brass tray with small lamps, while a man in a white shirt with a lanyard holds a small item over a decorated tray at a low table. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-orange sari stand near the ritual table, and saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit or stand throughout the tent. Several people in saffron and white fill the background, one raising a phone. The scene reads as a Shiva deeksha initiation ceremony with an oil-lamp ritual.2016-05-06Indoor ceremonial camp at the Shuddhadvaitam event in Ujjain. In the lower foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits behind a brass puja tray holding a small flame, while devotees with garlands kneel and fold their hands. A man in white shirt and garland stands with palms joined, and a woman in an orange-red and teal sari also joins hands. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and women in colourful saris sit before brass offering trays and kalasha-like vessels under a red-and-white tent with orange marigold garlands on the poles. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible. The seated figure in orange with a turban and mala is a probable match for a person in an appearance-based sense, though the face is not visible enough to confirm.2016-05-06Evening meal service in a tented pavilion with a red-and-white striped wall and marigold garlands. Along a long row of brass thalis, a man in a pink kurta leans forward serving food, while a woman in a cream sari with folded hands stands at the left in front of him. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit at the table, including a figure in a saffron turban with long dark hair in the foreground, and a bald elderly man in orange at right. Steel tumblers, water bottles and plates line the tables; a plastic sheet and a few onlookers stand behind.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06Evening photograph under a white tent at an outdoor event, with a green floor mat. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long saffron turban, with long dark hair and a beaded mala, sits at a low wooden table and leans forward to handle a small bundle of cloth. Across from him, a bearded man in orange robes bends over the same table. Behind them, women in pink and red saris wearing flower garlands hold white plates of offerings. Several men in white and light shirts stand along a red barrier, one wearing a gold chain. Water bottles and small cards sit on the tables.2016-05-08May 06 20162016-05-06A crowded evening event under a white tent canopy with bright lights, where many people in orange, red, yellow and white clothing stand at long wooden tables covered in green-patterned cloths and scattered rose petals. Several devotees in red and orange sarees and saffron robes bend over the tables placing money and small items onto white paper plates, while others hold plates of petals. Men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white-clad attendants stand along the side, and a woman in a yellow shawl with a marigold garland looks on. Golden-beaded necklaces and red garlands are visible on several people, and a red-carpeted aisle runs along the right edge. A few men in white and dark shirts stand near the right, one with a white forehead mark.2016-05-08 +1 copiesApril 26 20162016-04-26A photograph of a devotional ceremony in a red-draped tent. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sits on a red throne and extends a red fruit or offering toward a man in a grey shirt and glasses who bows with folded hands. Beside him, a monk in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a golden trident. Another man in white with a red shawl stands behind, a woman in a green blouse bends forward at the lower left, and a cameraman with a video camera films at the right. A man in white kneels near the centre holding a garland. Several other attendants in white dhotis and mala necklaces stand around the platform.2016-04-28A crowded tented ceremony with a red carpet and low wooden tables where devotees make offerings. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels at a low table holding a small book and a bundle of banknotes, while a tall figure in a flowing white robe with long hair stands at left holding cash. A man in a white kurta bends forward over an offering and a woman in a navy outfit wears a marigold garland. Seated monks in orange robes and a red turban sit at right with bottled water on the tables. Behind them a large yellow banner shows painted deity figures.2016-05-10