Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and bare upper body with a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left with his right hand raised in blessing over the head of a bald elderly man in white clothes kneeling in front of him. Behind them, women and children in white and red garments with red shawls stand watching, and a woman in a red dress with a delegate lanyard looks on. Brass oil lamps stand on the left against a deep red backdrop, and a white cooler fan is in the centre. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment with a person figure, identified only by appearance cues: long swept hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha-style necklace.

More like this

Open the gallery
A seated man with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange garment, reaches out to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt with an orange sash; the recipient bows his head before him. A woman in white with a red-brown beaded mala stands at the centre-left, and behind them a group of women and girls in white, pink and red saris and orange sashes stand watching. Gold oil lamps and a red-draped seat stand at left, with a red backdrop behind.2016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28A long-haired man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, reaching out to touch the forehead of a man in white kurta who has white ash marks on his brow. Behind them, golden oil lamps stand on the throne side, and a crowd of women and men in red, orange and white clothing sits in a red-walled hall, some holding papers. A woman in white with a gold necklace and red-brown mala watches nearby. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala, giving blessings to a devotee.2016-04-28A long-haired man with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala across his shoulder and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, places his right hand on the head of a young boy in white and red clothing with a red thread around his neck. Behind them, several women and girls in red, pink and white saris and shawls stand in a red-draped hall, one woman with a red bindi watching. A golden ceremonial object is held in the foreground, and a white air-conditioning unit is visible at left. The man appears to be giving a blessing to the boy in a satsang-style gathering.2016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28A long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes and a red-orange shawl. The devotee has his palms pressed together. Behind them, several women in white, red and orange saris and shawls stand in a row, some with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Gold oil lamps stand on a red-draped platform in the left foreground, with a red throne-like seat beside them. The red backdrop and the ceremonial lamps suggest a blessing or initiation moment.2016-04-28A man with long dark hair and a tripundra mark on his forehead, wearing an orange-red unstitched cloth and a long beaded brown mala, places his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt with a red sash. The man sits beside an ornate gold-and-red throne with brass oil lamps. Behind them, a row of women in saris, kurtas and orange lanyards watches, several with hands folded or looking on. A white cooling fan stands in the middle ground. The man appears to be giving a blessing. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange cloth, seated on a throne and blessing the boy.2016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28A long-haired man in an orange-brown shawl and dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead and a brown rudraksha-style mala around his neck, extends his arm to touch the forehead of a devotee seated before him in a red-walled hall. The devotee, a man in white with red-bordered shawl, raises his palm in reverence. Behind them, several women in white saris with red and orange shawls and orange lanyards stand watching, one wearing a red top. Brass oil lamps stand at left beside a gold-trimmed red seat, and a white floor fan sits near the group. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, seen with long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and a rudraksha mala, performing a blessing for a devotee, consistent with darshan or blessing.2016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28Two men in close contact at a red-draped ceremonial setting with brass lamps on the left. A man with long dark hair, a bare chest, an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead necklace presses his palm to the forehead of a shorter-haired man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard and a beaded neck cord. Behind them stand several women in red, yellow and white saris and shawls, and a white cooler sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or anointing.2016-04-28