Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A wide indoor hall during a seated programme. In the centre, on a raised white-draped platform, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged with hands raised toward the audience, a microphone stand nearby. Behind him are framed pictures and drapes with festoon garland decorations along the upper wall. Rows of wooden chairs face the stage, filled with people in white clothing, many seen from behind, some seated on white mats in front. At the right, a whiteboard stands beside a person in dark clothing. Ceiling fluorescent lights and fans are visible above.

More like this

Open the gallery
Photograph of an indoor programme hall where an audience sits on wooden chairs and on white-covered floor mats facing a raised stage. A figure in orange robes sits on the stage speaking into a microphone, with a framed portrait on the wall behind and a large painted deity image to the left. Strings of red and gold bunting hang along the wall, and ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible. Many attendees wear white clothes; a woman in front wears a blue shawl.2004-06-27June 27 20042004-06-27Wide view of a satsang hall under a tent-style ceiling, with yellow fabric drapes and colourful patterned banners hanging above a maroon curtained stage. A figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like chair on a red-carpeted dais, with a flower arrangement on a white draped table beside them. Rows of audience members sit on white plastic chairs facing the stage, mostly in white or light clothes, with one person in an orange striped shirt in the foreground. A cameraman in white stands at the right of the stage with a video camera on a tripod.2008-03-03November 07 20082008-11-07Wide view inside a white tent pavilion during a seated ritual gathering. A large crowd sits on white floor mats in front of a raised stage with a dark maroon curtain and a cushioned chair. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls and orange-robed sannyasis among them, some with white headbands. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a headband stands near the stage edge, while a woman in white sits on a cushion beside a microphone. Hanging colourful vertical banners with patterned panels frame the tent, and a painted backdrop of a temple scene with a deity image sits at the right. Two speakers hang from the poles and a few blue plastic chairs sit along the right side.2008-10-27A large hall with orange floor mats where a crowd of devotees dressed in white sits cross-legged facing a raised platform at the far right. Two women in white and one in an orange shawl sit on the platform beside a framed portrait, and a small table with a candle stands nearby. Garlands hang on the wall and a projection screen, camera tripod and red stage light are visible. Several attendees hold orange bags and water bottles. Some are white-clad women seated in front, with a few people in pink and colourful clothing scattered through the audience.2009-11-24A wide view of a seated audience facing a stage in a hall with dark red curtains and colourful woven banners on the pillars. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white clothes, several women with long braided hair. On a raised platform, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate throne with flower garlands beside it, with a video camera on a tripod in front. Two standing attendants in orange-saffron garments flank the stage, and a man in white stands near the left edge. Ceiling fans and flower arrangements are visible.2008-10-02June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a seated audience inside a large hall with white walls, fluorescent ceiling lights and sheer curtains along the right side. In the foreground a man in a cream shirt and white trousers sits cross-legged on a striped rug beside a small red-and-gold covered table holding a mobile phone and a pen. A woman in a yellow salwar kameez sits at the left edge. Behind them rows of devotees in white and cream clothes sit on white sheets, several men in white kurtas and a few women in white saris and pastel salwar kameez. A tripod-mounted video camera stands in the centre aisle. Along the far wall a few people stand near a framed picture and a dark speaker box hangs on the upper right.2004-06-27Indoor hall at an ashram with a tent-like white ceiling and hanging colourful cloth banners. Thirty or more men in white shirts and dhotis sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing the front. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit on chairs in the centre, one speaking to the other, with a small table and flowers beside them. A raised stage at the right holds a figure in orange robes, and a dark curtain hangs on the left. a person seated on the central chair wears a saffron robe and has long, swept-back hair with rudraksha malas, appearing in person at a meeting with organisers.2008-11-07June 30 20092009-06-30A large seated audience in white clothes fills white plastic chairs in a tent-like hall, viewed from behind. On a raised stage at the far end, a figure in orange robes sits on a white ornate throne-style chair beside a small table with flowers. A dark maroon curtain with gold trim hangs behind the stage, and yellow and multicoloured elephant-patterned banners hang from the ceiling. Several fans and a camera on a tripod stand near the stage. The seated figure's face and features are too small to confirm identity, so the appearance-based label is uncertain.2008-04-13