Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A person with long, dark, wavy hair wearing a loose orange-saffron robe stands at the edge of a dark stone platform, palms held over a small copper or gold-toned plate placed in the centre of the platform. Behind, a golden naga-hooded deity murti is draped with white and grey cloth bordered in red, garlanded with red, yellow, green and white flower garlands. Grey tiles line the wall. The person's face shows a slight smile and the hands are raised in a gesture of blessing or offering. The scene appears to be a temple installation or ritual setup.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a red-orange waist sash, bending over a dark stone slab and placing both hands on a thin copper yantra sheet with a gold-toned pattern. Behind the slab, a garlanded deity murti wears white and red-bordered cloth with a gold kalasha and a gold crown-shaped figure, with red, yellow and white flower garlands draped over it. A seated elderly man in a white shirt stands in the background. The setting appears to be a temple interior with cream tiled walls. The person wears a rudraksha mala. The figure at the slab appears to be performing a yantra installation or consecration, with mention of a person attached to the page.2007-11-15A photograph inside a temple-like hall. A man in an orange saffron wrap over a red undershirt, with long dark wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead, stands with his hands clasped and eyes lowered beside a square black-and-tiled pit or altar. Inside the pit sits a shiny copper or gold plate. Behind him stands a shrine area decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, white, yellow and green, gold metal vessels, and draped fabrics with gold borders. Some gold pots and small brass lamps sit on a side shelf at left. The appearance is consistent with a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala; the person is a devotee or priest in this ritual setting.2007-11-15A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe with a red waist cloth leaning over a dark tiled surface, pressing or placing a thin gold-coloured metal plate that bears a raised relief design. Behind him hang a red velvet curtain and a vertical banner with a green top, a blue flower emblem on maroon, and a gold-yellow skirt. Garlands in white, red, yellow and green and a brass kalasha-style finial sit on the left.2007-11-15October 07 20102010-10-07A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, eyes closed, in front of a seated audience. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads, with a red bindi and a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and a ceiling with lights and a green leafy decoration fill the hall. In the lower left, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits looking to the side.2010-02-12A photograph of a man standing in profile with long, dark, wavy hair swept back, wearing a saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and around the body. He holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, with head slightly bowed. Behind him stands a tall orange-red pillar with a gold base, a cream drape and a white wall, with orange flowers visible at the top left. The image is a photo of one physical person in an ashram or stage setting.2010-02-14A photograph of a man in profile at a temple-like setting, hands pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward with a smile. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment over his shoulders, a long gold-beaded necklace with large golden beads, and has long dark hair swept back and a vertical tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him are orange and red draped fabrics, white and red painted walls, a blue-edged pillar and a metal grille, with a garland of white flowers visible at the left edge.2010-02-12A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged, barefoot, on a grey concrete floor, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over a red undershirt. He extends both open palms toward the left as if explaining something. Beside him lies a flat orange-tinted metal plate engraved with concentric circular patterns. Behind him, a large dark stone statue of a seated deity murti stands against a pale wall, with a wall sconce and a dark stone trough nearby. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and gesturing as a teacher, seated before the carved plate.2007-11-07February 25 20112011-02-25A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a grey stone floor, smiling and gesturing with open hands. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe over a red garment. In front of him lies a flat copper plate engraved with a yantra-like geometric pattern. Behind him stands a dark carved stone deity murti with a wall sconce on the pale wall.2007-11-07A photograph taken from behind of a figure with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a red sash at the waist, standing at a tiled stone platform with a dark flat surface. The figure is placing or adjusting a red-bordered tray or plate on the dark slab. Behind is a deep red velvet curtain, and to the left a white pipe fitting and a yellow cloth hanging with a blue and maroon floral embroidered border. A partial hand of another person is visible at the right edge.2007-11-15November 09 20072007-11-09