Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Indoor photograph in a warmly lit room with beige wall panels and round metallic wall fixtures. A smiling man with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a draped orange-red saffron cloth over his shoulder and body, holding a cable or small device in one hand as he walks past a white-cushioned wooden chair. Behind him, a woman in a blue top and a woman in a pale shawl stand watching, and a microphone stand and cables sit on a wooden side table near a small pink floral arrangement. The man's clothing and bearing are consistent with the sannyasi presentation the page describes, but the appearance cues alone are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.

More like this

Open the gallery
June 29 20082008-06-29A smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi sits on a cream upholstered chair with a white bolster and red cushions, in front of a deep red velvet curtain with a microphone stand to the right. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and across his lap. a person: the saffron robe, swept-back hair and red forehead mark on a seated speaker at a microphone fit the candidate, though the appearance cues are moderate, so the label is appearance-based only.2010-08-08A smiling man sits in a dark wooden armchair with a white cushioned back against a plain cream wall and beige curtains. He wears an orange-red robe draped over one shoulder, a red bindi on his forehead, and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads hanging to his waist. His hands rest in his lap, and a microphone stand with a clip-on mic extends from the left. Light-coloured cloth and a cable lie on the right edge. The figure has long dark hair swept back, with cues consistent with a person in orange robes and rudraksha beads, though appearance is not conclusive.2007-07-05A photograph of a smiling man in profile wearing an orange-saffron sleeveless top and a matching orange wrap draped over one shoulder, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead and short dark hair. He stands against a plain white cinderblock wall beside a dark doorway edge, and the blurred head of another person appears in the lower-left foreground. The appearance and orange clothing are consistent with the page's description of a sannyasi, so this is a probable candidate, but the face is not clearly enough visible to confirm identity.2007-12-07A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands on a stage in a tented hall, wearing a flowing saffron-orange sleeveless wrap with a red undergarment visible at the neck. Ceiling fans and white canopy fabric overhead, blue and gold drapes and floral arrangements behind him, and a framed portrait on the right. Seated audience members in white fill the lower foreground.2009-08-15A smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead sits on a white cushioned throne-like seat against a deep red velvet drape. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange draped garment and sits with his hands resting on the cushions, a microphone on a stand beside him as if addressing an audience. The photograph is a close portrait of the speaker mid-discourse. Appearance cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a seated speaking position on a throne suggest Swamiji (probable) as the discourse speaker.2010-08-08Photo of a man standing in front of a blurred audience of seated devotees, many wearing white headbands or white cloths. He wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap over a red sleeveless top, has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, and his right hand rests on his chest. Striped blue-and-white fabric hangs in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron-orange wrap and bindi are the qualifying cues for this figure, who appears in person before the seated audience.2009-08-06November 22 20092009-11-22A man sits on a white cushioned throne-style chair in front of a red velvet curtain, with a microphone on a stand at right. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a small red bindi on his forehead, and his hair is combed back. He smiles and gazes off to the side while barefoot, resting one foot on a white footstool. The sole person visible is seated on the throne.2010-08-08August 26 20092009-08-26August 02 20082008-08-02July 26 20082008-07-26