Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Dusk gathering of devotees seated in rows along a stone-lined embankment beside a still pond. Many wear white clothing and white headbands, some with long dark hair in braids. A small round platform in the water holds a red box and a green-and-white striped cloth, with a red-and-white boat nearby and another small boat on the far water. Palm trees and a cloudy sky frame the scene. The page indicates a Manasarovar padha-pooja setting; a red-cloth offering platform sits on the water.

More like this

Open the gallery
September 05 20092009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05August 01 20142014-08-01September 02 20092009-09-02December 07 20092009-12-07September 05 20092009-09-05Outdoor photograph at dusk of a large crowd of devotees standing in rows along a stone embankment beside still water. Most wear white clothes; several women wear yellow, lime-green and peach shawls, and a few men wear white shirts with lanyard badges. Some hold their hands in anjali mudra, and one woman at right wears a rudraksha mala and a white sari with orange embroidery. At far left, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the edge of the frame. The image shows a satsang or gathering with devotees in pensive, reverent postures.2009-09-02Outdoor temple tank ceremony beside a large black Shiva lingam on a square platform in green water. A golden palanquin with a red cushioned seat and a small gold parasol sits on a raft poled across the water by men in white. A figure in an orange robe stands at the left edge of the water, and several men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on the steps at the bottom, with others in white kurtas standing along the embankment. Red and white striped steps line the far bank, and a figure in white stands at the back of the raft near the flower-garlanded palanquin. Brahmotsavam-style procession ritual in a tank.2009-01-02Outdoor photo at a stone-walled pond edge where a line of devotees stands on striped woven mats beside rows of brass lamps and offering bowls. Many wear white clothes; several have hands joined in anjali. An orange umbrella with a gold finial and a multicoloured canopy shelter an unseen priest in an orange robe in the foreground, with the sit of a long orange cloth at lower left. A figure in white stands on a mat near the water while others gather behind. Trees, a palm and a bank of earth are behind the wall, with more onlookers on a higher terrace at the top right.2009-07-01A photograph of an outdoor pond at dusk under heavy grey clouds. Tiered stone steps on the right hold a large seated crowd of people dressed in white garments, many wearing white headwear. On the left, a small circular stone platform at the water's edge has a red seat and a green-and-patterned cloth spread on it, with a white item on the front. A small red boat floats on the water in the middle distance, and a street lamp and palm trees line the far bank. The crowd appears to be watching the water, possibly for an evening ceremony.2009-09-05