Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated man with long dark braided hair, a white forehead mark, a short beard, a crown-like ornament, a white flower garland, gold bangles and an orange-brown garment holds a silver trident upright with one hand while raising a long rudraksha mala toward a young person. A young boy with shoulder-length dark hair and bare upper body reaches up to receive the beads. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha necklace watches, and another woman in a maroon sari holds a microphone and papers near a fan. Ornate gold-patterned backdrop and devotees in orange and maroon fill the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 30 20172017-04-30A photograph of a ritual initiation in a gold-ornamented hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a small gold crown sits on the left, holding a silver trident and wearing a white flower garland, gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and an orange-saffron cloth. He reaches forward to place a strand of rudraksha beads on the head of a bare-chested young boy kneeling on the right, who wears a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha beads and sits beside a stack of folded orange cloths. Behind them, a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and another woman in a rust-coloured sari holds a microphone. A white fan and a few other attendees are visible in the background. a person candidate with probable cues of long hair, crown, saffron cloth, rudraksha and ceremonial gold ornaments, performing the initiation.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA ritual photograph in a gilded temple hall. A man with long dark dreadlocks coiled up, a gold crown ornament, a white-and-ochre forehead mark, a beard, a gold-and-white flower garland, gold armbands and a saffron-red cloth holds a silver trident-staff and presses his palm on the head of a bare-chested young boy with wet hair and a rudraksha necklace, who kneels with folded hands. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala holds folded orange cloths, a second robed attendant in maroon speaks into a microphone, and a shirtless boy and an attendant stand in the background near a fan. Ornate gold carvings and brass lamps frame the scene.2017-04-30 +1 copies