Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp aloft in his right hand, flames burning upward. He wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a small red mark on his brow. Behind him are a red curtain, framed photographs on the wall and a blackboard.

More like this

Open the gallery
August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left, performing aarti in a hall. Seated devotees in orange fill the foreground and background, and a pink chair sits near the left. Maroon curtains and framed colourful posters line the walls. The man has long swept-back hair and the page names a person, but his appearance gives only partial cues, so the identity is uncertain.2017-07-30A bare-chested young man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and across his torso holds a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with several flames in his raised left hand, while his right hand holds a small brass bell. He wears long dark hair swept back, white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant on a thin neck cord, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. He gazes upward in an indoor hall with blurred walls and ceiling lights. Appearance cues are ambiguous, so the identity is not established from the image.2017-07-21July 21 20172017-07-21A young man stands in profile holding a tall ornate gold multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti lamp) with lit flames, raising it toward the left. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, with bare upper torso. Behind him a seated audience dressed in orange is blurred, and red curtains hang on the wall. The scene suggests an aarti being performed at an assembly.2017-07-20August 04 20172017-08-04A photograph of a young man in profile holding a tall brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, offering it upward during a ritual in a hall. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Blurred seated devotees in orange clothing fill the background, along with red curtains and framed photographs on the wall. The lamp flames and warm light dominate the scene. Whether this man is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the role is described as a priest performing aarti.2017-07-20July 20 20172017-07-20August 03 20172017-08-03August 04 20172017-08-04January 22 20172017-01-22A young man stands in a hall performing an aarti ritual, holding a glass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and chest, with a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant on a thin chain. His hair is dark and swept back, with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Seated devotees in orange clothing fill the foreground and background, and a wooden door and framed posters are on the pink walls behind him.2017-07-30