Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A stage ceremony at a birthday celebration event with a large banner behind in Kannada script. A bald, bearded man in saffron-orange robes stands on the left, holding a folded cloth or garland while a person in a red and gold embroidered shawl with an orange turban bows deeply, head lowered toward him. Row of brass oil lamps and marigold and white flower garlands line the stage edge in front. Seated on the right are a man in white dhoti and shirt with folded hands, and a man in a green vest over white clothes with hands clasped. Standing behind are men in casual shirts and khaki. The bowing figure's pose suggests honouring or seeking blessing, with no clearly identifiable appearance cues for the robed man beyond saffron clothing.

More like this

Open the gallery
January 18 20072007-01-18A stage event with a backdrop of Kannada text reading 'Janma Dinotsava' (birthday celebration). Two figures in saffron/orange robes stand on a stage edged with flower garlands and rows of brass oil lamps. The taller figure in orange robes with a white beard has a light-coloured hair covering and is receiving a bow; the bowing devotee wears a red-and-gold shawl over orange robes and is bent low touching the taller man's feet. Seated dignitaries in white kurta-pyjama and a green waistcoat watch from red chairs, a man in a dark suit stands behind, and a man in a striped shirt stands at right. A banner in red and white Kannada script behind the stage reads institutional names. The scene reads as a ceremonial stage function.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01A stage event with a Kannada banner behind it reading in part a birthday celebration heading. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a white beard stands centre-left, his hands extended toward a white-clad man bowing low in front of him, draped in a pink and gold shawl. Behind the stage, a man in a dark suit and red tie stands, and several seated dignitaries in white kurtas and dress shirts watch; one elderly man on the left presses his palms together in greeting, wearing a green vest over white. Brass oil lamps and marigold, yellow and white flower arrangements line the stage edge. Several people are visible, including standing security staff in khaki uniform.2007-01-01A stage event where a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-gold shawl and flower garland presents a gold-framed picture to a bearded man in saffron robes standing centre-stage. Seated nearby on the stage, a bearded man in white clothes with gold trim sits with hands folded, beside white-clad seated men and standing attendees. Behind them a large white banner shows Kannada text and a portrait of an older saffron-robed sage at the top, with a line of marigold garlands along the top edge. The scene is a birthday celebration event with a presentation. A person in a saffron-robed figure stands at the far right edge. a person candidates: a bearded figure in white with gold trim appears seated on stage; appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the label is unsure.2007-01-01A stage event with a white banner behind it bearing Kannada script and the words for birthday celebration. A bearded elder in saffron robes holds a framed plaque while a man in an orange turban, saffron-orange robe and red shawl with a flower garland stands facing him. Behind them a row of seated men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a green vest, watch; a standing man in a light patterned shirt and another in tan clothes stand nearby. Marigold and white flower arrangements line the stage edge with brass oil lamps.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01January 18 20072007-01-18January 18 20072007-01-18January 01 20072007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01A stage at a public function with a large white banner reading in Kannada 63rd birthday celebration (Jayanthi) of a Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji, and BGS Global Super Speciality Hospital, with a circular portrait of a saffron-robed monk at top. A person in saffron robes with a turban and back to the camera lights a large brass oil lamp (deepa) on a flower-decorated stage, with a garland of marigolds and white flowers draped around it. Seated on the stage behind are older men in white dhotis and kurtas and a vest, plus a bearded man in white. On the right a figure in white robes and a large red floral garland stands near a person in white. Flower arrangements and rows of small oil lamps line the front of the stage.2007-01-18