Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large painted Ganesha murti dominates the right side, its elephant head rendered in pink and cream with a red-orange headdress, gold ornaments and garlands of pink and yellow flowers. A man with long, dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red-orange garment with gold trim stands at left, reaching out with his right arm to touch the murti's trunk. A garland of pink, yellow and white flowers hangs around his neck. Behind him is a world map with a countdown-style display and a sign in Tamil and English. A corrugated metal roof overhead, with green string lights in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16A photograph of a man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap with a white vibhuti line on his forehead stands at the left, long dreadlocked hair hanging down his back, a marigold and pink garland around his neck. He reaches out to touch the white tusk of a very large painted Ganesha murti at the right, whose trunk, red-and-gold crown, gold necklaces and pink garland are visible. Behind them a metal-roofed hall has a world map with green lights and a board reading Nithyananda Sangha numbers. The man's face is partly turned away; his role is that of a devotee or priest performing a puja-style offering to the Ganesha murti.2017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16A large Ganesha murti with a pale pink face, long white tusk, red and gold turban-like headdress and red-and-gold draped garment, decorated with gold jewelry and garlands of pink and yellow flowers. In the background a man with long dark hair and a red-orange cloth draped over his bare upper body reaches up to touch the statue's forehead. Behind them a metal-roofed shed with a world map on the wall and a counter reading 347.2017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16A large pink-faced Ganesha murti dominates the right foreground, wearing a maroon and gold turban-style crown, gold ornaments, layered gold necklaces and a red-and-white flower garland, with a bright lens flare near its upper right. Beside it, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a red-orange cloth wrap and a red-and-yellow flower garland stands at a golden railing, one arm extended to touch the murti's trunk. Behind them is a corrugated metal roof over a red-trimmed structure, and a printed backdrop map of the world with a figure in red and orange garments and a trident, plus a counter reading 347 and 47 and the words Global Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha. Ritual setting.2017-08-15