Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green banana leaves. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested priest with white hair and a white sacred thread holds a flaming oil lamp, wearing a red and gold brocade cloth. To the left a smiling young man in orange ochre robes, a red flower garland and a gold bead necklace, with a white and red forehead mark, stands beside him. Behind them a man in a light shirt wears a red shawl, another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands with a golden-bordered cloth over his shoulder, and a man with folded hands is at right. Five people are visible, plus partial figures at the edges.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25A photograph of a temple-type ceremony outdoors under a canopy with banana leaves. A young man in an orange sleeveless robe wears a long red flower garland and a gold bead necklace, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. He is handing folded currency over a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp and green leaves. An elderly white-haired woman with bare shoulders in a pink sari receives the plate. A man in white kurta with a black beaded mala stands at left, and another orange-robed man and onlookers in white and saffron stand behind. Several people are visible in the background.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with a plain brick wall and stone pillars. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a long gold bead necklace and a gold chain, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands in the centre with hands joined in front of his chest, appearing to speak. To the left, an older man with white hair and beard in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in respectful greeting. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti with a white sacred thread and a red coral mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Women in red and saffron saris stand in the background, and a man in a blue and gold dhoti is at the right edge. Several people stand around in a devotional gathering.2012-09-24 +1 copiesMay 05 20122012-05-05Night photograph of a temple ritual with a crowd behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a gold necklace and gold armbands, and holds a small white object while looking down toward a row of bright oil lamp flames in the foreground. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands near a hand offering a plate. On the right an older man with bare chest and sacred ash marks holds his palms together. Hanging yellow and orange lanterns and a pillared temple hall frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange-red shawl and ornate gold necklace, with the central figure in a priestly role during the lamp ritual.2012-04-05January 1st 2013A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-pillared hall. In the foreground, a man in orange-red sannyasi cloth wears a white flower garland and gold beaded necklace, with a horizontal tilak and a headband, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, an older bald man in orange cloth wears a white and red flower garland, dark rudraksha-style beads, a gold pendant and a gold armband, also with palms joined. Behind them, a bald priest in orange and other devotees stand, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits on a plate with red petals at the lower left. Several women and men in the background watch the ceremony. Temple pillars and a golden object appear at the right edge.2012-05-10 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24