Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A coastal scene at a rocky shoreline with calm sea behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre of a small group of villagers gathered by a dark stone wall. Several people, including a woman in a red sari and a woman holding a small child, stand nearby, and a child in an orange top is visible. An orange banner with printed text hangs on the wall. Stacked fishing nets and wooden logs lie on the rocks, and blue-and-white wooden boats rest on the right. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor photograph on a rocky, sandy shoreline beside a calm sea under a pale blue sky. A group of about twenty people gathers on the shore; a man in an orange-saffron top stands near the water's edge, and a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at right. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a white top stands centre-right, and a woman in an orange sari sits lower right beside a small bag. Concrete blocks and rocks lie along the shore with fishing nets piled at left.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of a relief distribution on a seaside building with green walls and a flat concrete veranda. A large orange banner on the wall shows a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" with Tamil text beneath. Under the veranda, white-shirted volunteers stand and sit at a table with a blue cloth, while a crowd of villagers, many children in shorts and shirts, women in saris, and men in lungis gather in front, some seated on a red fishing net. The sea is visible at the right edge under a bright sky.2012-01-03Outdoor relief camp in a coastal village street after a cyclone. A medical camp table with a seated older man in white shirt and glasses working at papers, and a young woman in white beside him. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands at the center among villagers, with a man in a red shirt. Crowd of villagers, including elderly men in checked lungis and older women, gathers near cardboard boxes of supplies and plastic bags. Concrete walls, boats on the left, and houses in the background under a clear sky.2012-01-06A photograph of a coastal relief distribution point on a sandy shore beside the sea under a clear blue sky. Several women in saris, one in a yellow blouse and orange-and-yellow sari, stand at a table of cardboard boxes and medical supplies. An orange banner on the right shows a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" with a Tamil heading. Other figures stand in the background near the water.2012-01-06Outdoors beside a weathered stone wall, a group of villagers stands in a crowd facing a small table with a white banner printed with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a portrait of a man in an orange turban. A bald man in white ritual dress with a bare chest and a mala stands at the front near the banner. Women wear sarees in brown, orange, maroon and dark patterned prints, a man wears a white shirt, others wear red, orange and purple shirts, and a small child is held at left.2012-01-06A relief distribution on a sandy beach at the shoreline, with a small pickup truck parked in the foreground. Its flatbed carries an orange banner with Tamil script and a saffron flag on a pole. Two volunteers in orange clothing and green head coverings stand on the truck bed, handing out packets. Around them, a crowd of villagers gathers: a woman in a red patterned sari, children, men in white dhotis and striped shirts, and a woman in a pink top with a white scarf and green head covering. A wooden boat rests on the sand to the right, with rocks and the sea behind.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor medical relief camp by a seafront in a coastal village, with a stone wall at right and the sea visible behind. A crowd of villagers, many women in orange and yellow saris and children, gathers at a table laden with boxes of medicine strips, bottles and packets. A shirtless man with a closely shaved head wears a white dhoti with a golden border and bends over the table handing out supplies, while a woman in a yellow and orange floral kurta and teal dupatta sorts items. A large orange banner on the wall shows a smiling portrait of a saffron-turbaned man, with Tamil and English text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Cardboard boxes, plastic bags and a bowl of dried fruit sit on the table.2012-01-06