Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A bare-chested man in a red dhoti with green-gold border and pink shawl sits cross-legged on a raised platform, pouring grains from a copper ladle into a homa fire with smoke rising behind him. He wears a long red rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Before him is a copper vessel, a microphone on a stand, and a water bottle at right. Colourful string lights glow above in the dark setting, and blurred figures sit at the edge of the frame.

More like this

Open the gallery
A bare-chested man in a red and green-bordered dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised platform behind a microphone, pouring offerings from a long-handled brass ladle into a fire pit during a homa. Red and gold ornate garlands, a rudraksha-style red mala and a gold chain hang from his neck, and a red tilak marks his forehead. Flames rise from the fire in the foreground and smoke drifts across the stage. Several shaved-headed participants in white sit at the lower left edge, and strings of multicolored lights hang across the dark background.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28A man seated cross-legged on a silver-toned raised seat at a homa fire pit, pouring liquid from a long-handled brass ladle into the flames. He wears a deep maroon cloth with green and gold borders, a red rudraksha mala around his neck, and has long hair tied up. Beside him stands a brass pot and a steel bowl near the fire, and a man in white with a microphone sits at the right edge. Behind, rows of seated people in white clothes with maroon shawls watch the ritual in an evening setting.2017-04-28A seated man in a red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a red rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak, pours an offering from a long ladle into a fire pit at a homa. Around the sacred fire, several shaved-headed men in saffron and white ritual clothes sit on the floor behind offering plates of grains, spices and sweets. A brass bowl and a steel tray stand on a metal seat; a water bottle sits at the right edge. Red pillars and a dim hall frame the scene.2017-04-28March 16 20172017-03-16A photograph of a bare-chested priest performing a fire ritual at night. He sits behind a copper vessel with a bright flame, holding incense sticks upright in one hand and a small bundle in the other. He wears a yellow-bordered white dhoti draped over his shoulder, a red beaded mala, a crystal bead mala and a heavy gold necklace with bell-shaped pendants, plus a yellow tilak and red bindi. Behind him, other ritual setups with yellow and orange flowers, oil lamps and fruit offerings are visible, along with partially seen figures in white. The setting appears to be a homa or puja gathering.2017-05-02April 28 20172017-04-28A seated priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and red-and-orange wrap, bare-chested, wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant. He raises a lit oil lamp in both hands above his head while sitting before a small fire pit with flames at its base. A second man with bare shoulders sits at the left edge, and a figure in orange appears in the far background. Behind them stand red-painted buildings, a red pillar and hanging marigold garlands under an open shelter with a printed banner reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda.2016-02-16A seated man in a rust-orange robe lights an oil lamp with a match at a small wooden table. He has long, braided dark hair falling over his shoulders, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha-style bracelet on his wrist. A silver oil lamp with a flame sits beside a brass bowl, a matchbox lies on the table, and a folded orange cloth and a wooden book rest nearby. A microphone stands in front of him, and a golden trident hangs on a wooden pillar behind the seat, with red walls and a wooden pillar in the background.2016-08-04September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies