Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large hall under a white tent canopy, filled with hundreds of devotees dressed in white seated on the floor in rows, with some wearing orange shawls. Many have brass puja trays and oil lamps with flower offerings placed before them, and several rows of brass bells and vessels line the front. Tall cylindrical banners in blue, yellow, red and multicoloured geometric patterns hang from the ceiling. A videographer with a camera on a tripod films from the right side, and large portrait photographs line the far wall. The scene reflects a satsang or puja gathering.

More like this

Open the gallery
A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright blue, red, yellow and green patterns with yellow tassels. Hundreds of devotees dressed in white sit cross-legged on a blue mat in rows, many with small brass oil lamps and plates in front of them. A camera on a tripod films the gathering from the right, and a few people in white stand near the walls. A yellow-robed figure sits near the front right of the seated group. Framed photographs hang on the far wall. Students and adults fill the room for a Guru Purnima gathering.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29Wide photograph of a large white tented hall packed with devotees seated on the floor in white clothes, many with yellow mats and brass puja plates before them. Colourful painted cylindrical hangings with tassels hang from the white canopy. A cameraman stands in white on a tripod near the centre of the aisle, filming the gathering. Along the back walls hang framed pictures and banners, and a small sign appears above the far doorway. The scene suggests a Guru Poornima satsang with puja plates set out for blessings. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person in this crowd view.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29Large seated congregation of devotees in white clothing inside a white tented hall hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and green patterns. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on a purple cloth before brass plates and small brass vessels. A man in white stands at the front right behind a camera on a tripod, and a person in orange robes operates another camera at right. Painted portraits and images line the back walls, and a banner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam at the lower right corner.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A large indoor assembly hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful painted cylindrical banners. Hundreds of devotees dressed in white sit cross-legged on mats in rows, many with brass puja plates of flowers, fruit and oil lamps in front of them. A cameraman in white clothes stands at a tripod-mounted video camera near the centre aisle, facing the seated crowd. A woman in an orange and white garment sits near the front. Patterned yellow cushions and more brass trays line the right side, and a wall of banners and a plaque are visible at the back.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue. Many devotees sit cross-legged on a blue mat, mostly women and girls wearing white garments, with brass plates and small oil lamps arranged in front of them. Walls display framed photographs and a sign with text. A man in white stands at the right edge near a microphone, and an orange-robed figure sits among the devotees on the right. Portrait images hang on the far walls.2007-07-29A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with rows of striped and fringed yellow, orange and brown banners. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing sit on the floor in rows, many with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a group of people in white and orange-saffron robes kneels on mats before brass puja plates, oil lamps and small brass lamp stands, performing a ritual. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits near the right foreground beside the offerings, and a camera on a tripod films the gathering from the left. Small children in white sit among the adults.2007-07-29Large indoor satsang hall under a white tented ceiling hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow, blue and green patterns. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing the front, with small oil lamps and brass plates set on the floor before them. A cameraman in an orange robe films from the right side of the hall, and a standing fan is visible at left. Framed portraits line the side walls.2007-07-29