Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night outdoor event on a terrace with a pale stucco wall and staircase behind. A central man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, raises one hand and smiles while holding a brass tray of offerings. Nearby, a woman in a red and gold sari holds a microphone and a teal folder. Seated on a mat, musicians play a drum and a stringed instrument, and several people in orange and white wear marigold garlands. Behind them, children and women in saffron sit watching, and a woman kneels beside a lit oil lamp on the floor. Strong white light from the left.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 09 20122012-07-09April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJanuary 08 20122012-01-08June 04 20062006-06-04November 18 20102010-11-18August 02 20082008-08-02Night outdoor ceremony with a central figure in saffron-orange robes, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a silver trident aloft and speaking. Surrounding people wear orange shawls and white dhotis or kurtas; a girl on the left wears an orange shawl, glasses and rudraksha beads and holds a ritual item. Behind them a large ornate yellow and multicoloured fan-shaped fan or parasol-like object is held up, a red fringed umbrella canopy hangs overhead, and a dark decorated pole with orange ribbon stands on the right. Brass vessels and offerings are visible low in the frame. Several spectators stand in the background. Probable Swamiji identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, seated at the centre of the procession.2006-06-04A photograph of a ceremonial blessing scene. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace, and layered rudraksha malas over saffron/orange ochre robes places his right hand on the head of a bowed older man in white with glasses. Around him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and other men in white clothes with hands pressed in namaskar stand near metal barrier posts. A red wooden tray with green leaves and offerings sits at lower right, and a yellow and blue hanging decoration hangs in the background.2013-01-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering with a standing man in orange robes and a long orange sash holding a small lamp or incense vessel aloft with his right hand, wearing a red bindi, a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a white wrist band. Seated behind him on a leopard-print cloth are two deity murtis decorated with orange and white flower garlands. Many seated devotees in orange headscarves and white clothes fill the foreground, some with shaved heads, while a hazy sky and mountains form the backdrop.2010-09-24Outdoor night photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala with a tilak on his forehead, smiling and holding a small object in one hand and a metal implement in the other. A green cloth tray with jewellery rests in the lower left foreground held by another person. Behind him stand devotees in orange and white, including a woman in a white sari, and a white van is visible. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a long rudraksha mala. He is conducting an offering or ceremonial exchange.2013-07-13April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17