Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Three women sit cross-legged on a floor in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari-style garment, each wearing a dense brown rudraksha-bead mala over a gold-chain necklace with a gold pendant, and a red sindoor bindi. The woman in the center speaks while the two flanking her sit with hands folded or eyes closed. Behind them, plastic water bottles and a metal tray sit on the floor, a white pillar stands at left, and figures in white and grey clothing move in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
September 15 20152015-09-15September 30 20162016-09-30Three women in rust-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a mat during a seated ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. Each wears a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and sits in meditation or chanting posture; the woman at left holds her palms together, the centre woman has hands clasped in her lap and the right woman has hands folded. In front of them are a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, pink flowers and small brass vessels on a red cloth. Several people in white and teal clothing sit in the background.2013-10-02March 30 20162016-03-30Close photo of several women seated on the floor in a hall, chanting or singing with eyes lowered. The two front women wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and long rudraksha malas; both have white vibhuti bands and red kumkum dots on their foreheads. Behind them, other women in red and gold garments sit with brass vessels and small metal items nearby. Four to six visible people.2013-10-22May 23 20152015-05-23Several women sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple hall during a seated ritual. Three prominent women in front wear orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, eyes closed, hands folded in their laps. The woman in the centre wears glasses and a bracelet. Brass oil lamps and small offering trays with flowers and red kumkum sit on a cloth before them, and a gilded deity murti is visible in the background. Other devotees in orange sit behind them.2014-10-05 +1 copiesSeated rows of women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, during a ritual with food offerings laid on green banana leaves in front of them. Several have hair pulled back in buns and wear pottu or tilak markings, and bangles and earrings. Orange-robed participants sit behind them in a hall with bamboo matting and a vase of yellow flowers. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and prayer.2016-02-23November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesAugust 08 20162016-08-08A seated group of women in orange-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed, hands folded in their laps, during a meditative or ritual sitting. Several wear white vibhuti or tilak lines on their foreheads and strands of dark beaded rudraksha-style malas around their necks. Small white paper cups and leaf-plate offerings with white flowers sit before them on green banana leaves. Behind them, other participants in orange clothing are visible, and a white-clad figure stands at the far back.2013-04-01