Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A blindfolded young woman in white with gold border and rudraksha ornaments stands at the left edge, facing a row of seated men in saffron and orange robes. Offerings of orange marigold garlands rest on silver plates along a long low table, with open books beside them. Several seated men wear orange and rudraksha malas; the bearded man at right holds a pearl mala. Behind them, a gold-and-pink altar area with brass oil lamps and flowers. The scene suggests a blindfold demonstration before seated devotees and sadhus. A visible a person candidate is not clearly identifiable, so no appearance-based claim is made.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a ceremonial gathering at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground a young woman in white and gold ritual clothing, wearing a black blindfold on her head and rudraksha beads on her arms and neck, stands facing a long row of seated men. The seated row includes a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, a man in pink-orange robes, a man in saffron robes with a red-and-white beaded mala, and a man with long grey hair in orange. Long metal trays on the floor hold marigold garlands, orange flowers and open books or framed photographs. Behind them stand more saffron-clad sadhus, some in red turbans, and a pink sequined draped table with pink flowers and brass lamps. Five to six clearly visible seated men and a few standing figures are present.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17A row of seated saffron-robed sadhus sits on a floor covered with striped rugs, each with a silver tray holding marigold flowers and an open book in front of them. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds an open book on a tray, and a figure in white with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha beads stands at left facing the row. Behind them, ornate gold and red deity murti figures and brass lamps are arranged on a pink-draped platform. A printed caption on the screen reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam text is absent; the visible overlay is a copyright credit. The scene resembles a formal puja or satsang gathering.2015-09-17September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA long indoor hall where rows of seated sadhus and devotees face a line of silver thalis heaped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Foreground left, an older bearded man in orange robes and wire glasses sits beside a long-haired sadhu in saffron with a beaded mala. Further along, sadhus in saffron and orange sit with hands near the trays. Right foreground, a bald man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and tripundra marks sits with folded hands, next to a younger man in white with gold-bordered cloth and a mala. Several white-clad devotees sit in the background, and a pedestal fan stands at the left edge. Packets lie on the trays. Visible scene describes a seated prasad-offering gathering.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11