Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph taken indoors at night showing a woman with long dark curly hair pressing both hands to the forehead of an older man with grey hair and a white beard. The man wears a white polo shirt with a rudraksha mala and sits on a green floor mat with an orange cloth over his lap. Behind them, several seated men in white clothes with saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha malas sit on red-striped cushions, one standing with a tripod-mounted camera. A speaker, red cables and a small stand with a brass dish are visible on the floor. A bluish logo appears at top left. Nothing in the image establishes who is being honoured beyond the visible appearance, so no candidate is identified.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a ritual scene indoors at night. In the foreground, a long-haired person with a white flower garland and orange cloth draped over the shoulders marks the forehead of a bearded man in a white shirt and orange waist sash, wearing a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant. The man's eyes are closed as he receives the mark. Behind them, seated figures in white and orange clothing are visible, along with a tripod, a black case and red-striped cushions on a green mat.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a kneeling figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a bare upper body, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair and a white beard. The older man kneels in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a red rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, with eyes closed in reverence. A standing figure in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands behind them, and women in saris watch from the right. The floor has a pink and green mat. Appearance suggests a person for the kneeling saffron-clad figure with long hair, garland and bare chest, performing blessing on a devotee, consistent with padapuja or energy darshan.2006-12-10Photograph of an indoor ritual on a green mat with scattered flower petals. A long-haired figure with bare upper torso, wearing a white and marigold garland and saffron cloth, reaches out and touches the forehead of a seated man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. Behind them, another man in orange sits on the floor, and a tripod stands near the scene. Orange-clad attendants and white-clad people are at the edges. Blessing or initiation-style gesture, possibly darshan.2006-06-04A seated man with grey hair and a moustache, wearing a white kurta, an orange shawl, and a long rudraksha mala with a pendant, has his eyes closed while a woman in an orange garment and a white flower garland touches his forehead with her right hand. His own hands are raised palms outward. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing sit on a green mat in a dim hall, with equipment and cables visible at the back. The gesture appears to be a blessing or initiation moment.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A candid photo of a seated man in white ritual clothing and an orange waist wrap receiving a blessing from a woman in an orange top with a white flower garland. The woman's hand rests on his forehead, where a red tilak mark is visible, while he sits with eyes closed, hands pressed to his chest, and a dark rudraksha mala with a small silver pendant around his neck. Behind them, several people in orange and white sit on a green mat with a tripod and speaker stand visible. The man is not clearly identified from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.2006-06-04