Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A long white-draped table in a festival tent holds rows of polished brass oil lamps with curved arms, brass bells, small bowls and feather-like whisks on trays. Red carpets with patterned borders run along the aisle. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand near the table, and a man in cream and orange clothes with an orange shawl stands at right, operating a video camera. Other people in white and cream ceremonial dress and women in orange saris are visible in the background, along with colourful decorative poles and white drapery.

More like this

Open the gallery
January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph inside a decorated outdoor tent for a ritual gathering. Red and cream draped fabric lines the back wall, with red-carpeted steps. Several men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the red carpet near brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a tall brass lamp stand. A man in white stands at the left edge. Women and men in saffron and orange robes move through the space, and devotees in orange and red sit along the right side. Colourful flower arrangements in orange and pink sit in the foreground, with a dark blue cloth draped over low platforms. A figure in white stands on a raised platform at the back right.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a ritual ceremony under a white draped tent with a purple-grey canopy at an outdoor event. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at a row of low tables, holding long white feather fans (chamaras) and waving them over the ritual setup. Behind them, seated devotees in white with yellow shawls kneel on red carpet beside rows of brass oil lamps, bells and ritual vessels. On the left, a flower-decorated altar with marigold garlands. Audience members sit in the foreground and a cameraman films from the right. The man at far right in saffron with a long white feather fan appears to be leading the ceremony; no identification is made from appearance.2009-07-07A festival or puja under a white and red striped tent, with a red and white draped backdrop. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand in a row behind a long white-covered table, holding brass ritual implements and lamps. Women in white and yellow saris sit on the green mat in front, tending rows of brass oil lamps. Seated and standing devotees in white fill the rows behind. Ceremonial oil lamps and brass vessels fill the foreground, and the page suggests a pada pooja setting.2010-01-01Priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand on a red carpet inside a white marquee, raising brass lamps and bells in a ritual worship. The foremost priest, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lamp aloft while two others behind him hold similar offerings. Seated devotees on the right fold their hands in namaskar, and attendants in cream and orange sit at the right edge tending brass implements. Decorated pillars with colourful patterns and a red-and-gold throne chair stand along the sides, with a golden elephant figure on the left. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the central figures are priests.2008-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with blue-and-white patterned side panels. Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls, with rudraksha malas, raise lit brass aarti lamps overhead in unison toward a seated audience. Brass oil lamps and bells sit on a long white table draped with marigold garlands. Seated priests in white and yellow dhotis perform puja, and many devotees in white, saffron and yellow clothing sit on the floor and benches. Red carpet and a small kalasha-like vessel are visible at lower left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2009-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07