Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor stage event with a large orange banner reading Kannada text "ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ" (Anandotsav) and "2008" above portrait photos of three men: a bearded man in orange, an older smiling man in white, and a man with a moustache in a white shirt. Three people stand on a gold-trimmed stage. On the left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a small booklet. In the centre, a bald man in orange robes and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, raises a small golden-framed object in his right hand. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha mala smiles and claps. Water bottles sit on the stage floor.

More like this

Open the gallery
Stage event with a large banner behind it showing three framed portrait photos at top and Kannada script reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ (Anandotsav) in orange lettering. Three men sit or stand on ornate gold-carved chairs on the dais. Center, a man in orange robes and an orange turban raises his hand while wearing a rudraksha mala. Right, a long-haired man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala smiles and claps. Left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a small booklet. Marigold garlands line the stage front, with water bottles and a nameplate in Kannada script below.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A stage at an outdoor event with a large orange banner reading in Kannada 'ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ' (Anandotsava) and a partial Dhyanapeetha line. Three framed portraits sit atop the banner, and a large portrait at left shows a smiling woman with a red bindi. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands center holding up a small framed photo, while an older man in white at left claps. Two gold-and-red ornate thrones are on stage; on the right throne a figure in saffron robes and orange head covering sits with palms together, and a standing person in saffron with a rudraksha mala and orange head wrap smiles at right. A flower garland decorates the table at the front, and water bottles sit on the dais.2008-12-31A stage event under a white tent with a banner reading Anandotsava 2008 and 31st December in Kannada script. Four framed portrait photos sit atop the banner. The stage holds a row of ornate gold-and-red chairs with white-clothed flower-decorated tables in front. Five people stand on stage: a man in white kurta with folded hands at left; a man in white shirt and dark trousers holding a mobile phone and small paper; a bald man in orange robes and a shawl raising one hand holding a phone; a person with long dark hair in an orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala and folded hands; and a bearded man in orange robes with folded hands at right. Water bottles and marigold and jasmine garlands decorate the table edges, and the floor is red carpet.2008-12-31Photograph of an indoor stage event with a large banner behind the stage showing a lotus emblem, Kannada script and a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and red tilak, labelled with the name Nithyananda in the banner text. In the centre, a tall figure with long curly dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands and receives a white envelope from an older man in a beige kurta who joins his hands in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes with glasses stands holding a white paper, and to the right a man in an orange robe with a mala and a wristwatch stands with his hands together. Seated figures in white and a man in a striped shirt fill the edges, with orange chairs in the foreground.2010-09-20December 31 20092009-12-31A stage event with saffron-clad figures in front of an orange banner with Kannada script and portrait photos of two men at top. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala holds a sheet of paper and looks down. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and robe holds papers, while a younger man at left in orange clothing with a gold necklace extends a hand with a yellow cloth. Gilded ornate chairs and water bottles stand on the stage. The right figure matches a person by long swept hair, orange turban and rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain.2008-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A stage event with a large banner behind it showing a lotus logo and the word a person in red Kannada-style script, plus a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban on the left. A man in a long orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a wrap-around orange turban stands centre-stage holding up a white printed document with both hands and smiling. Two men in orange robes stand to his left and right, one bald with a rudraksha mala, and an empty orange-cushioned chair sits in front. Older men in beige and white shirts sit or stand at the left, and a few people are visible at the right edge.2010-09-20December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph at a stage event under a large banner reading NITHYANANDA in orange and red script, with a Kannada word beside it. On the left, a framed portrait labelled with a printed caption shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red tilak. In the centre, a man in a sleeveless orange robe, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds up a white printed document and smiles. He wears an orange turban and red tilak. Beside him, a bespectacled man in orange robes with a mala stands, and at right a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a mala stands near an orange armchair. Older men in cream and beige clothing stand and sit around them, with a seated man in white at lower left and an audience in the background.2010-09-20