Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of a crowd gathered under a corrugated metal roof beside a white-washed building with barred windows. In the foreground, the backs of several people's heads and a hand raised near the camera. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe stands on the left near a pillar, with a dark-haired head and a white-clad attendant beside. A bald man in an orange shawl and white dhoti, with a dark bead necklace, stands at centre-left with arms extended toward the crowd. Other devotees in white clothing and a man in a cap and white shirt are visible. Bright daylight, outdoor setting, with a blue-and-white banner at the left edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor photo under a corrugated sheet canopy supported by bamboo poles and a rope. In the left foreground a standing woman with hair in a bun wears a bright orange robe with a gold-coloured cord and looks down. In the centre a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-maroon cloth, with a rudraksha mala, faces her. To the right a man in a white hairnet and white dhoti with a gold border holds a green-covered booklet. A photographer in an orange scarf and white shirt holds a camera at the back, with other people in white and orange around.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of a relief distribution under a striped purple, teal and white canopy with a corrugated roof. A man in an orange saffron garment with a long swept-back hairstyle stands at the top center, handing out a folded orange and blue cloth to people reaching up from the crowd. A bald monk in orange robes stands at left with his back partly turned. Crowd members wear white shirts, a red-and-white checked cloth, floral print dresses, and a green surgical cap; a woman in an orange sari stands at lower right. Trees and parked vehicles appear outside the shelter.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03July 28 20082008-07-28Photograph of a darshan line at a temple-style hall with red, green and white patterned pillars and orange cloth panels above. A man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of elderly devotees in white dhotis and shirts who stand with palms pressed together in anjali. He holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Beside him stands a second person in orange robes holding a tray with orange cloth and papers. Metal railings separate the line from the blessing area, and other people stand behind.2009-12-15January 03 20122012-01-03November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor gathering under a thatched palm-frond canopy with bamboo poles, decorated with painted cylindrical pillars in blue, red and yellow patterns. On the left, a figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe sits on a white-draped seat or chair, one hand raised toward a devotee. Around them a dense crowd of men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some bare-chested, presses forward, several with folded hands or reaching out. A woman in the foreground wears a red sari and a forehead mark. Potted plants and banana trees stand behind the crowd.2008-07-28A photograph of a devotional darshan line at an ashram. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a white tilak on the forehead extends a hand in blessing toward a man kneeling with bowed head. He holds papers and a tray, and a second person in orange, seen from behind, stands beside him. Along the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with rudraksha or beaded mala necklaces. Metal barrier railings guide the queue, and multicoloured flag-like banners with floral and bird motifs hang nearby. A plaque is mounted on the wall behind them, and more people in white wait in the background under a metal roof.2009-12-15