Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A dimly lit room with a wooden floor set up for devotional worship. Three large gilded framed paintings hang on the back wall, showing figures in pink, red and orange robes with hands raised in gesture against soft blue and yellow backgrounds. Brass oil lamps and small brass lamps stand before them, with a few candles and a red-and-gold flower arrangement on the floor. On the left, a seated person in white clothing sits cross-legged on a mat facing the paintings. On the right, a teal-draped low table holds a cushion and offerings. Brass lamps line the floor edges.

More like this

Open the gallery
Photo 11727029 +1 copiesA small indoor room with a simple whitewashed wall holds a seated puja. Three framed portraits of men in saffron-orange robes stand on a low altar, with a tall oil lamp and brass items in front. Two women in orange and purple saris sit on the left with hands pressed together in prayer, and a man in orange-red robes sits on the right beside a woman in a pink sari. A rectangular striped rug covers the floor, and a small potted plant sits at the upper left. +1 copiesOctober 01 20072007-10-01May 27 20112011-05-27 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain grey-walled hall where a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with yellow trim stands barefoot, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a table draped in white with a brass dish. Behind him, three framed portraits adorned with marigold garlands sit on the table. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a light blue sari with a white forehead marking also joins with folded hands on the right. Hanging decorative lamps with patterned shades are visible at the top of the room.2011-09-12 +1 copiesTwo men sit in a bare wooden-floored room performing a puja before a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi, garlanded with marigold and rose strings. The portrait sits on a green cloth-draped platform surrounded by fruit offerings, a kalasha-style brass vessel, and lit oil lamps. The man on the left wears white dhoti-style clothing with a blue lanyard and presses his palms together; the man beside him wears a saffron robe and folded hands. A portrait labelled with a caption is printed on the frame's image. Items on the white cloth include apples, oranges, bananas, and a plate of offerings. Sunlight falls from a window on the right.2010-08-15 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08A person in white clothes bends forward to place flowers at a shrine. A framed portrait of a figure in saffron-orange robes, with a red-and-yellow garland, sits on a red-draped altar. Oil lamps, fruit, a kalasha and small offerings lie on the altar cloth. Other draped deity murti and flower garlands are visible on the right, and a dark-haired person's head is partly visible at the lower right. The room has white walls and a curtained window. A date and time stamp appears in the lower right corner.2010-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style hall with a golden ornate throne centrally placed against a painted mountain backdrop. A large seated statue on the throne wears a red robe and beaded necklaces, with a small framed portrait labelled on the table below. A woman in a red-orange sari sits cross-legged on the floor to the right, with a small table holding bowls and marigold garlands. In the foreground a brass puja plate holds an oil lamp, a bell, flowers and a small brass lamp stand. Framed photographs of seated sannyasis line the back wall on a gold cloth, and a brass vessel stands at the left edge.2021-10-06A photograph of a satsang or discourse in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop. A standing speaker in an orange-saffron robe with an orange head covering and a beaded mala stands at a microphone on the left, facing a seated audience. Several seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on the marble floor in rows, with a few people in red and pink saris on the right. At the centre, a white marble seated statue of a guru wears a blue-green garment and a flower garland, flanked by two framed portraits adorned with marigolds and red flowers. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass vessel and yellow flowers stand on a small table before the altar. +1 copiesJune 09 20142014-06-09Indoor photograph of a homa being performed on a brick fire pit in front of a framed portrait of a long-haired, bearded man in orange robes seated in meditation, decorated with a garland and flowers on a table. Two men in white ritual clothes sit on the floor: one holds an offering plate and a vessel, the other sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small red-draped kalasha with flowers rests beside the fire, and offering items like a brass pot and lemons surround the altar. A red cloth hangs on the wall behind.