Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night outdoor photograph of a ritual offering on sandy ground lit by a single bright lamp on a pole. A man in white dhoti and kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on the left. Beside him, a younger man in white holds a hand toward a tray, and a woman in a white sari with glasses holds a small silver plate with offerings. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair tied back extends a hand toward the plate, and a man in orange robes sits at a white chair writing on paper near a microphone stand. Several seated devotees in the background wear white and red garments.

More like this

Open the gallery
2009-June LBE-Glimpses2009-June LBE-GlimpsesNight outdoor gathering with a bright floodlight overhead. Three people in white ritual clothes stand at left and centre: a man on the left with hands pressed in anjali, a younger man in white dhoti holding a small golden object, and a woman in a white sari with red bindi holding a silver plate. Seated at right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and red-orange cloth receives the offering, with a microphone stand nearby. Another person in orange robes sits at the far right edge. Background shows seated devotees in white.Night outdoor gathering lit by a single bright lamp on a pole. A bare-chested man in saffron/orange clothing sits on a white cushioned seat with a microphone stand before him, smiling and reaching to dip his finger into a small offering. Two men in white kurta-style clothes stand at left with hands folded and smiling, one wearing glasses and a red thread at the neck. A woman in white sari stands behind them holding a plate. Seated audience members in dim background. Blue striped mat and white cushioned throne in foreground.Outdoor evening gathering on grass at night under strings of lights and a canopy. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red garment with gold trim and a gold necklace, sits on a raised seat and extends his hands toward a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds out yellow booklets. Behind them, a seated audience in white and patterned clothing, with women wearing red beaded necklaces, sits with hands folded. A figure in orange robes holds a book at the lower left, and a gold-framed ornate panel stands at the left edge.2013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13Night outdoor gathering lit by a single bright lamp on a pole. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with folded hands before a woman in white sari who kneels on a blue-striped mat, smiling and holding a small gold-coloured object. Seated at a microphone on a white-draped platform is a young man in a red-orange shawl and red garment. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a white cloth sits on the platform with his back partly turned. Behind them a seated audience in mixed white and coloured clothing sits on the sandy ground, and a cable runs across the sand.A seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on a large white throne-like chair on a stage with deep red velvet curtains. He holds a tray of flower petals or small offerings and smiles at a woman in a white sari with embroidered circular motifs, who bows with hands near the tray. A man in white kurta stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. Water bottles sit on a white side table, a microphone stand is in front of the throne, and a white cooling unit is at the edge. The figure in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing consistent with the cues for a person, and the scene resembles a darshan moment on stage.2009-12-18Night outdoor photo of a padapuja-style ceremony on grass. A seated figure in a maroon-red robe with bare shoulder and a gold necklace sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate gold-framed backdrop, extending a hand to a kneeling man in white kurta with a red-and-white beaded necklace who holds green leaf-wrapped offerings. Behind them a white rug and a seated and standing crowd of about a dozen people in white and red lanyards watch quietly; a woman at left wears orange and holds a green-wrapped item. Appearance-based label: a person for the seated figure, whose cues are a bare-shouldered saffron-red robe and gold necklace presented as the receiver of the offering.2013-12-13Night outdoor gathering under a bright floodlight on a bamboo pole. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron-coloured garment and a red top, sits on a white-draped chair while a woman in white sari with a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles reaches toward them. Several men in white shirts and dhotis kneel or stand around, one holding a bowl, and a woman in orange sari sits in the foreground. A large crowd in white clothes stands behind string lights, and fruit is set on a table at right. The seated figure matches the appearance of the described a person, with long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style beads, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-10-19Night outdoor ritual photo. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white forehead mark stands at left, reaching toward a steel plate of white offering on a white-draped table with a leopard-print cloth, a small steel cup beside it. Seated devotees in white clothes kneel and sit before him, including a young boy with hands raised in front of the table, an older bearded man, an older man in white, and a woman in a teal sari with glasses at right. A concrete block wall and a dark sky form the backdrop. The scene suggests a puja or offering ceremony, but the exact ritual is not clearly identifiable. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.2007-02-16Night photograph of a small outdoor ritual gathering on a mat-covered floor beneath dark trees and an orange-washed wall. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on a chair beside a table holding a brass tray of flower petals and offerings, extending a hand toward a kneeling man in a blue shirt who presses his palms together in devotion. Around them stand several men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one holding a small object, and an older man in white at right with his palms joined. Other people are attendants and devotees.2011-01-16