Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of a ceremonial moment in a red-draped hall. A seated figure with long dark hair in a topknot, wearing a rust-red shawl and a large gold beaded necklace, places his hand on the shoulder of a standing devotee in orange robes who bows his head. The devotee wears an orange stole printed with Sanskrit-style text. Behind them, two more orange-robed men and a woman in red stand near red curtains and a gilded deity murti, while a bell hangs at the upper left.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a bearded man in saffron-orange robes and an orange-red shawl printed with black text, bowing with his hands together toward a seated man in a rust-red garment and a long gold garland of beads. The seated man, smiling, extends his palm toward the shawl draped over the bowing man's arms. Behind them stands a golden throne with carved gold filigree, and a dark metal cobra-shaped ornament sits near the seated man. A third man in orange with glasses smiles in the background at right, and red curtains fill the setting.2014-07-25July 25 20142014-07-25July 25 20142014-07-25August 01 20142014-08-01July 25 20142014-07-25Photograph of an indoor satsang setting with red draped curtains. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold beaded mala and an orange-red robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a cobra-hooded gold back, holding a folded white paper while a man in a white shirt and orange shawl kneels with palms joined. Beside the throne stands a silver ceremonial staff topped with a round finial, and a peacock-feather fan rests on a gold pot at left. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, saffron robe and throne posture. The kneeling devotee is one person.2014-07-25A seated figure on a gilded golden throne with lion-head armrests and a peacock-feather fan behind him wears a red-orange shawl, a long gold-and-black bead necklace, and a white tilak on his forehead, while a shaved-headed devotee in a white shirt kneels and bows toward him, touching the red shawl draped over the armrest. A silver staff with a finial stands beside the throne, and a woman with a tilak is partly visible at the right edge. The setting is a red-and-white room with wooden latticework and an air conditioner. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold bead garland and saffron-orange shawl, receiving a devotee's obeisance.2014-08-27 +1 copiesA ceremonial photo in a bright red and orange tented setting with marigold petals on the red floor. A young man in a red dhoti-style garment bows forward, his head covered by a long orange cloth held over him, while a woman in a dark red sari with a red-and-gold turban and layered gold and bead necklaces smiles and rests a hand on his shoulder. Another man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a seated man in saffron robes with a white-and-black bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead extends his hand toward the scene. Several other people in orange and saffron stand in the background.2015-01-13July 21 20142014-07-21September 08 20122012-09-08Photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha-style beaded ceremonial necklaces with gold beads, and a rust-red robe, smiling and extending his right arm to touch the forehead of a bald, older man in a white shirt and a red-and-black patterned shawl. The second man has both palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stands a silver-and-gold ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial and a gold-toned peacock feather fan on the left, with deep maroon drapes in the background. Two people are visible. a person is the seated figure, identified by his long hair, rust robe, beaded gold garlands and white tilak; he is the one being touched in blessing by the bald man.2014-07-21A photograph of a formal indoor ceremony in a room with red and gold drapes and a painted rock-and-waterfall backdrop. A seated woman in a rust-brown sari with a white-pink-orange flower garland is bowed toward by a man with white hair and glasses, wearing a sage-green kurta and an orange shawl with dark printed patterns, who places his hand on her shoulder. Behind them a woman in white and a shaved-headed man in white stand near the seating, and a few more people in white are visible at the right edge.2014-07-27