Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photo of a crowded orange-and-white tented gathering at a Kumbh Mela sadhu event. In the center, a bald, white-bearded man in a pale pink-orange robe wears a yellow-and-orange marigold garland and speaks with a long-haired man in an orange-red turban and a dark rudraksha-style collar of beads. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis, a man with a gold-trimmed white dhoti and gold chains holds a tall orange umbrella-staff topped with a yellow canopy hung with crystal beads, and a man in dark red robes wears a gold-chain necklace and wrist bands. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible in the frame.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor festival scene under an orange and white tent canopy with orange support poles, at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela gathering of sadhus. In the centre a bald man in a pink robe with a marigold garland smiles at a man in a red-orange turban, dark rudraksha mala and red-brown robe who holds a hand-gesture greeting. At left, a bald sadhu in rudraksha beads and gold-trimmed cloth faces away from the camera. At right, a man with gold necklaces and bangles grips an orange pole, and several other saffron-clad devotees and sadhus stand behind. Roughly ten to twenty people are visible.2016-04-22A photograph of a procession-like gathering at a crowded outdoor event with red and white banners behind. In the centre, a smiling person wears a rust-coloured turban, a rust-coloured robe and long braided hair, with a dark beaded mala, and stands with hands clasped. Beside him an elderly bearded man in orange robes and an orange headwrap holds a dark beaded mala, and a bald man in rust and gold clothing stands to the right. A man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a tall red-and-silver staff with a decorated canopy above. Several other men in saffron and rust garments and a red-and-orange headwrap stand around, with a crowd behind them. The centre figure has distinctive long hair and rust clothing consistent with a person presentation, though the appearance is not fully certain.2016-05-05A festival procession under an orange and white tented canopy at a Kumbh Mela gathering. A central figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron robe wears a thick rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, smiling as he walks beneath a yellow umbrella with beaded fringe. Around him, saffron-clad sadhus with shaved heads and turbans walk among devotees; a bearded sadhu in peach robes stands at left, and a man in a saffron dhoti with gold malas walks at right. Devotees crowd the scene, including a woman in yellow sari, a man in a blue shirt holding a child, and a man in white shirt bending forward. A phone is raised at the far left and marigold garlands hang at lower left.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festive crowd moves under an orange and white tent canopy with a yellow fringed umbrella hung with crystal beads. At the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange turban and orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holds his hands in namaste. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange wrap wears a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and gold armbands. Around them, devotees in pink saris, a woman in a blue sari and a young woman with a long braid press forward with folded hands. Marigold garlands hang from one man's arm.2016-04-22April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23April 18 20162016-04-18Indoor event photo under a white tent with red carpet and brass lamps along the rope barrier. A man in a saffron-orange turban and dark brown robe, wearing a yellow and orange marigold garland, stands at centre with his long dark hair hanging down his back. Facing him on the right, an elderly bearded man in full orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala holds a small white paper and speaks. Behind them, saffron-robed followers in brown and orange sit and stand, some wearing beaded necklaces; a pink fringed ceremonial umbrella hangs overhead. Several spectators in striped and collared shirts and glasses stand at the right edge. a person candidate appearance is uncertain given the distance and framing.2016-04-23Photograph inside a large white tented pavilion with red carpet, hanging orange and green cloth banners, and a decorative umbrella behind. A man on the left in a saffron turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a dark tilak gestures with his right arm while speaking to two shaved-headed monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas on the right; one wears glasses. A man in a brown-gold robe with a gold necklace stands smiling between them. Devotees in white stand behind the barrier in the background. a person is the turbaned man on the left, based on the turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues, and the page indicates his presence at this event.2016-05-05January 13 20152015-01-13