Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of a festive outdoor gathering under a red and white canopy hung with banana leaves and bunches of green bananas. At centre stands a smiling person in a deep maroon robe with a long-sleeved shawl, wearing a long layered garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves plus a yellow bead necklace and a rudraksha mala. Around them, shaved-headed men in saffron and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, press close, and one man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels at the feet. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a child in a striped top fill the foreground. The photograph is partially watermarked in the original and includes a red-and-white canopy overhead.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 03 20142014-07-03December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor street scene on a sunny day where a smiling man in a rust-red and saffron dhoti with a gold-and-white garland and gold necklaces is being greeted by devotees. A man in a white polo shirt drapes a garland over his shoulders while others crowd close, reaching in to touch him. Many men in white shirts and dhotis stand along a roadside with a green compound wall and a grey iron gate behind them. A man at right wears an orange rudraksha-style mala and a white shirt, and a red floral offering sits at lower right. a person cues: the central figure is in ceremonial ochre-saffron clothing with a garland and gold ornaments, but his identity is not established from appearance alone.2014-06-22 +1 copiesNovember 11 20132013-11-11January 18 20182018-01-18June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man with short dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a red garment and a large garland of white jasmine and red roses. He is surrounded by a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas; one on the right presses his palms together in namaste and another on the left gestures toward him. Behind them a large crowd of people fills the space under a building entrance with green foliage at the right edge. The garlanded man has no crown, turban or long swept-back hair visible, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-08-03Outdoor photo under a large banyan-type tree with hanging aerial roots. A central figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered saffron-toned robe wears a white and multicolour flower garland, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a gold armlet, with a vertical tilak on the forehead and long dark hair; he is smiling and walking forward. Around him, people in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and white kurtas move along a sandy path, some carrying items. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a white outfit stand to the left, and a pink and yellow ceremonial umbrella is visible. Behind them are decorated structures, marigold garlands and a deity murti. a person cues: long hair, ornate gold necklace, flower garland and saffron-toned robe.2015-02-05July 01 20142014-07-01January 13 20152015-01-13