Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a young man in white clothes with a red-and-maroon shawl kneeling forward while a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in a maroon cloth places his right hand on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The blessing man wears rudraksha-style beads and bangles on the wrist. Behind them a cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod, and several people in white and saffron-orange stoles stand around a red curtained hall. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Possible a person: the blessing man's long swept-back hair, bare-chested maroon wrap and beads match the appearance cues, though this is an appearance-based label only.

More like this

Open the gallery
September 09 20162016-09-09A photograph of a seated sannyasi with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a rust-red wrap, pressing his right palm to the forehead of a young man kneeling before him. The young man wears white kurta-style clothes and a red scarf printed with script, his hands raised in a receiving gesture. Behind them a camera on a tripod and several men in white and orange stand watching, with a gold-framed element at the right edge. a person cue is present: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and rust-red clothing, though the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-09-09A photograph of a ritual blessing in a red-draped hall. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap leans forward and presses his palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red lanyard, who has his hands raised in reverence. Behind them a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala watches, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at the top left. A brass rail and a gold cloth edge the lower right. The scene resembles a darshan or blessing moment. a person is the central figure based on the long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and orange wrap.2016-07-14July 13 20162016-07-13A photograph of an initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange shawl with rudraksha beads presses both palms onto the head of a young man in a white shirt, who is bowed forward with eyes closed and one hand raised. Another man in white stands behind them, and golden ornamental figures and a red curtain fill the background.2017-06-24October 07 20162016-10-07July 11 20132013-07-11June 24 20172017-06-24July 14 20162016-07-14A seated bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a brown-red shawl, wears a rudraksha mala and places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl and lanyard. The kneeling devotee has his palms raised. The seated man holds a folded white cloth in his left hand. A camera on a tripod and a camera operator stand behind them, and a red curtain and gold-edged throne are visible.2016-09-09A photograph of a ritual blessing in warm red-orange light. A woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings holds her hands on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge on his chest. He has his eyes closed and hands raised near his head. Behind them, another man in white watches, and a red curtain hangs at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are a priestess-like giver and a devotee receiving blessing.2012-07-20July 14 20162016-07-14