Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a crowded room with white walls where many saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit on chairs and along the floor. Several wear orange and red turbans or headwear, one has a red turban, and others wear rudraksha and bead necklaces. A bare-chested figure in a red-orange cloth stands near a central ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial, with water bottles and small offerings on low tables. In the foreground a person holds up a phone to photograph the gathering, and a man in a white garment sits among the group.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a crowded room of saffron-robed sadhus seated on mats and chairs during a Kumbh Mela event. A bald man in a saffron robe with a red flower in his hair stands at centre, holding a long silver staff. A seated man in white and gold-bordered dhoti sits on a pink cushion, and a red-turbaned sadhu sits at left. Plastic water bottles sit on low tables, and a red and white flag stands behind the group. Many people are present, seated and standing. A hand holds a phone at lower left. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of a crowded, white-walled tent interior at a Kumbh Mela gathering with saints seated on grey armchairs and on the floor. Many sadhus wear orange and saffron robes; several have orange or red turbans and rudraksha or bead necklaces. A bald man in a red robe with white bead necklaces sits at right, while a figure in white dhoti with gold trim sits at centre on a pink rug. Water bottles sit on low tables, and a red flag on a pole stands at left. Several people in the foreground hold up phones to record. Photo is from the Kumbh Mela sakshi pramana sharing.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Crowded indoor scene in a white-walled room with a red plastic chair at right. Many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and red turbans and shawls stand close together, with a few wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. A bearded man in orange robes at centre-right holds his hands together in greeting, and an older woman in orange at lower left smiles. Partially visible figures fill the edges of the frame.2016-04-22Indoor photo of a seated gathering of saints in a plain room with a framed deity picture on the wall beside a window. A tall elderly sadhu in a pale pink-saffron robe and white beard stands at left, hands folded in greeting. Seated on red-patterned carpets and cushions, many sadhus wear orange and saffron robes, one wears a pink turban, and another an orange turban. Several men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, sit with shaved heads in front. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border sits at lower right, and a few figures in the foreground are partly cropped. Phone-carrying onlookers stand at the back left. A ceremonial satsang-style meeting with visiting sadhus.2015-09-15A photograph of a seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus in a small white-walled room lit by a ceiling fan, with an ornate silver-shafted staff standing upright near the centre. Several elderly sadhus in orange and saffron robes, some wearing orange turbans, sit in grey armchairs and on a pink and dark carpet around low glass tables holding water bottles. A man in a pale peach garment sits at the left, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and gold necklace sits on the floor near the staff. Other people in orange clothing sit in the foreground. No physical person matching a recognisable a person appearance is clearly identifiable, so no identification is made.2016-04-22A large seated audience of saffron, orange and pink-robed sannyasis fills a dimly lit hall during a satsang. Many men have grey or white beards and orange or pink headcloths, and some have white forehead tilaks. A bearded man in the foreground holds a black tablet, and a young man with long dark curly hair sits among the crowd. Warm stage lighting washes over the scene. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-07-15Photograph inside a white-walled tent at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with grey sofas and a glass coffee table holding water bottles. Several sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit and converse. A bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe sits at left, and a long-haired, bearded sadhu in orange with a beaded orange necklace sits at right. Another elderly bearded man in orange sits centrally. A bald priest in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads kneels at the table, while another man in white with gold necklace sits nearby, holding a tall silver staff. A silver-topped danda and cardboard boxes are visible in the background.2016-04-22