Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night photo outdoors beside a pink-walled building and a low brick wall. In the foreground, a figure in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair and a white flower garland stands with back to the camera, next to a dark car. A man in a white and grey checked shirt stands at left. Behind, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands near a blue bucket, and a man in a white shirt bends low near the ground at lower centre, with another partly visible figure beside him. The scene is dimly lit by a single light source.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night outdoor photo at a roadside gathering beside a dark car with its door open. In the centre, a long-haired figure with his back to the camera wears an orange robe edged with gold and a white flower garland, standing by the open car door. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls, several shaved-headed, stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a man in white kneels in the foreground. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a green banana leaf or plantain offering. Warm string lights and lamps glow in the background among onlookers. The orange-robed figure cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone, so no identification is made.2011-05-16A night-time photograph outside a lit building with a stairway and railing. A smiling man in an orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland and is being touched on the head by a woman in a yellow-green floral sari who bends forward with her hands at his feet. A grey minivan is parked behind him. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside another man in an orange robe who is turned away from the camera. A few people are visible in the background near a motorbike.2009-08-03A night-time outdoor photograph of a sandy path and freshly turned reddish earth beside tall grass and shrubs. A standing figure in an orange-red lower garment and a pale peach shawl pours or sprinkles from a small bowl onto the ground. Beside them, a figure in white with an orange shawl bends low, holding a red bucket. Another man in a long orange robe with a full dark beard walks at left, and a partly visible person in white stands at the far edge. A dim building stands in the background.2008-01-16August 03 20092009-08-03A night-time outdoor photo beside a dark silver van. A man in the centre wears an orange robe, a white shawl with a dark-bead necklace and a large marigold garland, and stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and orange turban smiles. In the foreground a man in a white shirt looks toward the camera, and a long-haired sadhu in orange bends forward, his hands near the ground in reverence. A figure in a maroon and gold checked shawl sits at the lower right. On the far right a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands. Several other people in orange and white stand near vehicles in the background.2011-05-23Night photograph on a dark dirt road at an ashram. On the right stands a man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over bare shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. Facing him on the left is a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, gesturing as he talks. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing stand near a low building, a car's headlights glow in the background, and a white-topped stone pedestal with a red base sits at right. Appearance cues on the right figure are present but not conclusive, so identity is uncertain.2006-12-10Night-time outdoor photograph of a cremation ground in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre a person in a dark garment bends low over a mound of straw and earth on a wooden bier, with flower petals and marigold strands scattered on the ground. Around them stand a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, one in a white kurta and a man in a plaid lungi. At the right edge, two people in saffron/orange robes stand with bare upper bodies; one carries a metal tray of white flowers and another holds a tray of pink petals on the left. Bright lamplight and a dark sky surround the scene.2011-01-14Outdoor photograph on a dirt path lined with green trees and white rocks beside a grey SUV. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white tilak mark on the forehead stands centre-left, gesturing with an open hand toward others. Beside them, a man in an orange shawl over a dark garment stands near the vehicle. In the foreground, two men in white shirts bow low, one in white with a yellow cloth, the other in a pale shirt and dark trousers. Further left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands on the path. A white-shirted man stands at the right edge.2008-07-28Night photograph at an outdoor ashram site lit by a few distant lamps and a vehicle's headlights. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl walks barefoot-looking in sandals, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him several people in white clothes with orange shawls walk in the same direction, one holding a folded cloth. On the right stands a red pedestal topped with a white circular base and a tall metal pole. The ground is dirt with scattered debris.2006-12-10Night outdoor scene at a dirt-ground roadside beside a dark silver SUV with its door open. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with gold border, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style neck adornment stands by the vehicle, smiling as an elderly woman in white holds up a large white and purple flower garland and a brass kalasha-style pot with green leaves. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby, one with palms pressed together in greeting, and a child in white is at the lower left. The setting is a welcome with garlands, a ritual arrival at a vehicle.2011-05-16April 15 20082008-04-15Outdoor photo at a roadside arrival area beside a white building and palm trees. A bald man in orange robes with his back to the camera stands at an open car door, and another bald man in orange stands beside the car. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, and reaches out to greet a bearded man in orange robes on the right, who holds a blue plastic bag. A man in a white dhoti stands behind them. a person appears as the long-haired figure in orange with a rudraksha mala, greeting the group.2007-08-09