Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated bearded man in a rust-orange wrap with a gold chain and a red-tipped forehead marking sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, holding a microphone in one hand and reaching out a handful of food to a bare-chested child in white dhoti with a yellow border who kneels before him. A silver bowl of rice-like food sits on a silver tray in front; a gold deity murti, brass lamps and a trident-topped staff stand behind. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne in orange with gold chain and bead-style necklace as ceremonial cues, offering food as part of a Maheshwara Puja setting.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A photograph in a gilded ceremonial setting. A seated man on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion wears a rust-red sannyasi robe, a gold necklace and a long dark braid, and has white and red markings on his forehead. He extends a gold-coloured offering to a small child in white clothing, while a woman in a white blouse and white dhoti-style garment leans in to assist. A decorated golden bowl sits in front, with an ornate golden sunburst backdrop and a gilded deity figure behind. A microphone is clipped near him. Appearance-based candidate for a person, seated and blessing a child during the puja. Two adults and one child are visible.2017-05-08July 03 20172017-07-03May 08 20172017-05-08 +1 copiesMay 08 20172017-05-08November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red-brown dhoti-style wrap over his shoulders, with a gold necklace and a red-and-white forehead mark, seated on an ornate gold throne with a large gold sunburst backrest. He holds a lump of food or offering in his right hand over a large ornate silver-gold bowl on a green cloth. Beside him stands a young person with long dark dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wrapped in orange cloth, with white markings on the arms and a rudraksha-style beaded armband, cupping their hands to receive the offering. A tall brass lamp stand with a trident finial and a gold lion-shaped base stands at left, and a gold lion figure appears in the foreground. The scene suggests a Maheshwara Puja offering of food.2017-05-08A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe receiving food from a kneeling man in white, during what appears to be a ritual offering. The seated man, bearded with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead, wears a red shawl and a gold necklace, and sits on an ornate gold and red throne. He extends his hand toward a clay-coloured mound of food on a green leaf before a silver bowl. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti-style garment, an orange-striped cloth at the waist, and a rudraksha-style necklace, cupping his hands to receive food. Behind them stand a gold deity murti, a trident, and a brass oil lamp, with a gold-framed backdrop.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a deep red cushion, wearing a rust-red robe and draped rust-red cloth. He extends his right hand over a silver bowl of orange-yellow offerings, possibly prasad or flower petals, while a small boy in an orange cloth and beaded rudraksha malas kneels beside a gold lion sculpture and reaches toward the offerings. A gold trident stands behind the throne and a white pedestal fan is at the left. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, identified by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial throne setting, performing a distribution of offerings to a young attendant.2016-11-11 +1 copies