Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A smiling man with a short beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a decorated float at night. He wears a rust-orange robe, a thick rudraksha mala across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a large garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers. He holds an ornate silver staff in his right hand. Behind him stand large painted figures with a lion-like head, a turquoise muscular torso, gold and pink fabric, and a glowing neon mask with red lips. A dark bull figure is at the lower left, and a silver staff leans in the foreground. a person: a saffron-robed figure with rudraksha malas and a flower garland, seated on the float.

More like this

Open the gallery
A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a short beard sits on a blue plinth in front of a large painted festival figure of a lion-maned deity. He wears a rust-orange wrap, multiple rudraksha malas, bead bracelets, and a garland of white flowers, yellow marigolds and red apple-like fruit. He holds an ornate silver staff with a carved lion-head top in his right hand, and a second silver staff rests at left. Behind him are a colourful painted demon-face mask, sequined fabric and a dark buffalo head. Overlaid credit text reads pedia.org. The figure is on a festival float or ratha-style display at night2017-09-30A smiling man sits on a raised platform before a large deity murti with a lion-like head and a colourful painted body. He wears a rust-orange cloth, layered rudraksha malas, a bracelet of rudraksha beads on each upper arm, and a long garland of white flowers, yellow marigolds and red and multicoloured beads. A silver staff with a carved handle rests in his right hand, and a second silver staff stands at left. A glowing illuminated face mask appears at the upper right, and a sprinkling of yellow flowers is visible behind him. The scene suggests an evening festival or procession setting.2017-09-30A smiling man sits on a decorated float during an evening procession. He wears a rust-orange saffron wrap, a long multi-coloured garland of marigolds, red roses and white flowers, and many dark rudraksha malas across his chest and arms. He holds a silver staff with a curved handle in his right hand. Behind him stand a large golden lion mount with a yellow flower garland and a painted deity figure in turquoise and gold. A painted demon mask with fangs is at the upper right. A dark background suggests night. The scene is a festival procession.2017-09-30A smiling man sits on a raised float decorated for a festival procession, with a large cut-out lion-like figure and a painted deity figure behind him. He wears a rust-brown garment, layered rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a gold necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead. He is garlanded with a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms and holds a silver staff with a serpent-headed top in his right hand, with a second staff beside him. A large painted demon-like mask glows on the right and a black buffalo head rests at lower left. a person: the rudraksha mala cues and rust-coloured robe and garland are visible on the seated figure, though the appearance cues are moderate.2017-09-30A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth in front of a large lion statue draped with yellow marigold garland and a blue pedestal holding a buffalo head. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured beads. He holds a silver staff and smiles. Beside him a woman in an orange shawl and white garment sits, and a decorated deity murti with gold and blue paint stands behind. a person is seated in the centre, identified by his saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ornate garlands, as an in-person presence.2017-09-30A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a blue platform in front of a large painted deity murti of Durga riding a golden lion. He wears a rust-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, and a garland of white, yellow and red-striped flowers with red apples. Behind him, a turquoise multi-armed figure in gold and blue embellished dress and a gold necklace stands beside a lion's mane and yellow flower garlands. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at the right edge. Ritual decorations with a mirror and red fabric surround the scene. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garlands, in a Vijaya Dashami setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a smiling man seated on a ceremonial vehicle decorated with a lion-shaped figure and a large painted figure in turquoise and red behind him. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a tripundra mark on the forehead, layered rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a thick garland of white, yellow and red flowers. He holds a silver staff with a lion-head finial. A decorated mask-like figure with yellow and red features is visible at the right edge. Overall a festival procession setting. a person: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace worn over saffron-toned clothing, seated in an honoured position on the vehicle.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard sits at night beside a large carved animal figure with a yellow marigold garland. He wears a red-brown cloth draped over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Two red apples are tucked into floral garlands of marigold, red and white flowers across his chest. Blurred colourful decorations and lights fill the background.2017-09-30A smiling man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with plush red cushions, holding a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled gold ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange robe over his bare upper body. A long garland of pink and white flowers hangs across his chest, with rudraksha malas and a heavy gold pendant around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and arm. Behind him are a red and gold canopy, brass oil lamps and floral decorations.2016-11-04September 30 20172017-09-30