Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph in a bright hall with a projection screen and a maroon curtain. A man with a maroon and orange turban, a long garland of white flowers and red beads, gold bangles, gold ear ornaments and a leopard-print lower garment places his hand on the head of a young boy in a maroon and gold cloth. The boy stands with eyes lowered and hands joined. To the left, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-headed youth with a white forehead mark stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A golden throne with a red cushion and a deity murti sits at the back, and video cameras on tripods surround the scene. The turbaned man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as the one giving blessing.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 17 20132013-11-17November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesIndoor hall with a white tiled ceiling, red curtains and a projection screen showing a yellow-tinted image behind a gilded seated figure at right. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with palms pressed together toward a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a silver-and-pink ornament, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, a long beaded necklace and a gold armlet. The turbaned man's head is touched by the bowing man's hand. To the left, a bald man with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in an orange-brown dhoti. At right, a man with long swept-back hair and bead necklaces in a white garment with gold border stands beside a woman in a red top. Several other people in white and light clothing move about the room.2013-11-16 +1 copiesIndoor photograph in a hall with a red-curtained stage and a golden throne-like seat at the back. A smiling man in a brown-red turban and ornate gold necklaces, with a long garland of red and white flowers, stands bare-chested in a brown patterned lower garment and places his hand on the head of a devotee. Several people stand in a line with hands folded in namaskar, including a grey-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala, a man in a black shirt and others in white clothes. A tray of fruit and offerings is visible at the lower right. Printed sign text is partly visible on the left wall.2013-11-17June 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph in a hall with white ceiling fans and a projector screen, showing a man in a deep red-orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim, wearing a matching orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a long gold bead necklace, raising his hand in blessing. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand around him, a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala bows with palms pressed together, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl folds his hands in greeting. Framed photos hang on the wall behind them.2013-11-22 +1 copiesJune 04 20132013-06-04A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a hall. A man in a rust-red dhoti and red-and-gold head wrap, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces and gold-coloured armbands, stands bare-chested and places his right hand on the head of a devotee who has bowed forward with palms pressed together. The devotee wears a white cloth on his head and a red-and-white checked shirt; other devotees in white dhotis and a man in a pink-and-green shirt stand with hands folded in namaste, eyes lowered. Behind them is a decorated stage with blue and gold painted panels and ornate pillars, a lectern, a tripod-mounted camera, and metal barrier posts. a person (red-and-gold head wrap, rudraksha malas) is performing the blessing.2013-11-26November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesJune 04 20132013-06-04A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold throne-like seat at the back. A man in an orange-brown wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace stands at right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who has his palms pressed together. Other young men in white shirts stand with hands folded, and several men in white and an older woman with glasses stand behind. a person (wearing a saffron-brown wrap, gold bead necklace, gold bracelets, and a red-and-white tilak on the forehead) blesses the devotee with a touch on the head. Visible people number roughly six to twenty.2013-10-29 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17