Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large outdoor group of women in saffron and orange sarees sits on red tiered steps, many raising their open palms toward the front. Most wear rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and gold-toned jewellery, and several have bangles and bindis. A woman near the upper right wears a dark turban-style headwrap and a maroon-orange garment. Behind them is a red brick wall, a white air cooler and a tall yellow-and-red pole. No single presenter in these rows is identifiable as a person, so the a person field is none. Clothing and posture suggest a collective devotional gathering.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 11 20162016-10-11July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees seated on tiered red brick steps of an amphitheatre-style stage, many in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, raising their hands in prayer or greeting. Several people in the foreground wear white and green saris and sit with folded hands. Pink and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and orange flags stand above the steps, with trees and a blue sky behind. A camera tripod is visible at left. No single presenter is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-10-11August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor photo on riverside stone steps of a ghat, with a crowd of devotees dressed in orange and saffron robes seated in rows. Several saffron-clad women and girls with bindis and rudraksha-style beads sit close together, some with hands joined in namaste. Above them, large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringes and magenta canopies shade a raised platform, and red-and-saffron flags line the steps. A figure in saffron wraps stands at the top near a microphone stand, while a bare-chested man with orange cloth and white-robed photographers appear at the left edge. The scene looks like a ceremonial gathering with a procession-like atmosphere, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Large group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated on red stone steps beside water, many with hands raised in greeting. A seated figure in orange at top center, with a trident and staff nearby, is a probable Swamiji (probable) with long dark hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes, seated above the crowd. To the right, a decorated shrine holds deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a yellow-draped platform, with a kalasha-style offering tray in front. Many participants wear orange robes and rudraksha malas, and the reflection shows in the water below.2013-03-10Night photo of a large crowd of devotees seated on red brick stepped tiers at an outdoor evening event. Most women wear orange, saffron and rust-red saris with rudraksha malas and vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads; some have red bindis and gold jewellery. Several gaze upward with hands folded in prayer or resting on their laps. At the top left, a figure in yellow and orange robes with a garland and a crown-like headpiece sits on a raised platform, and a seated priest in white stands beside him. Strings of lights, red flags and white railings with yellow garlands decorate the stage in the background.2016-12-23August 08 20172017-08-08 +2 copiesOutdoor scene at a red stone ghat-style stairway with many people seated on the steps in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground, women in orange sarees sit with hands pressed together in prayer or attentiveness. On the right, a woman with light hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man with long hair and a rust-coloured garment sits beneath a large pink and orange embroidered umbrella, with another pink umbrella nearby. Red and orange flags fly in the background and a few people in white stand on the left.2016-10-11Outdoor photo of a large seated gathering on red-brick tiered steps of an amphitheatre, with red flags and pink and multicoloured umbrellas above. Many participants in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, mostly young people, sit with hands raised in a devotional gesture, while some wear white and green saris and yellow garments. A few spectators in the upper stands watch. Several people in front are visible in close view, and a camera operator stands at the left edge.2016-10-11