Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated congregation of devotees in white clothing fills a covered hall with a concrete floor and corrugated roof. Rows of people sit on woven mats behind steel railings, many in white shirts and white kurta-style garments, some wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A bald man with a long beard, in white with a mala, sits at the right edge of the front row. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars and paper streamers hang from the ceiling. Wall boards and a framed photo display text and portraits, and a bookshelf stands at left. Personal bags and folded white cloth lie in the foreground. No one is clearly identifiable as the speaker in this view.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, where a seated congregation of devotees sits in prayer. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside another seated man in white with a red-and-maroon-bordered cloth. Nearby, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl joins palms in namaskar. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats over a red carpet, and a woman in a pink-patterned sari sits at the left. Tall decorated cylindrical pillars with bird motifs flank the hall, and a camera on a tripod films the scene. a person presence is uncertain; the seated figures are described by role only.2010-08-30July 22 20102010-07-22Devotees sit on the floor of a covered orange-walled hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white ritual clothing; a woman in a green and gold sari sits on the front-left mat beside a red carpet, and a man in a red shirt sits to the right. Tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hang along the room, and framed panels line the walls. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron and white stands near a wooden lectern. No clearly distinctive appearance cues establish his identity, so he is described only by role.2010-08-15A photograph inside a hall with an orange-walled interior and a corrugated translucent roof, where many devotees sit on the floor in rows behind metal railings. In the foreground a row of men and boys sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; several wear white kurtas or shirts, one wears a yellow shirt, and a young boy in a red shirt sits at the front. Tall decorated pillars with geometric patterns and dove motifs stand in the hall. A blue and purple mat with printed text lies on an orange cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a person in white stands at the right beside a stainless steel counter. Banners with printed text and images hang on the left wall.2010-08-19Wide interior view of a long, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, filled with seated devotees on the floor in rows divided by stainless steel railings. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with red and white ribbons or lanyards around their necks, and some women wear sarees in pink, red and beige. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with floral patterns and bird motifs in red, yellow, blue and orange hang from the ceiling along the aisle. Framed photographs line the walls on the left and right, and a standing figure in white stands near the far end of the hall, with the aisle leading toward a distant doorway.2009-12-16A wide view of a seated congregation in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a central aisle lined by metal railings. Many devotees sit on mats and white chairs, mostly dressed in white with some in blue and red, several wearing rudraksha-style beads. Colourful cloth-wrapped kalasha-style hangings with bird motifs hang from the ceiling, and a draped altar with a deity murti and an orange cloth stands at the right.2009-06-01September 30 20082008-09-30A seated group of devotees meditates in a covered hall with orange walls and a red carpet runner between rows of woven mats. In the foreground, a bald man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged, eyes closed, beside an older man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti. Further back, women in white and light blue saris sit on mats, and a white-clad woman with short blonde hair meditates to the right. In the background, an altar with a deity murti and a kalasha sits under a pillar, with draped orange curtains and a framed poster on the wall.2010-07-22August 15 20102010-08-15September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with tall colourful cylindrical pillars in red, blue and yellow. Several rows of seated devotees fill the room, many dressed in white with orange or yellow shawls, and many with hands pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white robes sits beside another man wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, with a small book on the mat. A woman in a white patterned sari sits on a red carpet at the left, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the metal railing. Framed banners hang on the wall at the top left.2010-08-30A photograph of seated devotees on mats inside a covered hall with stainless steel railings and a rope barrier. In the foreground, a young man in white with a rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged, beside a man in an orange-and-yellow striped shirt and another in white. Behind the railing, many seated people in white, cream, and colourful clothing listen attentively. Along the back wall hang banners with decorative woven pillars in red, yellow and blue, and framed photographs of a saffron-clad figure seated with devotees. A standing person in white stands near the rear. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present in the scene.2009-12-05