Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of a ceremonial exchange at a temple-style event. In the foreground, a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair wears a rust-orange wrap and a garland of purple orchids and yellow marigolds, and rests a hand on the chest of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. The man holds a tall gold ceremonial staff with a finial. A large ornate gold vessel with a lion-head handle sits in the lower foreground, and a gold kalasha-style pot with marigold garlands stands behind. Women in red and maroon saris and onlookers in white are visible in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
A devotee in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala kneels before a seated figure with long dark hair swept down the back, wearing a rust-orange wrap, a pink and white orchid garland and yellow flower garland. The devotee's right hand is pressed to his chest in reverence while the seated figure's back is turned toward the camera. In the foreground a large golden lion-head ornament and a tall golden staff topped with a bird finial stand beside them. Behind, women in red and maroon saris and a girl in white watch the ritual, with yellow marigold garlands and a golden pot visible in the background.2016-01-24A photograph of an indoor ceremony. A person with long dark hair, a white sandalwood mark on the forehead, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment and a garland of purple orchids, white flowers and yellow marigolds, sits on a leopard-print cushion and speaks while holding a folded white paper. A golden lion-faced seat or cushion is in the foreground. Opposite, a man in a white shirt sits with palms joined in respectful greeting beside a tall golden staff with a finial. Behind them a gold-and-red floral backdrop, a golden kalasha-like vessel and another seated devotee with rudraksha mala add to the scene.2016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple setting. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap and a garland of purple and yellow flowers, reaches out and places a hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. The man's hands are joined and extended toward a large golden ornamental object, possibly a kalasha or ceremonial vessel with a lion or snake motif. A golden staff topped with a figure stands beside him. Behind them, a woman in white with a brown beaded mala, and other women in white, stand near golden and yellow floral decorations and a red-draped deity murti.2016-01-24A seated figure with long dark hair and a flowing orange wrap, wearing a purple and white flower garland and bronze bracelets, raises a hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt holding a tall golden ceremonial staff with a decorative finial. Behind them a woman in white with a brown shawl and beaded necklace looks on. A golden lion-headed throne armrest is in the foreground, with gold and red deity murti and marigold garlands in the background, and a girl in white stands at the right edge among onlookers. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2016-01-24May 14 20142014-05-14A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like setting. A figure with long dark hair, white markings on the forehead, a purple and white flower garland, a saffron-orange wrap and orange bangles presses a hand to the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. The blessed man stands beside an ornate golden staff with a finial. Behind them a second person in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl watches, and golden deity decorations and flower garlands fill the background. a person is the figure in saffron with the long hair and garland, performing the blessing.2016-01-24A photograph of a seated figure in a gold-lion-armrest throne placing a hand on the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl printed with text. The seated figure wears a rudraksha mala with a bare upper torso and a white forehead mark, with a red-and-orange wrap, and has a distinctive long swept-back hair style and ornate gold neck adornment. The kneeling devotee holds his hands folded in namaskar. A silver trident stands beside the throne and a woman in white with a forehead mark stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a blessing (anugraha) moment.2014-09-11July 31 20152015-07-31October 11 20162016-10-11July 21 20142014-07-21March 30 20162016-03-30