Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A narrow white-tiled room with a small arched window, appearing to be a home shrine area. A woman in a red and gold-bordered sari with a white and red flower garland stands at a niche on the right, reaching toward an oil lamp and offerings. Behind her, a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown dhoti with a sacred thread stands in the doorway. At left, a photographer in white holds up a large camera with a long lens while another person's hand is raised nearby. A framed picture sits on a shelf at far left.

More like this

Open the gallery
June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 24 20142014-06-24A small domestic interior, apparently a kitchen corner with white tiled walls, a curtain with brown squares, a steel pot and gas stove at left. A woman in a red blouse and white sari stands at left near the stove. In the centre, a woman in an orange-red garment wears a red and white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, bending toward a lit oil lamp held at lower right. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds a bundle of flowers. A red and white garland hangs on the wall at right. A photographer with a DSLR camera is at lower left. The ritual appears to be an oil lamp offering in a home visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a small domestic room during a house visit. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red cord around his neck and a tilak on his forehead stands at left with his hands folded in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a brass plate with flowers. In the centre, a woman in a rust-red robe with gold border and a red-and-white flower garland lights a small oil lamp held in her hand. Beside her, a shaved-headed monk in rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala chants with eyes partly closed. A tiled wall, a fish tank and a hanging garland are visible in the background.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20Indoor photograph of a domestic aarti at a house visit. A tall figure in reddish-maroon sannyasi robes with a gold border and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp with a bright flame. Beside him, a monk in matching maroon robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands with a hand near the lamp. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a red-orange beaded necklace presses his palms together in namaste. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a brass plate of flowers. A red-and-white flower garland hangs on the wall, and a window and patterned curtain are visible. Several people are visible; the frame shows four people in the scene.2014-06-24June 20 20142014-06-20June 22 20142014-06-22A photograph inside a freshly decorated room with white walls and a tiled floor, where a bald, bare-chested priest in red-and-gold dhoti and saffron-orange shawl stands at a doorway hung with orange marigold garlands, holding a bundle of pink flowers. Ahead of him a woman in a red-and-gold sari holds a flower garland. On the left, men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in namaskar, one holding a red cloth-wrapped bundle. A cameraman in white shirt films with a video camera on the left. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow sari with a long braid holds a basket of pink flowers and coconut, and another woman in a cream sari watches with folded hands. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall beside a leafy garland.2014-06-16A photograph of a doorway at an ashram-style building with orange wooden doors and a white tiled interior. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand in the entrance, with a bright outdoor courtyard beyond. A saffron-robed elder with a white garland walks in the centre, flanked by younger saffron-clad attendants, one wearing a white garland. A woman in a red and gold sari with her hair in a bun sits in the foreground, and women in white and pink saris stand with folded hands at the right. A brass pot with flowers stands at the left, and a camera operator is visible at the edge of the frame. Mango leaves are strung above the doorway.2009-06-22