Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A person in saffron-orange robes with a sash, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace, gold bangles and a tilak on the forehead, hands a small folded offering or prasad to a young boy in a green checked shirt with an ID card around his neck. Behind them a blue cloth canopy, a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothes, a camera operator with a video camera, and garlands are visible in a dim outdoor evening setting.

More like this

Open the gallery
A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap and a white flower garland blesses a young boy in a white-and-red checked shirt holding a yellow banana. The blessing man sits on a red cushioned seat with a tilak on his forehead and gold bangles and earring. Behind them a woman in white with orange shawl and a second woman in orange sari stand near a row of decorated deity murti in green, red and gold garments. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with a red curtain and a fan at right.2014-06-06August 09 20152015-08-09A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-and-saffron border and a long rudraksha mala sits on a gold lion-armrested throne, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and his hair swept back. He extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a white-and-grey striped shirt who kneels before him, palm raised. Behind them is a deity murti draped in green and purple cloth and decorated with red flower garlands, flanked by gold pillars and a red satin cloth. Two standing men in the background, one in a white shirt, observe. The appearance-based candidate, who has the long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robe, is labelled Swamiji (probable) in the seated-teacher role giving blessing.2013-09-28August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with a long gold-bead necklace and a yellow tilak on his forehead, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a smiling young boy in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl. A bald, shaved-headed man in an orange shawl sits in the foreground, and a gold ritual vessel is visible at the left edge. The seated man has long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces, matching the page's Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so this is an in-person blessing scene in an ashram setting with a gold-toned backdrop and green plants.2014-08-02August 23 20152015-08-23November 06 20112011-11-06May 03 20142014-05-03A seated man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti, wearing a thick necklace of dark and gold beads, raises a silver staff with his right hand while resting his left hand on the head of a young boy in a white t-shirt. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with carved lion or elephant motifs, draped with a dark red cloth and an orange towel. A small child in a pink top is partly visible at the left edge.2014-09-01May 21 20142014-05-21April 15 20182018-04-15A photograph of a ritual in which a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged shawl smiles while pressing white powder onto the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in orange clothing who bows his head. A bowl of white powder sits in the foreground. Behind them, several women in orange and red saris stand or reach forward, some also smeared with white ash, and onlookers in white and cream saris watch from the right. The setting is an indoor hall with a red curtain at left.2013-03-10