Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated man with long dark hair, a red-brown wrap, a dark rudraksha mala across his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a leopard-print cushion beside a gilded table. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala bows with folded hands toward him, his head near the table where a brass bell and lamp rest. Behind them, women in yellow and pink saris and a man in a striped polo stand in a white room, with a person photographing the scene at right.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a maroon-red cloth, wearing a double-strand rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he extends his hand toward a man in a pale pink kurta with a rudraksha mala who leans in with palms pressed together in greeting. A gold-coloured ornate side table stands between them. Behind them, several people in white, yellow and pink clothing stand in a white-walled room, one man in a white shirt and jeans with a hand raised, and a person in orange clothing holds up a phone.2016-05-13May 13 20162016-05-13A woman in a rust-red garment and a thick yellow marigold garland sits on a gold-ornamented chair, extending her hands to a kneeling man in a striped collared shirt on a blue carpet. Behind her, a seated figure in orange robes with a saffron head covering sits on a gold throne, hands folded, next to a silver staff. A man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in white with a brown shawl and bead necklace stands at right. Gold lion-head armrests and an event hall setting frame the scene.2014-05-20A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne being approached by a kneeling devotee with palms pressed together. The seated man has long dark hair worn back, a full beard, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, bangles on his arm, and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders; he raises his right hand to touch the forehead of the kneeling man, who wears a rust-red shirt, a watch and bracelets and has long wavy hair. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands, with gold ceremonial staffs, a red carpet, a pedestal fan and a camera on a tripod in the room. Several onlookers stand in the background.2016-11-16May 13 20162016-05-13A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-brown turban and a brown cloth draped over his bare upper body, smiling and extending his open right hand toward a group. He sits on a leopard-print cushion beside large gold-coloured ornamental objects. Around him stand several men in white shirts and white trousers wearing orange and yellow-red shawls; one holds a small folded book or booklet, and another stands with hands joined in a respectful gesture. A woman with a garland stands at the left edge. The room has pale walls, maroon curtains and a pink carpet. The seated figure's appearance and seated throne-like position are consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so it is recorded as unsure. A visible , , and , which is omitted from the text list2016-07-23December 22 20152015-12-22A photograph of a seated man in a red-brown garment with a rudraksha mala and a layered white and yellow flower garland, sitting on a gold-coloured throne beside a golden lion-headed armrest. He extends his arm and hands toward a crowd of devotees pressing close, several reaching out with folded hands. Behind him stands a large deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and a gold figure of a standing attendant on the left. A man in a bright orange top stands near him, and a woman in a dark outfit sits in the background.2015-07-31May 13 20162016-05-13Indoor photo in a white-walled room with red carpet and gold-framed furniture. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-brown wrap, holds out an orange cloth to a woman in a yellow-and-multicolour patterned top who bends forward to touch it with her forehead. Behind them, a man with long hair in orange and white sits on a gold throne with red cushions. Several standing men in white kurtas and orange or checked shirts hold up phones to photograph. Ornate gold-trimmed table and a leopard-print seat are in the foreground.2016-05-07A photo of a VIP reception at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland sits on the left, smiling. a person is a candidate given his long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain. An older man in a white checked shirt bends forward to touch the ritual copper kalasha and offering trays wrapped in white and orange marigold garlands. A man in a white kurta on the right holds a brass ritual vessel. Behind them, several women in red, pink and green saris stand watching, and a cameraman films with a video camera on a tripod.2016-04-26A seated man in a maroon-red robe with a long rudraksha-style brown bead necklace and a dark wrap around his shoulders, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair, reaches forward to offer a beaded mala to a smiling man in a white dotted shirt and dark jeans who holds a mala in his hands. Behind them other men stand, one in a striped orange and blue shirt wearing a red-and-orange beaded necklace, and a child is partly visible at right. A gold-trimmed table and a gold chair with a red, yellow and purple floral garland are in the foreground.2016-05-13