Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
January 24 2006

More like this

Open the gallery
January 24 20062006-01-24A crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a decorated pavilion during a ceremony. Many women wear headscarves and shawls in pink, maroon, brown, green and blue, while men wear white shirts and dhotis. Behind them stand tall bamboo poles draped with orange and white cloth, and a large deity murti garlanded with flowers and a colourful decorated arch hangs in the background. A standing figure in white clothes stands near the centre, and an older woman in white with a shawl stands at the right. No identifiable a person is clearly visible among the seated crowd.2007-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed on the ground under a temple pavilion with orange and yellow pennants on posts at the top left. Many women in white, cream, blue and green saris, some with shawls, sit with palms pressed together in anjali, and several men in white shirts and dhotis sit nearby with hands folded. A woman in a white sari with a lanyard badge sits in the foreground, and a young woman holds a small child in her lap at right. Behind them, standing people in white crowd the area near an ornate decorated shrine with a deity murti visible at the upper right. A woman in a green sari near the centre stands among the seated crowd. The atmosphere suggests darshan or satsang during a temple ceremony.2007-01-01A large seated congregation fills a temple hall at a KAILASA satsang or darshan event, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on red-and-brown striped mats. Most wear white traditional dhotis and sarees, many with rudraksha malas and sandalwood or ash marks. Some women wear orange and red saris, and one man in the foreground has a red shawl draped over his white garment. Colourful umbrellas and decorated poles hang above the crowd near a stage backdrop with a printed panel. A few people stand at the back and right edge near the stage. The congregation appears to number well over twenty people. No single individual's identity is established from appearance, and the only candidate fitting the event description is not clearly identifiable here.2018-04-14June 05 20122012-06-05October 03 20082008-10-03A dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor at an evening event, facing a stage. Most wear white clothes, and several men wear rudraksha malas. Some people have their hands raised or clasped and others look up toward the front. Behind them a stage is decorated with garlands, a gold-toned ornate shrine structure and a deity murti. A tall portrait of a figure is visible at the upper right. A figure in orange robes sits at the upper right near the stage, and a person in a white shawl sits at the top centre. A pillar and a white sheet frame the background.2006-12-28A large seated congregation of devotees fills a bright hall, most sitting cross-legged on red mats. Women in saris and salwar in blue, teal, green, orange, maroon and yellow dominate the foreground, several wearing rudraksha malas and bangles. A woman at the lower left wears a grey top with a rudraksha mala, and a woman at the right wears a yellow sari with a mala. Behind them, men in white kurtas and white ritual clothing sit among the crowd, and golden decorations and painted panels line the back wall. The atmosphere suggests satsang or darshan.2016-10-09A large seated audience fills the foreground of an indoor hall at a Sadashivoham gathering. Many attendees wear rudraksha malas and orange or cream clothing, and several sit with hands pressed in anjali. A man in cream kurta with a red-beaded mala sits centre-right, and a bare-chested man with a mala sits right. Blurred people with white and pastel clothes fill the background, with a stage structure and white drapery visible at top.2016-12-05October 14 20122012-10-14January 24 20062006-01-24 +3 copies