May 12 2012 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

May 12 2012

More like this

Open the gallery

May 20 2012

Indoor ashram gathering in a bright hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, hair swept back in a bun, stands on the right with palms raised in greeting while an older man in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and bare chests stand in a line, some with hands folded. Framed deity images hang on the wall at left, and a camera operator is visible in the background. a person in saffron robe with rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, receiving a devotee's namaste.

Indoor photo in a home shrine room during a darshan at a devotee's house. A figure on the left in an orange-red turban, rudraksha beads and ornate gold-toned bangles extends a red apple from a golden tray toward a line of devotees bending forward to receive it. Several white-clad men and women with folded hands and tilak marks stand around, including an elderly man in white with a mala, a young shaved-headed boy in white dhoti and shawl, and a man in a white shirt with a red-orange beaded necklace. A shelf behind holds small deity figurines, framed pictures and brass items.

A photograph of a devotee gathering inside a bright room during a padapuja-style offering. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with a white tilak on the forehead and a dark red-brown top with rudraksha beads sits low, holding a fruit at their hands. Facing them, a woman in a pink and gold sari with gold jewellery leans forward, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with hands together holding a fruit. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a white tilak and rudraksha mala stands with garlanded hands, and another man in white with red and white flower garlands holds fruit. At the right edge, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a shaved head stands in the background. Several other onlookers stand in the back.

July 07 2014

A crowded indoor scene with a cream-coloured wall and a large gold-toned circular frame behind the crowd. In the centre, a woman in an orange-red sari with a sleeveless blouse and gold bangles reaches forward to touch the forehead of a balding man in a light blue shirt who has white vibhuti marks. A man in white with an orange shawl and a shaved head stands at right, and an elderly man in white with a rudraksha mala bows at lower left. Several other men in white shirts and dark trousers press around them, with a bald man in a white shirt and a man with a white forehead tilak at the edges. No one clearly matches the a person appearance cues, so the central figures are described by role only.

A photograph inside a yellow-walled room with a white shelf of small figurines and framed pictures above. A person in an orange-red turban and red-orange sleeveless top, with orange-red bangles, stands at left and reaches to press their hand on the forehead of an older white-haired person in white dhoti and garland who bends forward. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks, watch and hold red fruit. A monk-like figure in saffron robes stands at far left.

A photograph of a padapuja-style devotee encounter on a covered veranda. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and a white and orange flower garland faces a kneeling man in a white shirt who bows low and holds up a folded paper, while she takes an orange packet from a tray. Behind them a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and bangles stands beside a younger man in orange robes and beads, both holding a wooden tray of fruit and sacred items. Two men in white shirts stand with hands pressed in anjali at the right, and a framed photo with garlands sits on a table at the far right.

June 24 2014

2014-06-24 +2 copies

July 10 2009

August 08 2009

A photograph of a crowded indoor room where devotees in white clothes press their palms together and kneel around a seated figure in a bare-chested orange robe with a red turban, rudraksha beads and ornate gold armband. The seated figure, facing the group, is receiving devotees; a woman in a red blouse with white flower garland stands near the front, and a man in glasses bows with folded hands. Other standing devotees, some in orange, line the back wall beside a window with red curtains. The turbaned, bead-adorned figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, identifiable by the turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold adornments, though the image is not conclusive.

2014-07-02 +1 copies