Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
July 30 2017

More like this

Open the gallery
July 17 20152015-07-17A seated man in a red-maroon turban, saffron-orange robes with gold borders, and a beaded gold-toned mala necklace places his hand on the head of a bald older man in a white shirt. The bald man wears an orange-red shawl printed with script, and the seated man smiles broadly. Behind them, other devotees in orange and red garments sit in a hall with gold foliage and purple patterned panels. The seated man shows the distinctive presentation of a probable Swamiji (probable) with turban, saffron clothing and mala, giving blessing to a devotee in a moment of darshan.2015-07-02July 30 20172017-07-30May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a gold-accented necklace pressing his palm to the forehead of a young man in a white shirt draped with a red shawl printed with script. The seated figure, a probable Swamiji by the rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and swept-back hair, holds a small folded paper in his other hand. Behind them, people in white and red-striped attire stand, a woman with short blond hair wears a red lanyard and shawl, and a brass lamp stand and green foliage frame the scene.2015-05-09July 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a blessing moment in a ceremonial hall. A bald man in a white shirt and orange shawl printed with script, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, smiles while a hand rests on his forehead. In the foreground, the back of a long-haired man with a pink floral garland and a golden deity murti with a crown stand near him. Behind them, a large gilded deity murti and warm pink-purple lighting fill the background.2017-05-12May 09 20152015-05-09October 10 20152015-10-10A photograph of a shaven-headed? no. A man in an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace presses his palm to the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and red scarf printed with mantra text. The orange-clad figure has swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, presenting probable Swamiji cues. Behind them a woman in white with a red shawl and a second woman with rudraksha beads watch, and a standing figure in white with a mala is partly visible. A brass lamp stand and potted plants frame the room; this appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2015-05-09A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border kneels with palms raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl printed with repeated text. A long-haired, bearded man in a pink and white garland-decorated shawl stands behind him, placing one hand on the kneeling man's forehead while the other hand holds the shawl. Behind them, a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white dhoti stands, and to the left a few people in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. Setting suggests an initiation-type blessing.2017-02-28A smiling shaved-headed man with a light beard sits with a saffron-orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Another person's hand is pressed to his forehead, and a blurred metal vessel stands in the foreground. The background is a dark red curtain.2017-08-12