Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
May 12 2014

More like this

Open the gallery
January 18 20132013-01-18Close photo of a ritual scene with women in white and yellow traditional dress. In the foreground a woman's hand with gold bangles holds a small silver dish of lit incense sticks, smoke rising. Behind her another woman in a cream and yellow sari with a red border holds incense sticks in folded hands. A woman with long curly dark hair is seen from behind at right. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering, with blurred figures in white clothing around.2010-11-01January 14 20152015-01-14 +1 copiesMay 03 20142014-05-03Close photograph of hands holding lit incense sticks, with thin smoke rising against a deep maroon backdrop. The hand in the foreground pinches a burning incense stick between thumb and fingers, and a second stick is visible at right. Blurred figures and a gold bangle appear at the edges. The scene suggests a devotional or satsang moment, with incense offered in the hands of attendees.2013-03-29Close-up photo of a hand holding two lit incense sticks in a silver holder, smoke rising in the foreground. Behind, blurred, a seated person with a white shawl and dark hair, and a figure in orange clothing at the left edge. Faces are out of focus and no identity can be confirmed from appearance.2013-03-08A photograph of a group ritual in progress, with smoke rising from an incense stick held by a woman in the foreground. Her hand wears gold bangles and a ring, and she holds a small brass bell in the other hand. Beside her, women in orange, pink and green saris are seated, and figures in white garments sit in the blurred background. Oil lamps glow at the lower right near offerings. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2014-05-17A photograph of a temple ritual in which a man in white clothing with a red sash and a gold pendant holds a small silver stand of burning incense sticks, sending up curling smoke. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red bindi stands with her hair pulled back, also in a white sari with gold border. Men with shaved heads and a white-clad figure with a sandalwood-marked forehead are partly visible in the foreground. Soft blurred background with a red wall and cream panel suggests a devotional gathering or puja.2010-11-02Close-up photograph of a hand holding a lit camphor or incense-like flame on a wooden stick, with smoke rising. The wrist wears a beaded bracelet and the forearm of a woman in a red top is visible at right. The background is soft-focused and shows a blurred white cloth or altar area with small flowers. No face is visible and no identifiable person is shown.2012-08-22 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two thin black incense sticks standing upright, with a thread of smoke rising from the lit tip of the nearer stick. The background is heavily blurred: a white-clad figure and a dark-haired person's arm are faintly visible at upper left, and a brown braided or rope-like object with a metal fitting sits at right, along with a red-orange item at the lower left. The blurred shapes do not show a clearly identifiable face.2012-10-19May 13 20142014-05-13May 02 20142014-05-02