Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
August 12 2012

More like this

Open the gallery
August 12 20122012-08-12A man in a flowing orange-saffron wrap with bare shoulder stands at a temple shrine with his palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a row of oil lamps on a metal rack. He has long swept-back dark hair and a yellow tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises from the lamps and a small red flag is tied to a stone pillar beside a dark temple doorway. Behind him, a devotee in a grey shirt and another in orange stand near crowds, one holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with a round finial. Green hillside and red railings appear in the background.2012-08-12August 12 20122012-08-12A young man with curly dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands outdoors holding a brass aarti lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left, with a flame burning in the lamp's cup. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders and an orange dhoti, with a long rudraksha mala of brown beads and a smaller bead pendant around his neck. Behind him, steps and blurred figures in white and orange suggest a riverside ghat setting, consistent with an aarti or puja being performed.2017-08-07A photo of a temple visit. In the foreground, a man with long, wavy black hair and a red-orange shawl draped over his bare shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. He holds a tall brass trident-like staff with a decorative top. Behind him, other men in dark vests and white shirts crowd the shrine area, one reaching toward a red-wrapped offering. Brass lamps and small oil lamps line a railing at left, and a red flag and green leaves are tied to a pillar. A hand-painted sign reads in Nepali above the entrance. A red tilak is visible on a man at right. The image is a photograph of a temple scene. Identity of the foreground figure is uncertain from appearance.2012-08-12September 29 20062006-09-29A man in profile stands in a temple setting against a red wall, wearing a draped orange saffron cloth over one shoulder and wearing long, dark, wavy hair with a red flower tucked near the back of the head. A small white tilak mark is on his forehead. Blurred brass vessels and a stone pillar sit in the foreground, with a plate of offerings at the bottom edge. A white-clad person is partly visible at the far left edge. The man is the only clearly visible person, and the overall appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, though the face is turned away and the cues are partial.2011-02-25A bearded man with long dark hair stands barefoot at the edge of a stone-edged pool with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over an orange sleeveless top and dhoti-style wrap, with a tilak on his forehead and a red-orange cloth in the background. Behind him tiered red stone steps hold rows of small black stone shivalingas with brass lamps and offerings, and several seated people in the background. Cables and a metal railing line the right side of the frame.2016-12-15Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless red-orange garment with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, beneath leafy trees. A rudraksha mala is visible on his wrist. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a striped dhoti and another man in a white shirt stand nearby. Partially visible patterned footwear lies at the lower left.2009-07-07A side-profile photograph of a man standing in a temple hall, looking upward with lips parted. He has long dark hair gathered in a low knot at the back of his head, a bare shoulder, and wears an orange cloth wrapped over the upper body with a maroon stripe, along with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. His hands are clasped together at waist level. Behind him is a blurred background of red pillars and a brass lamp stand on a stone ledge, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The pose suggests meditation or devotion. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, with long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha beads, though the face is not clearly visible.2011-02-20A man with long dark hair swept back stands outdoors in profile, hands pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest. He wears a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap draped over one shoulder with a dark maroon border, a long strand of dark rudraksha beads across his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead. Blurred white buildings and greenery form the background.2011-02-21A barefoot man with long dark hair and a full beard stands in anjali mudra on a stone step beside a water tank, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless top, a dhoti-style lower garment and a long brown-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, rows of tiered red steps hold many dark stone lingams with gold-coloured pieces, and seated attendees in pale clothing are visible in the background. A red-orange flag stands at the right, with coiled cables and a chain-link railing nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering at a temple-style courtyard.2016-12-15