August 02 2012 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

August 02 2012

More like this

Open the gallery

A long row of seated young boys and girls in red and orange robes performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with red curtains. Many boys wear gold-trimmed red dhotis and rudraksha malas, some with white forehead bands; several in front hold their palms together in namaskar. Brass plates, kalasha-like vessels, small oil lamps, flower offerings and sandalwood trays lie on silver trays along the floor. Older adults in white clothes sit at the back right.

December 06 2013

December 09 2013

2013-12-09 +1 copies

April 30 2012

Photograph of a large hall with red curtains and framed banners on the walls, where many saffron-robed sannyasis and young boys sit cross-legged on mats. Several sit before silver plates holding brass lamps, bells, small containers and offerings, as in a puja. Adults with shaved heads and white tilaka on the forehead sit with hands in anjali mudra, and one senior figure in saffron wears a rudraksha mala. Children in orange dhotis with shaved heads and white tilaka sit nearby, some with folded hands. Plastic chairs in red are arranged at the back. This is a group puja or satsang scene.

December 06 2013

A photograph inside a red-curtained hall with white tiled floor, where a bald priest kneels in the foreground in orange-red dhoti and wears a rudraksha mala, holding up a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many flames. Behind him, rows of young boys and novices in orange robes sit on mats with white headbands, many with hands raised, some holding small brass plates with offerings, while adults in white stand and sit near the back. Rope barriers line the right side. Framed photo banners hang on the walls, consistent with an aarti or padapuja ceremony.

December 22 2013

Indoor ritual hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo panels on the walls. Many seated participants sit in rows on the floor before brass puja plates, lamps and small vessels. Foreground monks wear saffron-orange robes with white body markings and hold hands in namaskar; a bald man in front has white lines on his shoulders and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, boys in red-maroon robes with white forehead markings sit cross-legged, some with hands joined, and women in white and orange saris sit at the right edge. Chairs with red seats line the back wall, and a low stone pillar stands near the centre. Ritual padapuja-style worship with puja plates is visible, and the photo is watermarked by the archive copyright.

A large hall with red curtains and tiled floor during a puja. A bald, bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at left holding a lit multi-tiered oil lamp. Dozens of saffron-robed young monks and devotees sit in rows on small mats before brass plates of offerings, flowers and small oil lamps. Some hold a small cloth bundle or bowl. Several seated men wear rudraksha malas. Framed photo panels line the back wall. The scene suggests an aarti or puja, with the standing man performing the lamp offering.

A photograph of a large hall where many young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, with white cloth bands across their foreheads. Several boys wear rudraksha malas and one holds a bundle of white cloth. Brass pots, small silver trays and offering dishes sit before them, and a boy in the foreground pours or arranges items. Red curtains hang along the back wall, and a red carpeted stage area lies to the right. A row of older adults in white clothes with red shawls sits along the far side, and a man in white with a red shawl stands near the stage. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance.

A large hall with a white tiled floor and red curtains shows many seated people in rows on mats, performing a ritual. Most wear saffron-orange or deep red robes, some bare-chested, with shaved or short hair. Brass plates, small brass bowls and lamps sit on silver trays before them, with a checkered red and white mat holding puja items. A boy in red in the foreground rests his chin on his hand, while older men in orange sit at left. Framed photographs hang on the walls above the room, and a few people in orange sit at the far rear.