December 20 2007 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

December 20 2007

More like this

Open the gallery

Outdoor temple scene with a stone shrine behind a pair of large decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands, one wearing a red-and-orange headdress and the other in a green and blue sari. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow shawl and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, holds a brass tray of white flowers and fruit. Beside him a person in an orange-red top and green shawl with a yellow garland bows with folded hands. Two men in shirts and trousers stand watching, one in a blue shirt on the right. Grey stone carved pillars and a red-and-white painted step frame the scene, with a woman in a sari visible far left.

A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars, red curtains and a large deity murti of two standing figures dressed in blue and pink garments, adorned with marigold garlands. In front, a person in an orange robe and green shawl with a garland bows toward a shrine, while a man in a grey shirt and brown trousers leans forward. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and tilak wears a yellow dhoti and shawl and holds a small offering. Other men in white and a boy in a brown shirt stand nearby with hands folded, and offerings lie on a stone platform. Six people are visible in total.

A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, flanked by red curtains and stone pillars. In front, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead and a red-beaded necklace stands at the shrine, holding a flower-filled basket. A woman in an orange blouse and green shawl with a flower garland stands before him, receiving offerings or prasad. Around them, men in white shirts and an orange-robed person with a staff look on, and a child in glasses stands at the right, all taking part in the puja.

December 20 2007

Outdoor photograph at a stone temple pavilion with carved pillars and a red-and-white curtain behind. Two painted deity statues stand on a raised platform, one wearing an orange crown and holding a trident-like staff, the other in a green and blue skirt, both draped in marigold garlands. A long-haired man in an orange cloth and green shawl with a yellow garland, holding a basket of white flowers, accepts it from a priest. The priest wears a white dhoti, a yellow shawl, a red coral and rudraksha mala and a tilak, and is offering the basket. Two men in shirts stand behind, and a person in a dark blue shirt reaches in from the right.

December 20 2007

A photograph of a temple shrine courtyard where a man in a long-sleeved orange-saffron garment with long swept-back hair and a green leaf garland over a red-and-yellow marigold garland receives a brass plate of white jasmine flowers offered by a devotee in white. Two other men in orange robes stand nearby, one holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and white garland. Behind them, a deity murti in a bright blue and orange sari with flower garlands sits on a white-draped platform scattered with pink and white petals. A tall brass lamp stand and a stone carved wall panel frame the scene, and the devotee at left, in white, presses palms together in greeting.

December 20 2009

A temple ritual at a shrine with carved stone pillars and orange curtains. Deity murti are decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and offerings of fruit sit on the stone ledge. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left, reaching toward the deity with a flower garland. Beside him a man in a red cloth holds a tray of offerings. A man in orange robes stands at the right edge pointing toward the shrine, and another person in white stands behind him wearing a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala. A woman in white stands at far left. Behind them an orange-robed figure stands near a gold-decorated altar with a floral-covered murti. The scene is a puja with abhishekam offerings.

December 26 2008

2008-12-26 +1 copies

December 20 2009

A photograph of a temple shrine in front of a deity murti draped with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with brass lamps and a silver tray of flowers and offerings on a stone platform. A man in an orange robe with a pink shawl and a heavy garland of yellow, red and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling and receiving the garland as devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis stand around him with hands folded. Behind them an older man in a green sari-style garment wears a rudraksha mala and a white-clad attendant bends over the offerings. Red and orange cloth hangs from the pillars and a palm-leaf decoration is visible at the right. The pictured man has no clearly identifiable appearance cues sufficient to confirm an identity, so he is described by role only.