Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/2020

More like this

Open the gallery
Inside a temple shrine, a standing priest with long dark hair in a bun, a beard, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, raises a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a small golden-and-purple deity murti decorated with flowers. Behind him, marigold and orange garlands drape the shrine's backdrop. A second man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor at left, tending brass items on a tray. Ritual puja setting.2019-02-17KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21Photo 11680382 +2 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21Photo 11680495 +2 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21Large crowd seated on the floor of a temple hall during a ritual puja. In the foreground, several bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth wear rudraksha malas and hold small offering plates, dishes, and lamps. Behind them, women in saris and salwar kameez sit closely together, some in orange, blue, and red. Colourful garlands hang on deity murtis at the back, with a gold-framed altar and brass lamps in front. The setting appears to be a temple satsang or puja with offerings and a seated congregation.2019-07-15KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/26/20192019-10-26Interior of a temple hall with draped gold and maroon curtains and a dark stone deity murti adorned with a necklace and garland on the left. A portrait of a man wearing a red turban and a red-and-white garland sits on a red cushioned seat, labelled as a portrait rather than a physical person. A standing man on the right with long hair and a bare upper body holds a lit lamp aloft, wearing white dhoti-style cloth. Seated devotees in white and pink saris and orange robes perform worship with brass oil lamps, flowers and offerings on trays before the altar, while others watch from behind. A decorated kalasha and marigold garlands frame the shrine. Several people are visible in the background.2019-02-17KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/20/20192019-12-20KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/28/20182018-01-28 +1 copiesA priest kneels on a striped rug in a richly decorated room with arched doorways, lifting a tiered multi-flame aarti lamp toward a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions. The kneeling priest wears a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold border. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes and has long dark hair. Beside the throne, a second person in orange sits on the floor near the steps, and a white pedestal fan stands at left. A tall garland of flowers hangs at center.2012-06-03