Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor temple scene at dusk. An orange-robed figure sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with the back turned to the camera, facing a red-and-white striped temple platform with a dark stone deity statue at the top of the steps. The temple facade is painted orange with a banana-leaf-decorated entrance and a brass kalasha-style finial on its roof. A large black stone bull (Nandi) on the right is draped with a white and orange cloth and strung with yellow and red flower garlands. A circle of white ash or powder surrounds the seated figure, and a small brass vessel sits nearby. Two dark deity statues flank the steps, and a banner with a printed portrait and Kannada text is mounted on the right side of the facade.

More like this

Open the gallery
A seated figure in orange robes with head covered sits with their back to the camera on a cushion inside a circular ring of ash in an open courtyard. Ahead, an orange temple facade with red-and-white striped steps bears the sign SRI AKSHAYESHWARA TEMPLE, flanked by two dark stone dvarapala statues and a banana-leaf-decorated entrance with a lit deity shrine inside. A brass kalasha and marigold garlands sit on a white platform at right. A Kannada-language banner on the wall shows a portrait labelled with the name Nithyananda beside text about a Guru Purnima event. Prominent single-person scene, a seated devotee at a homa or puja site.2010-07-24Outdoor temple scene in front of a red-and-cream temple with a sign reading Sri ... Eshwara (partly cut off). A figure in orange robes and an orange head covering sits cross-legged on a low orange cushion, seen from behind, facing a raised concrete platform and the temple entrance. Around a circular stone-edged pit, a small ring of grey gravel surrounds the cushion. A large black stone bull (Nandi) on the right is draped in a white and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses. Two dark statues flank the temple steps, and a banner on the right shows a portrait with the printed headline Guru Purnima. Banana leaves frame the entrance and potted plants line the steps. The figure is a person in orange seated in meditation or prayer, with no clear visible basis for identifying a person.2010-07-24A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe, head covered, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion beside a circular stone-lined area with a small brass vessel, in front of a temple. Behind them a large black Nandi bull statue wears a garland of red and yellow flowers and a white cloth with an orange border. The orange-washed temple building has red-and-white striped steps and a plaza, with a banana plant, palm and a standing loudspeaker. A banner reads guru purnima and a poster shows a saffron-robed figure labelled with a darshan schedule. Two more people in white and yellow sit to the right. The figure in orange is seated on the cushion facing the temple and does not show distinctive identifying cues, so the appearance is uncertain.2010-07-24August 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and red-and-white striped plinths. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and head covering sits in the foreground beside a circular ash-filled fire pit, with marigold garlands and a small brass vessel nearby. Two men in white dhotis walk toward a shrine entrance flanked by banana plants, with dark stone deity murtis on either side of the steps. A banner on the right shows a portrait and a Kannada heading reading Guru Purnima. A black speaker stands at the edge of the platform.2010-07-24A photograph of a temple entrance with a red-and-white striped stepped platform leading up to an orange-painted shrine building. A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt sits cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, facing the temple, beside a large dark stone guardian statue draped with a white and red flower garland. Two dark deity statues with orange shawls stand flanking the entrance, and a woman in a green-gold sari sits on the steps. A sign above reads Sri Kranduchwara Temple, and an ornate deity murti is visible inside the shrine with a kalasha-like decoration and a sandy kolam drawn on the ground.2010-09-16A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a seated figure in orange clothing and long dark hair, viewed from behind, sitting on an orange cushion and straw mat at the edge of a circular ring of gravel and sand decorated with white and blue painted rangoli motifs. A small brass pot sits beside them. Ahead, a dark stone deity murti stands before a red-and-white striped step platform in front of an orange-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Orange triangular pennants hang from a metal-roofed canopy, and a few seated people in light and dark clothing watch from the left and right edges. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from this view.2011-01-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph from behind of a long-haired figure in a bare-shouldered orange robe, seated cross-legged on an orange cushion and woven mat in front of a circular ash-and-earth ring on a tiled courtyard. Orange pennants hang from a corrugated roof above. Ahead stands an orange-walled shrine labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with red-and-white striped steps, two dark stone deity statues flanking the entrance, and a colourful deity image inside. A red-robed printed portrait hangs at right. Two or three seated onlookers in green and white sit at the right edge. The seated figure wears a red tassel and rudraksha-style beads in the hair, and the candidate cues are not distinctive enough to name.2011-01-23 +1 copiesA photograph taken from behind a seated figure in an orange robe with a maroon border, sitting cross-legged on a mat facing a temple entrance. The figure has long dark hair tied at the back of the neck and wears a rudraksha mala at the nape. Before him are a small green-and-maroon patterned rug, a bed of grey ash, and white floor kolam designs. The temple facade has red-and-white striped plinths, a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE", and a deity murti draped in yellow and garlanded inside the shrine. A speaker and potted plants stand at left, and a statue of a standing figure appears on the far left. The person's face is not visible; the figure is shown in meditative posture facing the shrine.2011-01-31A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white striped steps and a white raised platform holding a shallow pit with ash around it. A person seated on the ground at right, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless garment and has short dark hair; a grey stone statue shoulder with a white and red jasmine garland is in the right foreground. Behind, a black statue of a multi-armed deity with an orange shawl stands at left beside potted plants. At the far end, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and yellow flower garlands under an arched doorway with orange curtains. A loudspeaker stands on the left steps. A green mat and woven mats lie on the ground, with white kolam lines drawn in the sand.2010-09-16A photograph taken from behind of a seated figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing a rudraksha mala around the neck and with long dark hair swept back, sitting cross-legged on a mat facing a temple entrance. The sign above the orange temple façade reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and red garments and framed by red curtains. A small kolam with white and coloured designs lies on the paved ground in front of the seated figure, beside a patch of gravel and a small folded cloth. A speaker stands at the left of the steps, and potted plants line the terrace. The figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, seated in meditation before the temple shrine.2011-01-31