Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 02 2017

More like this

Open the gallery
December 05 20142014-12-05December 02 20172017-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05Photo 11696253February 27 20142014-02-27A temple ritual at night beside a shrine doorway. A man on the left wears a rust-red turban with a white feather and gold ornament, a red and white flower garland, gold necklaces and orange-brown silk garments, holding a lit oil lamp and smiling. Behind him, shaved-headed priests in rust-red dhotis, one with white tripundra markings, one holding a silver pot with a rudraksha mala, tend the ritual. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a large garland of yellow, red, pink, white and purple flowers. Sacred ash and tilak markings are visible on several men.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 05 20142014-12-05November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a ritual in a temple sanctum. A man wearing a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and a white flower garland, with long dark dreadlocks, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass implement in the other, offering arati toward a deity murti heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, gold ornaments and jewelled adornments. Behind him stands a golden-hued metal figure and another garlanded deity form. The setting is a stone-walled temple interior with warm light.2017-07-09A temple ritual photograph at night showing several priests in orange-red and saffron dhotis with gold-bordered cloth. Two shaved-headed priests in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilaka marks hold a brass bowl and a plate, while a priest on the left wears a tall ornate headdress and a woman in a red sari with a leopard-print blouse stands beside them. Behind them an elaborate deity murti is draped with garlands of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front.2013-11-17