Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photo 11728731

More like this

Open the gallery
Photo inside a gold-decorated temple hall with red carpet and gilded pillars. Three men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in a ritual. The two at left and centre are bare-chested, wear rudraksha malas and garlands, and lift ornate deity or ceremonial objects with flower garlands overhead. The man at right, bare-chested with a white cloth at the waist and a mala, stands watching. Flower offerings and a brass lamp stand sit at the right foot of the scene. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2020-03-16March 16 20202020-03-16Temple scene with a decorated palanquin-like shrine draped in red and maroon cloth, garlanded with pink and red flowers, holding a golden figure. An elderly bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands at left, extending his hands toward the shrine. Beside the shrine, a man in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered wrap and gold garland raises his joined hands overhead in worship. Another man in saffron robes with a gold garland stands with folded hands. At far right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with long hair in orange clothing stand near the shrine, with more devotees in the background and a stone pillar at left.2012-06-05A ceremonial Hindu ritual scene with three men in white dhotis and garlands of white and orange-yellow flowers. The man at centre wears a green embroidered turban and a white dhoti with red-and-gold border, his hands pressed together in front of his chest. The man on the left wears a gold-coloured turban and holds his hands together in a gesture of reverence. The man on the right wears a gold-and-blue brocade shawl over a white dhoti and holds his palms joined. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with garlands and a pink cloth, with red curtains and a video camera on a tripod at right. Several seated devotees in white are visible at left and right.2015-10-18Temple ritual in a golden-hued shrine. Three men in white dhotis, bare-chested, perform worship before a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. The man on the left, bald and holding a small silver plate, pours or offers from a cup. The central man wears a tall ornate headdress with jewelled gold and black patterning and a white garland, reaching toward the murti. The man on the right wears a cream cloth on his head and a white shawl, bowing with hands together over the murti. Gold and bronze throne-like ornaments and a lit oil lamp frame the scene, with red satin hangings in the background. This is a padapuja or abhishekam style offering.2012-05-02Four male priests perform a ritual beside a golden ornate throne-like structure draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands, green leaves and a red cloth. The priest on the left holds a small bowl and wears a white dhoti with yellow border and a sacred thread. The second priest in a white dhoti with gold border bends over the offerings. The third shirtless priest has red and white beads around his neck and a yellow waist cloth with blue border. The fourth, a young man with hair in a knot, stands behind the throne. Scaffolding and string lights are visible overhead.2018-03-02July 18 20132013-07-18June 05 20122012-06-05September 15 20152015-09-15A temple interior scene where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a decorated deity murti dressed in white and red flower garlands, with a gold crown and gold trim on a red-and-blue cloth. On the right, a figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long white flower garland stands facing the murti with white markings on his forearm and upper arm. Beside him, a man in an orange robe stands with hands folded, and a young man on the far right joins his palms in namaskar. A man in a light blue shirt holds the left side of the murti at the edge of the frame. Brass lamps and a framed picture are visible on a wooden cabinet in the background, with a red curtain at right and a bowl of white powder on the floor in the foreground. The scene appears to show a darshan or abhishekam moment before the murti.2010-07-21December 12 20162016-12-12February 11 20132013-02-11