Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
KAILASA THARAMANGALAM 16 AUGUST 2021

More like this

Open the gallery
Photograph of a shrine setup on an orange cloth. Seated behind the altar is a large printed or cut-out figure of a smiling man in an orange turban decorated with gold trim and a white flower, a red tilak, pink and white flower garlands, pearl strands and a gold pendant, holding a silver trident in one hand. Three small brass deity murtis, each wearing beaded necklaces and flower garlands, sit in front on the cloth. Before them lie a green leaf with a white flower heap, a small steel cup and a banana leaf with offerings. No living people are visible.KAILASA THARAMANGALA 25 AUGUST 2021A seated person in an orange-red turban with a pink lotus and gold trim, wearing orange-red robes, a multi-strand pearl necklace, and layered garlands of green leaves, yellow and pink flowers, sits behind a ritual arrangement and holds a trident. Three small deity murtis dressed with flower garlands and beaded necklaces stand on an orange cloth before a brass plate of bananas, oranges, grapes, mangoes and coconut halves, with coconut halves, mango leaves, and small bowls of grains, pulses and kumkum around them. The setting is a plain room with pale wall panels and a wooden floor.2021-07-25A seated figure in an orange turban decorated with red hibiscus flowers and gold trim, wearing an orange robe and layered white pearl and gold necklaces with pink and red flower garlands. The figure smiles and raises one hand in blessing while holding a trident in the other. In front is an orange cloth on a platform with decorated deity murti adorned with flowers and jewellery, a brass bowl, and a banana leaf holding white flower offerings. The setting is a plain room with cream walls.A large printed or painted portrait of a smiling figure in an orange-red turban and orange garments with a red rudraksha-style bead necklace is set on a wall, positioned as a devotional image. In front of it, a table draped in deep maroon cloth holds a brass thali with banana, sweets, puffed rice, and small dishes of offerings, plus lit oil lamps and marigold garlands. Two women in orange and pink saris stand at either side with palms pressed together in namaskar, one holding a brass vessel. This appears to be a puja offered to the portrait, with fruit, sweets and flower garlands arranged as offerings.2022-06-19KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/28/20212021-06-28A life-size cutout or printed standee of a seated male figure in saffron-orange turban and orange-red robes, hands folded in meditation mudra, wearing layered gold necklaces, a red and white flower garland and beaded bracelets, with a tilak on the forehead, placed on a glass altar table. In front are brass oil lamps with lit flames, a small brass trishul, brass bells, flower petals in red, yellow and white, a small brass deity figurine and a red cloth. Beside the figure is a framed picture of a standing deity murti with a crown and a framed image of a seated robed figure. Small devotional cards sit on the table. No physical people are present in the scene.2024-12-28A life-size printed cutout or poster of a smiling figure in saffron-orange turban, ornate orange shawl with gold border, multiple white pearl and white-and-red flower garlands, and bangles, seated before a plain white wall. Three women in orange and pink saris stand before it; one in orange with hands joined in namaskar, another bending forward offering a gold thali with lamps, bananas, mango, rice, coconut, and small steel bowls of food, with a lit oil lamp and marigold garlands on the cloth. The scene suggests a devotional offering arranged for the figure, with no clear identification of the printed figure beyond its appearance.2022-06-19KAILASA BHANASHANKARI, INDIA on 6/18/20212021-06-18A photograph of a devotional puja at an indoor wall. Centre right, a large printed portrait of a smiling man with an orange-red turban, a red tilak, a white flower garland and a pearl mala, dressed in orange with a patterned orange shawl, is displayed as a depiction; it is not a physical person. In front of it, a woman in an orange sari with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaste. At lower left, a woman in a pink top holds a lit oil lamp over a silver tray. In the foreground, a brass plate holds small bowls of rice, kumkum and other offerings, with bananas and marigold garlands. Two other women are partly visible at the edges.2022-06-19Kailasa hosur July 7th 2021A home puja altar set up for Diwali, with a large life-size cutout of a seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robes, wearing layered white flower garlands, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, one hand raised in blessing. The cutout is a depiction, not a physical person. In front, on a blue and gold brocade cloth scattered with pink petals, are brass plates of fruit, sweets and laddus, a brass kalasha-style lamp set, small oil lamps, a framed photograph, a small deity figurine and a bowl of kumkum. No physical people are visible.2020-11-14 +1 copies