Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
May 22 2009

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red wrap, bends forward at the lower left, reaching toward a white woven-wrapped vessel with a brass lid placed on a red cloth. Behind them stands a gilded throne-like backdrop with a decorated deity murti dressed in a blue and gold silk garment with white flower garlands, a gold crown, and a red-and-gold ornamental necklace. A second murti in blue and purple garments stands to the right. A framed portrait labelled with the text on the wall shows a smiling person in orange robes with rudraksha mala beads. At the right edge, a person in saffron-orange robes and a head covering holds a wooden tray with a brass lamp and white cloth.2009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange skirt leans over a gilded altar, touching the ornate silver-and-gold crown of a dark stone deity murti dressed in white and green garlands. A second deity murti in green and gold garments with a decorated crown sits beside it on a blue and pink draped throne with marigold and white flower garlands. Behind them hang an orange cloth canopy, a golden arched frame, and yellow and white decorative banners, while brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a stepladder sit at the left. A person in a pink headscarf is partly visible at the bottom edge.2009-05-22Interior temple shrine with white tiled walls and red curtains. On the left, a large seated deity murti with black face, gold crown, gold ornaments and garlands of red and white flowers sits on a tiled platform. Center right, a gilded arched shrine holds three deity murtis draped in garlands. In front stands a man in orange ochre robes with a rudraksha-style neck mala, and beside him a seated woman in orange robe with a striped tiger-skin style cloth and flower adornment on her head. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground near a dark stone figure, and a red and purple cloth lies on the floor.2009-10-17May 22 20092009-05-22January 11 20142014-01-11A photograph of a temple puja inside a hall decorated with gold arches and flower garlands. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a flowing orange robe and raises both hands toward the altar. Behind him, several deity murtis stand on a raised platform adorned with marigold and rose garlands, one in white and red clothing and another in orange and green. A tall brass lamp stands in the front. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing, several with hands folded in anjali mudra, kneel along the bottom edge of the frame. The setting resembles a Lalita Trishati puja or related ritual worship.2009-10-17A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands with their back to the camera before a shrine holding two gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A black stone yoni-shaped base with a kalasha and flower offerings sits in front, and a brass kalasha stands at lower left. The shrine has an ornate copper arch, and a painted cloth panel and a carved lion-mounted figure are visible at right.2009-03-29Photograph of a stone temple shrine with carved pillars and an orange curtain at left. Inside the shrine, two deity murti are adorned with marigold and red flower garlands; one wears a pink skirt and gold crown-like headdress, and the central figure sits on a white draped seat. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha stand before them. In the foreground at right, a standing devotee in orange robes faces a framed portrait of a man in orange robes and a white mala, garlanded with white and red flowers and placed on a red chair with an orange cloth. A small offering tray with brass vessels sits at lower left.2009-12-13Photo of a devotee seen from behind, in an orange sleeveless top with long dark wavy hair, kneeling before a golden shrine. Two large gilded deity murtis stand in the arched niche: the left figure wears an orange turban and rich necklaces and holds a staff, and the right figure wears a blue sari and jewelled crown. Between them sits a golden linga-like pillar draped with red and yellow marigold garlands, with a small brass oil lamp and silver vessels in front. A small seated figure in orange robes appears at the base of the shrine. The devotee is a physical person in the scene; the deity figures are statues.2010-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 20 20092009-12-20A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap, stands barefoot with hands folded, facing a shrine within a stone temple pavilion. The shrine holds a gilded arched frame enclosing a deity murti of a figure in blue and purple garments, wearing a red-orange crown and garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, flanked by a second figure. In front is a golden kalasha-like ornament and brass oil lamps. To the right stands a bright orange upholstered armchair with a red patterned cushion and a matching orange footstool, set on an orange cloth. Carved stone pillars frame the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copies