December 27 2009 - Nithyanandapedia

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A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a tan turban with a gold band and a red tilak on his forehead, stands before a grey stone shrine niche decorated with carved relief. He wears an orange saffron robe, a garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers, and a long gold bead necklace with a white wristband. Behind him, a brass pot with orange cloth and yellow and white flower garlands sits on the stone ledge. To the right, two men in white ritual dress and orange shawls carry trishul staffs and a brass tray of flowers, with a drummer in white visible behind. A figure in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala is partially visible on the right. Printed copyright text appears in the lower corner.

A temple shrine in an open-sided pavilion with orange curtains and a tiered deity display. Central figure is a shrine image with a bull (Nandi) and deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In front, a framed portrait on a gold-trimmed red throne-like seat, garlanded with white and pink flowers, shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated in meditation. Standing beside the portrait, a smiling man in an orange robe with a large red and white garland and gold ornaments is flanked by attendants in orange holding a trident (trishul) and a staff. Other attendants in orange and white stand at the edges. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the floor.

A temple ritual scene with a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and bangles on his wrists; he holds white petals in one hand while another man in orange dhoti and shawl with white tilak carries a gold tray. Behind them stand a large deity murti and a tall multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green and purple blooms, with a gold hand-gesture sculpture above. Carved stone pillars frame the temple hall. Candidate appearance is a long-haired figure with several cues but this is uncertain, so the central man is described by role as a devotee performing an offering.

A standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers and a gold bead necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead and long swept-back hair. He smiles and rests a hand on the garland. Behind him stand saffron-clad attendants and a large crowd of seated devotees in white. Two ornate gold-and-silver trident staffs are visible at right. Colourful painted pillars, bird motifs and hanging paper streamers decorate the pandal-style hall. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the appearance-based label for the central garlanded figure given his saffron robes, long hair, gold necklace and garland cues.

A smiling young man stands beside a carved grey stone shrine niche decorated with white flowers, green leaves and a gold-and-silver kalasha with a brass pot. He wears an orange saffron robe, a cream-and-gold headwrap with a gold ornament, a gold necklace of bells and a long garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a white wristband. Behind him stand two men in white with orange shawls; the older man on the right holds a gold plate and wears a rudraksha mala, while a golden trident hangs in the upper right beside orange draped fabric. a person: the standing man wears saffron robes, a gold-bell necklace and garlands with long hair under a turban-like headwrap, a combination of cues matching the page's claim.

July 07 2009

July 07 2009

A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder and a white and red flower garland, raises one hand in greeting while walking through a temple hall. Behind him a deity murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and brass lamps stand on a stone platform. Two orange-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand at right, one holding a brass vessel on a tray, and a brass bowl with a ladle sits on a stand in the foreground. Red curtains and a banana plant frame the open pavilion. Cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-adorned attendants, ceremonial garland. a person greeting devotees during a temple visit.

A smiling man with long swept-back hair stands at a ceremonial stage, waving with his right hand. He wears an orange saffron robe, a long garland of white and red flowers with round green-yellow beads, and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace; the outfit and hair are consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a person in_person appearance. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and to the right a younger man in white with a gold-bordered cloth holds a tray. Behind them is a red and gold canopy, a gold-framed backdrop, flower decorations and lit oil lamps on a dark wall.

December 23 2009

A photograph of a stone temple shrine with carved pillars and red cloth drapes pulled back at the sides. Inside the shrine, a gilded arch frames a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, with a decorated stone platform below. In the foreground, a man with shoulder-length dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a large garland of yellow, red and pink flowers, smiling as he walks past the shrine. To the right, a second man in an orange robe and orange turban holds a small brass plate and wears a white flower garland. In the background to the left, several people in white dhotis and orange sashes stand and sit near a white building. The man in the foreground shows distinctive long hair and a garland, but his appearance does not clearly establish identity, so he is described by role only.

Night photo at a temple shrine with a deity murti group on the left, decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, brass lamps on a stone platform in front. A barefoot man in orange robes stands on a mat of flower petals, wearing a long multicolour flower garland, gazing toward the shrine. Behind him a monk in an orange hooded top and orange dhoti stands with hands joined, and a person in orange garments is partly visible at the right edge. The page excerpt does not establish who the standing man is, so no identity is attributed to him.