Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 25 2007

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a deity murti, a gilded metal figure with a golden face and orange headcloth, enclosed in an arch of garlands in red, yellow, white, pink, purple and green, with silver tinsel edging. The murti wears a crown-like headdress, a bead necklace and ornate gold jewellery, with raised hand and a flute-like object visible. Behind it is a framed photograph of a smiling man at the top, partly obscured by flowers. A partial printed banner in the lower left shows a smiling man in a portrait, with a caption fragment. No physical people are visible in the scene.2007-12-25Two golden murti figures are framed within a dense arch of marigold-style garlands in yellow, white, pink, maroon, red and green, set on a festival vehicle. The central figure wears an orange-and-saffron headcloth and a jewelled gold crown-like headdress, with a red-and-white beaded necklace and gold ornaments, and raises a golden hand in abhaya mudra. The figure beside it wears a gold headdress, green-and-gold dress and layered ornaments, with a red garland draped across both. Deity murti; no living people are visible.2007-12-25Two deity murtis seated side by side on a decorated platform, draped and garlanded with thick bands of marigolds in yellow and orange, purple flowers and white jasmine. The figure on the left wears an orange head cloth, a red-and-gold sari, a silver crown and layered silver necklaces; the figure on the right wears a silver crown, a green and gold sari and a bold ornate necklace. Both have raised hands and an oil lamp and a glass vase of green leaves rest in the foreground, with a brass plate at lower right. A figure in a white dhoti with gold border stands at the left edge, and gilded metalwork frames the backdrop.2011-12-09December 09 20112011-12-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple procession car, the ratha, with a red wooden frame and a canopy. Two copper-coloured utsava murti deity faces are visible, heavily decorated with layered garlands of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers, with red blossoms and a green leaf garland. Marigolds and petals cover the base of the cart. A man in an orange turban stands at the lower right, and a dark blurred figure is at the lower left. The page describes a Kalpataru darshan procession in the streets of Tiruvannamalai, but the scene itself shows only the decorated cart and deity figures, with no a person candidate visible.2018-01-16December 09 20112011-12-09April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 09 20112011-12-09November 13 20132013-11-13October 15 20112011-10-15A decorated procession vehicle carries two deity murtis seated side by side under a pink canopy, heavily garlanded with marigolds, roses and white jasmine strands in red, yellow, purple and green. The figure on the left has a saffron-orange turban and wears a red garment with gold ornaments; the figure on the right wears a gold crown, a blue and gold-bordered sari and a heavy gold necklace. Both have painted faces. Green fields and trees lie beyond the vehicle under a pale sky. No living people are visible.2011-10-15November 23 20102010-11-23