Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
August 02 2013

More like this

Open the gallery
August 02 20132013-08-02June 17 20132013-06-17Golden murti shrine in a temple-style setting: a large gilded deity figure with multiple arms holding a trident-like staff, wearing an orange turban and heavy gold jewellery, seated beside a second golden figure in a red and orange sari-like garment with long white flower garlands. Deep red and white garlands drape the central figures over a golden throne-like seat with yellow satin skirting and a teal backdrop. To the right, a smaller white statue of a devotee in white attire stands with hands folded in a gilded arch. Ornate carved gold frames surround the scene. No living people are visible.2011-03-16September 19 20112011-09-19A photograph of a shrine altar at a temple, showing two deity murtis, a male and a female form, standing side by side and decorated with multicoloured garlands of marigold and red flowers. The male figure holds a trident and wears a crown, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange-red clothing; the female figure wears a red and gold dress and gold jewellery. In front, a smaller red-clad figure with a garland stands on a decorated pedestal, with a brass bell-shaped object at the centre. Brass lamp stands flank the altar, and the golden arched frame is carved with ornate patterns. No physical people are visible.2008-12-30September 19 20112011-09-19June 24 20132013-06-24 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20112011-09-27Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a two-figure metal murti seated on a throne-like base before a red curtain and gold-framed arch. The figure on the left wears an orange-red headdress, ornate silver jewellery and holds a trident-like staff; the figure on the right wears a tall crown with a halo, a blue-green dress and long garlands. A brass kalasha pot sits between them, with a black linga-like form and garlands of orange, white and purple flowers below. A small blue-clad figure stands in the right corner. A partly visible person's head appears at the lower left edge. Garlanded deity murti, abhishekam-style decoration.2012-05-08December 30 20082008-12-30A temple shrine dominated by a large seated deity murti flanked by two figures with raised hands, all adorned with heavy garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers and layered gold necklaces. The central figure wears an orange-red crown and holds ritual objects; a female form in yellow sari sits beside it. Two standing figures in red and gold attire stand at the sides before a gilded arch. In front lie offerings, a kalasha, brass lamps, a bell and a conch-like vessel on a purple cloth, indicating puja and abhishekam setting. No living people are visible.2014-09-30A photograph of a gilded shrine arch framing a pair of decorated deity murti seated on a raised platform, the male figure in a green and orange turban with a trident and damaru and the female figure in an orange sari with ornate silver jewellery, both draped with long garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. In front, a white-clad figure is adorned with a gold-banded crown and garlands, and a kneeling priest in orange robes tends an offering. Oil lamps and brass vessels stand at the base, with a devotee's shoulder in the foreground. The scene reads as a Navaratri day-four puja tableau.2008-10-03