Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of three women seated on an orange cloth on the floor, preparing offerings. In the foreground, a woman in a red top and white dhoti with a yellow border arranges items on silver plates. In the centre, a woman in white with a yellow-bordered wrap sits beside a plate. At the lower right, a woman in a yellow and white sari handles items. The silver trays hold small silver bowls, red apples and red flower petals, with a steel plate, a steel cup, a plastic container and green leaves nearby. Behind them are white curtains, black chairs with red cushions and cardboard boxes.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of women seated on the floor of a plain room with pink walls and a white curtained window, working on an orange cloth spread across the floor. Silver thali trays hold rows of small cups and dishes, some with red offerings. A woman in a red top and white dress with yellow border sits at the left, another in white and yellow sits at the right, and a third in white with a yellow border works at the lower right. Silver bowls, a steel tray of small containers, a plate of white powder, and a green-and-pink cloth with yellow flowers appear in front of them. Office equipment and electrical panels line the back wall.2011-01-22A photograph of women in white and gold-bordered cream saris seated on the floor of a plain room, preparing ritual offerings on an orange cloth. Several round silver plates hold small cups and red fruits or flowers, and a silver tray holds small silver cups with incense sticks laid out. Women in red and yellow dress handle the items, and a plastic bucket and desk stand behind them. No person is identifiable as a person in this scene.2011-01-22A photograph of a Padauka puja offering. Three women in white and cream saris with gold borders sit on a golden floor before ornate golden throne-style seating. The woman on the left wears glasses, a red bindi and rudraksha malas, holding a small silver plate with red flowers. The woman in the centre wears a yellow shawl and presses her palms together in anjali. The woman on the right holds a pink flower and a leaf, wearing rudraksha malas. Several silver platters hold red apples, white flower petals, small silver bowls, and a bowl of white shredded offerings. A garland of yellow and orange marigolds hangs on the right side of the golden seat, and a red cushion rests behind it.2010-09-30Women in white and gold-bordered saris perform a ritual offering at a gilded altar. Silver trays hold apples, flowers, sliced white vegetables and small silver bowls, and a woman in the foreground holds a red flower near a silver vessel. Ornate gold wood surfaces line the altar on the right, with a garland hanging at the top right and a metal pot at the left.2010-09-30A photograph of a padauka puja offering in progress on a gold-ornate wooden stand. Several women in white saris with gold borders sit close together, some wearing rudraksha malas. Silver platters hold red apples, silver bowls of white rice or grains, and white and pink flower petals. One woman tips a silver vessel of liquid over pink flowers while others arrange offerings and hold silver pots. A bell-like silver vessel sits at lower left and a garland of orange flowers hangs at upper right. No a person candidate is visibly present.2010-09-30A padapuja-style ritual on a golden platform. Several women in orange and white saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, kneel around silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and white flower petals. The woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and holds a small silver vessel in one hand while extending her other hand toward a pink lotus. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne at the right, with another person in the foreground and a woman seated in white further back. The setting is a courtyard with red and white walls.2010-11-03A woman in a white sari with a blue-and-white beaded mala and gold bangles holds a small silver bowl holding a red apple, offering it or a flower into a silver tray of pooja offerings. The tray holds pink rose petals, yellow marigold blossoms, green leaves, more red apples and silver bowls. Beside her, a man in a striped shirt with a red-and-white shawl and a lanyard watches. Bare feet and blurred heads of other devotees appear at the frame edges.2011-12-06A photograph of women performing a ritual offering at a gold-decorated seat beside a golden throne-like stand draped in red cushions and orange cloth with a yellow marigold garland. Several women in white clothes with orange or gold borders kneel around a golden platform holding silver plates with apples, flowers, red and pink blossoms, orange cloths and small silver bowls. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a tray with orange cloth and a brass lamp, while another in a yellow shawl sits nearby with a brass implement. A woman in white with a red forehead mark holds an orange bundle. At the top right, a woman in orange stands beside a brass lamp, and a red-and-white striped wall and pillar sit behind. The women wear rudraksha malas. No deity murti is clearly visible.2010-09-30A close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at a silver tray. A woman in white garments with gold bangles pours or touches water over a bare foot of a person in orange-trimmed saffron clothing. Another hand holds a silver implement over the tray. The tray holds red apples, pink and yellow flower petals, silver bowls and cups, and a small oil lamp burns at the edge. Two people in the background, one in dark green sari with a rudraksha mala, have hands folded in namaskar. Blurred figures frame the foreground.2011-12-10December 05 20112011-12-05April 10 20132013-04-10November 29 20112011-11-29