Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor scene at a temple-like compound with bamboo and rough wooden fencing lined with twine. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left facing a group. Beside him, a person in white ritual garments and a shaved-head priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl stand talking. At right, a long-haired person in orange robes wears a white and orange flower garland. Behind them stands a dark deity murti draped in green and maroon cloth, flanked by golden arched gateways and red-and-white painted plinths. Trees and sunlight fill the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor temple courtyard with bamboo and rope barriers between tree trunks. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, gesturing toward two figures near a shrine. A monk in saffron-orange robes stands in the centre beside a woman in orange sari, both near a deity murti and golden arched gateway. Red and white painted shrine platforms surround them, with a covered shrine at right. A stone sign on a red and white plinth shows Tamil text. Three people are visible.December 21 20112011-12-21Outdoor temple ritual in bright daylight on a paved courtyard. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white shawl, a white turban-style headpiece and layered orange-and-gold garlands holds a ceremonial object aloft. Behind him, saffron-clad sannyasis in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near him. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt holds a hand near a lamp. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass tray of flower garlands and a kalasha on the far right. Behind them are gold-framed shrine arches decorated with marigold garlands, a deity murti in orange and red garments, and a dark stone statue with flower offerings.2011-12-21Multi-panel collage of an outdoor stage event under a white canopy with a dark banner and orange-flower decorations. Top panel: a saffron-robed monk in an orange turban offers a tray of fruit to an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a garland and red shawl, while a man in white stands beside them and a saffron-robed attendant holds a microphone. Middle-left panel: a saffron-robed figure with orange turban and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded beside a man in white dhoti who lights a large brass oil lamp with an older man in white. Bottom-right panel: a girl in orange robes stands beside a brass lamp while a man in white and a man in a yellow scarf light the lamp together, with flowers and a red-cushioned seat nearby. Pictured activities are a lamp-lighting ceremony and offerings; the people are shown in photographs within the collage.2010-01-22An outdoor photo of a small shrine under trees. A man in an orange saffron shawl and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, hands folded in namaskar. Beside him a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala around the neck stands with palms joined in prayer, appearing to be the a person candidate, with compatible cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a red patterned shirt and a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl stand with hands folded. On the right, a man in white shirt pours liquid from a vessel over a dark deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands, while another man in a white shirt stands by. A white arched doorway frames a garlanded orange-clad murti in the background.2010-07-22Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by trees, with a gold-framed arched shrine housing a dark deity murti garlanded with flowers. A central figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron robe walks barefoot along a striped mat toward the shrine. Robed attendants in orange and white stand around; one on the left presses palms together, another in white holds a plate of flowers at right. Smaller gold arches and dark deity statues flank the shrine on either side, and a potted palm sits in the foreground.2011-10-07A photograph of an outdoor temple site with a red-and-white painted shrine block bearing a blue Tamil-script sign reading ஆடி லிங்கம். A man in orange robes with a white-and-bead garland stands barefoot, looking upward with his hand near his chest, beside a wooden frame of poles and crossbeams. Behind him, another man in orange and men in white dhotis stand among green trees. A small mound of earth with offerings lies in the foreground near the frame, and a white-draped object is visible at the right edge.2011-01-18December 21 20112011-12-21Outdoor temple courtyard with a shrine adorned with golden arches, flower garlands and a deity murti in the background. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, a white and gold turban, a white shawl and a multi-strand garland stands with head slightly bowed while a man in white dhoti and shirt offers a respectful gesture at his shoulder. Several monks in orange robes stand nearby, one holding a plate with offerings. A black stone deity figure with flower garlands appears at the right, and a red-and-white painted platform sits beside a Tamil inscription plaque. Swamiji (probable): the central saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair, turban, shawl and garland.2011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor stage event under a white canopy with a red carpet. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes reaches toward an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a garland of white and red flowers and a red shawl with gold border, who holds a brass oil lamp (deepa) with a flame. Two orange-robed attendants stand nearby, one at left, and a young boy in white with yellow shawl stands at right. A man in orange robes at right speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium. Dark banner with Tamil script behind. Ritual lamp lighting or aarti-style welcome.2010-01-22