Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated man in a white turban and white dhoti with gold border sits cross-legged on a patterned rug before a puja arrangement. He is bare-chested with dark tattoos on his back and arm and wears a black beaded mala and yellow earrings, his eyes lowered in prayer. In front of him is a red cloth with a brass plate, a small brass bell, a metallic shrine plate with flowers, bananas, a conch shell and a lit oil lamp, and a red-and-gold book bearing a geometric yantra. Behind him stands a life-size statue of a smiling figure in orange robes and a red turban, wearing flower garlands and a gold pendant, with one hand raised in blessing, set before palm fronds and an ornate gold chair.

More like this

Open the gallery
A seated priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a white turban performs a puja on a red cloth. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and bare-chested, with white markings on his arm and shoulder, and handles a brass vessel among brass plates, bowls of green leaves, limes, flowers and offerings. Behind him stands a life-size cutout of a smiling woman in a pink sari and red turban, garlanded with red and yellow flowers, labelled with no readable text. A lit oil lamp sits at lower right beside shells and a small brass shrine piece.A small room with a cracked white wall and a maroon metal cabinet. A shirtless man with white ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, wearing a white dhoti, kneels on a mat in anjali mudra before an altar. On the altar, a life-size cutout figure of a seated guru wears a pink-red turban, a pink-red robe, layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in greeting. Behind it hangs a framed photograph of a smiling figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk, and marigold and pink flower garlands decorate the frame. In front of the cutout sits a golden peetha bearing a pile of marigold and pink flowers, a small lingam-like object, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a shrine top; lamps, brass vessels and flowers are arranged on a tray.A shirtless priest in a white turban and white dhoti with a yellow border kneels on a red cloth, performing a puja with brass vessels, bowls of flowers, fruit, turmeric, kumkum and rice, and a lit oil lamp. He wears a rudraksha mala and white ash marks on his arms. Behind him, a cardboard-style cutout of a smiling figure in a red turban and pink garment sits on a red-and-gold throne draped with red and yellow flower garlands, in front of a red wall. Incense sticks stand in a brass holder, and a pink silk cloth lies to the right.A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged on a red cloth, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and chest, wearing a white turban, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain. He holds a small ritual implement over a brass vessel and puja setup. Around him are brass bowls of turmeric, kumkum, rice, flowers, betel leaves, fruit and incense sticks, plus a brass lamp with a lit oil flame. Behind him stands a life-size cutout of a smiling figure in a red turban, garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers and wearing gold necklaces, set against a red velvet wall. A folded pink silk cloth rests on the right beside a kumkum and turmeric rangoli. The scene reads as a puja or homa setup.A small room with a cracked white wall and a metal cabinet. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, puja items spread before him, including a lit oil lamp, flowers, a brass vessel and a small bowl of beads. Beside him stands a cutout figure in a pink turban and pink robe with a rudraksha mala and flower garlands, hands raised in greeting, seated on a pink cloth-draped platform with a flower-decorated kalasha and a gold-backed chair. Behind hangs a gilt-framed painting of a figure in orange robes seated under a tree, with a rudraksha mala draped across the frame. A small framed deity image sits on the cabinet area.2025-09-20A photograph of a ritual stage with a gold ornate throne-like seat (peetha) draped in red cushions, topped by a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a long mala seated in meditation beneath a tree. A lotus shape and a cosmic blue-starry backdrop frame the set. A seated man in white clothing with a white turban-style cap and white shawl, hands folded in prayer, kneels to the left before a microphone and a small book stand. Gold oil lamps, vases of flowers and a small red basket with offerings flank the throne. The portrait is a depiction on the altar, not a person present. The seated devotee appears to be a priest or devotee in prayer.2011-08-02A photograph of a priest seated cross-legged on a red cloth performing a puja with brass vessels, flowers, turmeric and kumkum bowls, and a small brass bell. He is bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, wears a white turban and a white-and-yellow dhoti, and has a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a framed printed portrait, with no legible caption, shows a smiling figure in a pink-and-orange turban wearing a garland of red and yellow flowers, seated on a gold-bordered cushion against a deep red backdrop. Nearby stand a pink silk cloth, a tray of rose petals and leaves, incense sticks in a brass holder, and a sieve-like basket of white powder.A photograph of a seated priest in white dhoti and white turban performing a puja on a red cloth. He is bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on his arms, hands pressed together in anjali. Around him are brass bowls of kumkum, turmeric, rice, flowers, leaves and fruit, a brass lamp, a bell, a kalasha-style vessel and a pink silk cloth. Behind him stands a cutout portrait of a smiling figure in a pink turban and pink garland, labelled as a portrait rather than a live person. The setting is a red-draped room suited to a devi puja and homa offering.A bare-chested man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, before a crimson flag. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and has a large tattoo on his upper left arm. The crimson flag bears white-outlined painted imagery of a bull with a decorated saddle, a swastika and sun motifs, and a row of small ritual symbols along its lower edge. Marigold garlands hang on the flag pole, and a gold-ornamented shrine structure glows softly in the background. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual.2024-03-01A photograph of a ritual puja set up on a red cloth floor against a deep red backdrop. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a yellow head cloth kneels at the front, tending a brass vessel and offerings. Brass plates hold banana leaves with rice, sweets, and fruit, alongside small brass bowls, a brass kalasha, and oil lamps. Marigold garlands hang on brass pots, and incense sticks stand in the foreground. Behind him a second person in pink clothing and a red head wrap, wearing a marigold garland, sits smiling on a low platform. An orange and multicolour painted cloth hangs on the right. Ritual setup consistent with an abhishekam or puja.A photograph of a puja set up on a red cloth. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with a yellow turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged and reaches over brass plates of food on banana leaves, with yellow and white offerings, brass lamps, a small brass pot and red flower petals in a bowl. Behind him a figure with a red garland sits against a deep red wall, and on the right stand a kalasha-style pot, marigold garlands, a folded pink cloth and a saffron embroidered hanging.Photo 82840242022-05-19 +3 copies