Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Indoor temple-style shrine photographed in the evening, with a gilded throne-like canopy against a maroon curtain. Several deity murtis dressed in red and gold silk and garlanded with pink and magenta flower garlands sit on the raised golden platform. A central seated figure with a dark face and a red-and-white garment is garlanded, and beside him stands a murti in a green garland. Gilded trident staffs, lion figures, brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and books on a low table surround the altar. A timestamp and address overlay reads Feb 15, 2026 8:05:30 PM, 30 East Chitrai Street, Madurai, India, Mahashivaratri Rudrabhishekam. No people are visible; the figures shown are deity murtis.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a gilded shrine inside a temple hall, with red and gold brocade hangings behind it. At the centre sits a dark-faced deity murti with a golden crown, abhaya hands raised, and a white garment and pink flower garlands, seated on a golden throne above a green cloth. Before it stand two smaller copper figures in blue and teal garments and a red silk-wrapped offering bundle with a jewelled necklace on a golden platform. Flower garlands drape the shrine, with pink and marigold strands, and two more figures with crowns sit above in the background. Petals scatter the floor. The timestamp and location are overlaid in blue text, and the caption names the event as Mahashivaratri Rudrabhishekam. No physical people are visible.A photograph of a decorated shrine set up for Mahashivaratri Rudrabhishekam at a KAILASA Madurai location. A dark, black-stone murti of Shiva seated in padmasana, adorned with a crown, a rudraksha-style mala and pink flower garlands, sits at the centre on a green cloth. Before it stands a red and gold cloth-wrapped offering bundle, a small gold table with brass offering vessels, and a brass pot at the left. Flanking the central figure are a gold-framed Ganesha murti at left and a smaller deity murti at right, both garlanded with pink flowers. Above, two standing deity figures in decorated blue and red garments and crowns sit on a large gold throne with red and gold draped cloth, and a golden lamp stand hangs above. A blue cloth-covered tray of fruit and flowers sits in the foreground. No living people are visible. A sign reading KAILASA MADURAI hangs at the upper left, and a timestamp overlay reads Feb 15, 2026 8:01:03 PM.A photograph of a temple shrine with gilded wooden fittings. In the centre stands a red and gold silk-wrapped kalasha-like form with a jewelled necklace and a green jewelled ornament, set on a golden stand with yellow flowers and a pink blossom. Behind it a dark-faced deity murti wearing a crown, a garland of pink flowers and a rudraksha-style mala sits on a red cushion with green cloth. Two smaller metal murtis flank the scene: one in a turban and blue tunic, one in a blue and gold dress with a jewelled crown. A timestamp overlay reads Feb 15, 2026 8:00:29 PM, 30 East Chitrai Street, Madurai, 625001, India, and Mahashivratri Rudrabhishekam. No physical people are visible.Photo of an ornate golden shrine inside a temple-like hall with deep red curtains. Central deity murti, dark-faced with a golden crown, wears a green cloth and red-and-pink garlands, seated before a golden throne-like altar. Two larger female figures in red and gold saris with pink lotus-like flowers stand above. A small silver-framed deity with pink garlands sits to the left, and another deity sits in a niche on the right, adorned with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on tall stands, a gold-topped low table holds a red cloth-covered offering pot, a blue cloth covers a tray of fruit and flowers, and brass plates and bowls sit on the floor. No people are visible. A printed sign reads KAILASA MADURAI, and a digital timestamp and caption overlay read Mahashivaratri Annakoot.Photograph of a temple shrine decorated for Mahashivaratri, with a dark stone deity murti seated at the back wearing a golden crown, pink flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, its hands raised. In front stand two small metal figures: one on the left in a blue garment and maroon turban with a yellow flower, and one on the right in a blue brocade skirt with a maroon headdress. At the centre a red and gold silk-wrapped bundle is adorned with a jewelled necklace and green stone brooch. Pink and yellow flowers, green cloth and gold carved furniture surround the altar. No people are visible.SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 2/5/20222022-02-05A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for Mahashivaratri, with an overlay timestamp reading Feb 15, 2026 8:01:22 PM. In the foreground on a gold-coloured platform stand small metal deity figures: a red and gold-embroidered dressed figure in the centre and a figure in a blue and gold skirt with a crown on the right. A ganesha-form deity with a trunk and red garland sits to the left, and a grey-faced crowned deity murti with pink and white flower garlands and gold beads stands to the right. Pink and yellow flowers, green leaves and gold oil lamps surround them, with a green cloth draped behind. No people are visible.SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 2/6/20222022-02-06A temple shrine photographed with a timestamp reading Feb 9, 2022 at 9:50:42 AM, 6, Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai. Central gilded arched throne holds two seated deity murtis, one with a crown and garlands and one blue-skinned with a crown and garlands, flanked by smaller gilded figures and seated lion figures. On the left a dark-skinned standing deity murti wears a red garment, gold necklaces and a garland. Two small attendant figures in orange-red garments with garlands stand on the dais. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass pot, a brass lamp stand, a flag-like red and gold banner and offerings in a tray are arranged on the gold platform and floor. No physical people are visible.2022-02-09SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 2/25/20222022-02-25Photograph of a decorated altar with deity murtis, not living people. Centre: a seated metal murti with a golden crown, pink garland and beaded necklace, hands raised in blessing, set on a gold-and-green draped seat. In front, a red and gold silk-draped figure wears a jewelled necklace and pendant with green stones and a pink garland. A small brass standing murti in a blue dhoti and turban stands at left, and a blue-robed murti with a crown and flower at right. Gold-framed backdrop, red brocade cloth and a silver-topped pedestal behind. Visible overlay text reads Feb 15, 2026 8:01:49 PM, 30 East Chitrai Street, Madurai, 625001, India, Mahashivaratri, Rudrabhishekam. No people are visible.Photograph of a decorated deity altar in a temple shrine, showing murti statues rather than living people. A central four-armed deity figure in white and gold dress with a tall silver crown sits between two smaller figures, one in orange and gold with a jewelled crown. A standing figure on the left wears a purple sari with green-and-gold jewellery and a crown. Golden lions flank the platform, which is covered in purple and gold brocade cloth. Golden arched prabhavali backdrop with red velvet behind, small brass figurines and a green-and-gold cloth bundle in front, and yellow flower petals scattered on the cloth. Timestamp reads Mar 25, 2022 at 6:21:56 AM, Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai.2022-03-25