Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph taken from behind of a bare-backed figure with long, dark, wavy hair placing a multicoloured garland over a large golden cobra-hood shaped object. The garland is made of rows of colourful beaded or sequined fabric in orange, white, green, navy and pink with a yellow flower garland draped below. Golden metallic surfaces and a wooden wall form the background. The figure appears to be performing a decorative or ritual adornment. No other clearly visible people, and the scene includes a partially visible hand at the right edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a man with long dark wavy hair reaching up with both arms to adjust a tall stack of colourful garlands held in a brass tray. He wears an orange cloth and a gold ceremonial necklace at the chest; his bare arms are visible. Behind him are patterned textile hangings in red, green, blue and orange. The garlands are made of bright yellow, white, pink, orange and navy flower strands studded with round sequined or glass-like ornaments. A second person's hand and a wristwatch appear at the right, holding the tray. The setting appears to be an indoor hall or ashram room with a plain ceiling. Some a person cues are present: long swept hair, orange clothing and a gold necklace, so the candidate is probable.2006-05-09A photograph of a temple ritual: a bare-backed man with long, dark, swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange cloth wrapped around his waist and hands on a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers. The murti has a gold crown and ornaments with a red silk cloth beneath. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands watching, with other onlookers and a pillared temple roof above.2006-10-01December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red blossoms. A bare-chested man with long, dark, matted hair and an orange cloth around his waist reaches up with both arms to adorn an ornate golden shrine niche draped in pink and white silk. A green silk cloth hangs beside the garlands. To the left stands a dark stone deity murti with a crown and white garland, and a brass lamp sits at the right. Banana leaves and a hanging lamp are visible at the top of the frame.2016-12-19A temple scene in which a priest in a rust-red turban and matching draped cloth stands at left, wearing a rose-and-white garland across his chest and gold bangles on his arm. He reaches toward a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds interwoven with red flowers and green leaves, draped over a golden deity murti with a bronze halo or prabhavali behind it. Gold ornaments and gemstone-studded decorations hang from the garland. Golden and floral decorations fill the background on the right.2016-12-14A priest with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper body, wearing a purple beaded necklace, reaches up with both arms to adorn a golden deity murti with garlands. The garlands are made of white, yellow and red flowers and green leaves, and drape down the front of the altar. A silver tray with yellow items sits in the lower right, and a dark stone lingam or small object is at the lower left. Gold and silver ornamental metalwork and an orange cloth fill the background, with a banana plant leaf in the upper left.2016-12-19October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, reaching to adjust a deity murti. The deity is framed by a large gilded arch with a crown finial and is heavily garlanded with bands of yellow, red, pink, green and white flowers, and draped in a red and gold cloth with jewelled ornaments. To the right, a man in white shirt and rudraksha-style mala watches, and other people in white or dark clothing stand behind a leafy outdoor setting with hanging green leaves overhead. The scene suggests an outdoor temple procession or darshan around a decorated deity.2006-10-01July 09 20172017-07-09A bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a short beard, white tilak markings on his forehead, and a pink-and-blue beaded garland around his shoulders, reaches up with both arms to adorn a deity murti. The murti is draped in dense garlands of red roses, white chrysanthemums, yellow marigolds and pink-and-white beaded strands, with a gold crown and silver-and-gem jewellery on its chest. Behind it hang ornate gold and purple embroidered textiles, and a red-and-gold cloth falls on the right. The setting is dark.2016-12-19March 22 20082008-03-22December 19 20162016-12-19