Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph inside a shop or temple-like room filled with brass and metal deity figures, lamps and a hanging bell on shelves. In the foreground a man in a short-sleeved green and white patterned shirt with a wristwatch bows his head and holds a silver-and-pink ceremonial staff near a white deity murti with raised arms. Behind him a man wearing an orange turban and orange shawl with a white garland stands with his back to the camera, beside a woman with long dark hair in a cream and red garment.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph inside a shop or temple-goods room lined with brass and bronze deity figures and hanging brass lamps. In the foreground a man in a pale green patterned short-sleeved shirt and wristwatch holds a silver ritual object with pink flower decoration near a large white deity murti with gold armbands. Behind him a figure in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a white garland at the neck, stands beside a woman with long black hair in a red blouse and cream sari border. Two people are visible at the centre. Ritual puja setting with a brass lamp in the lower frame.2003-01-01Indoor photo of a small shrine room with white marble deity figures in glass cabinets on the left and a framed altar with a garlanded deity murti and orange and red cloth in the background. A young man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and white flower garland, sits on a chair at the left, hands clasped. A man in a white shirt sits at a small table, and an elderly woman in a pink-and-white draped shawl bends toward him. On the right a woman in a red sari with a gold border stands with her back partly turned. A silver-decorated shrine cabinet stands at right.2003-10-17A photograph inside a crowded shop lined with brass and copper vessels, lamps and small metal items on shelves, with a framed picture on the upper wall. A bare-shouldered man with long dark hair wears an orange wrap over his shoulders and stands at left, facing right, with his back partly turned. Beside him a man in a white kurta and an orange shawl, with a camera slung on his chest, looks toward the shelves. A man in white kurta stands in the centre with a rudraksha-style chain at his neck, another in white clothes reads from a open booklet, and a seated man in a cream vest and white shirt sits near the right foreground beside brass wares. Total of five people visible.2006-01-05Interior photo of a large warehouse-style workshop filled with ornate gold-finished ritual objects, including a gilded palanquin-like throne, a golden chariot frame and decorated pedestals, with brass and bronze deity statues along the walls. A group of about eight men in saffron and orange robes, several with long hair and rudraksha malas, stand in a loose circle around a table of pooja items. A man in a light blue shirt and white trousers stands among them. One saffron-clad man in the foreground carries a green and pink tote bag.2017-03-26A photograph taken inside a small home shrine room lined with white marble deity figurines in glass cabinets. A seated man in saffron robes with a saffron turban, long hair, a white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits on a black chair at the left, hands clasped, facing forward. Beside him, an older man in a white shirt and glasses sits at a small table, and an older woman in a pink-and-white shawl bows toward him. A woman in a red sari with a gold border stands at the right edge. Behind them, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and red and yellow flowers, flanked by a silver temple-style cabinet and an air conditioner unit.2003-01-01December 12 20162016-12-12September 18 20062006-09-18December 12 20162016-12-12A narrow indoor market lane lined with glass display cases of brass oil lamps, lamp stands and ritual metalware hanging overhead. On the left a shopkeeper's counter shows tall brass lamps. To the right a rack of folded fabrics in many colours, including pink, purple, orange, green and blue, hangs beside the shutters. Four people walk along the tiled floor: an elderly woman in a lilac sari with a gold border, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a matching head covering, a man in a white dhoti and kurta with long hair, and a man in white near a glass case of gold-coloured offerings. A folding chair sits at the end of the lane.2003-01-01A photograph inside a small shop with glass display cases and shelves stocked with goods, and brass or copper hanging items overhead. A young person in a saffron-orange robe and a matching orange head wrap stands at the centre-right, with a rudraksha-style bead mala around the neck, smiling as they look toward an older woman in a pink-and-white sari and a man in a grey checked shirt who stand with their backs partly to the camera. A water cooler and a sink sit at the right, and a sign above reads in Devanagari script. a person cues are the saffron robe, orange head wrap and bead mala on the standing figure, who appears to be a sannyasi in a shop setting.2003-10-17February 01 20152015-02-01February 24 20072007-02-24