Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A decorated canopy bed or pada-puja setup inside a room, framed by a wooden or metal frame draped with white and pink flower garlands and an orange marigold garland along the top. Purple sheer fabric with sequins hangs behind a low bed covered in rust-brown cloth with two zebra-print cushions. A brass or gold-coloured padukas-style object sits at the front edge of the bed. No people are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
A figure seated with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate golden throne (peetha) on a decorated stage. The seated person wears a light blue top with a pale cream-and-gold draped garment and a small white crown-like headpiece. The throne has red cushioned seats, gold lion-shaped armrests and a white-and-gold front panel, and sits beneath a white fringed canopy. Behind it, a large arch of red, yellow, purple and orange flower garlands frames the seat, with fern and marigold swags on draped silver-grey and gold curtains and an orange backdrop. Potted flower arrangements flank the stage.2008-12-27A seated man sits on a zebra-striped throne-style chair with a large garland of yellow, purple and pink flowers arching behind him. He wears a cream-coloured turban, white kurta and white dhoti, with red and white flower garlands draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest; his hands are folded in his lap and he smiles broadly. Behind him hang strands of white flowers against an orange-red drape, with a golden urn of pink roses and white flowers on a pedestal to the right, and lavish floral arrangements of purple and orange blooms frame the chair. Floral garlands decorate the platform in front. The setting suggests a decorated stage during a festival celebration.2008-12-29January 09 20182018-01-09June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a flower-decorated stage with blue draped backdrop and a seated figure on a leopard-print-covered wooden platform. A man in a golden crown and layered gold and bead necklaces, wearing a maroon-brown cloth, sits cross-legged on a raised seat hung with yellow, white and purple garlands. Another man in a red kurta and orange dhoti, with long hair and a rudraksha-style mala, leans in from the right to adjust orange cushions on the seat. A silver-footed low table and a patterned rug are in front.2018-01-09A decorated room with a purple backdrop hung with white and pink flower garlands and orange marigold strands during a pada puja at a devotee's house. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and white forehead markings, wearing a red-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands facing a figure in a red shawl wearing a long rudraksha mala and a bracelet. A woman at left in a white-and-red flower garland holds a red apple. Other men in orange and saffron robes with yellow and orange flower garlands stand nearby, and a small framed deity picture hangs on the wall with a ceiling fan above. A low bed with orange cushions is set with flowers.2014-06-26A seated person in a deep red robe sits on an orange-draped throne-like seat under a canopy of white and orange flower garlands and blue sparkling drapes. The seated figure wears a long braided hair plait, a red and yellow flower garland across the chest and a tilak on the forehead, and smiles while holding hands together in the lap. A person in orange robes stands at the left beside a trident, and a shaved-headed figure in white kneels at the lower right near a brass vessel. Decorated flower strings hang along the canopy; a red-and-white carpet covers the floor. This is a pada puja setting in a home.2014-06-26May 18 20192019-05-18A photograph of a stage set for a ceremony, with a single seated figure on a zebra-striped throne draped in red, orange and yellow marigold garlands and white jasmine strands. The seated person wears a cream turban, white robes and a long red and white garland across the chest, with a cream shawl hanging from the throne. Flower arrangements with pink, purple and white blooms and green leaves flank the throne, and white jasmine garlands hang along the stage front. Red drapery and a white fluted column with gold base stand behind, and a dark blue cloth covers the stage edge.2008-12-29A seated figure in a maroon-red robe smiles while raising a large silver trident in his right hand, its tines tipped with a small red stone. Garlands of white jasmine, red, orange and yellow flowers hang around his neck and across his body, and rudraksha beads are visible at his chest. A white-and-red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him is a draped blue and purple sparkling backdrop strung with white flower garlands, with orange marigold garlands overhead and a zebra-print cushion and water bottle beside him. The setting appears to be a pada puja at a devotee's house, though the setting is not otherwise labeled. One person is visible.2014-06-26A seated figure in white dhoti-style clothing and a white turban sits on a zebra-striped throne (peetha) on a blue-skirted stage decorated with white jasmine garlands, orange marigold strands and flower arrangements. Red and white flower garlands hang around the seated figure's neck, and hands are pressed together in greeting. A man in an orange robe stands behind the throne, and a few women in orange and green saris move through the tented pavilion at right. Orange drapes, a white column and loudspeakers frame the scene.2008-12-29December 27 20082008-12-27