Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a temple shrine interior with a deity murti draped in a white cloth and a golden cobra-hood ornament, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on a dark stone platform in front, alongside a brass plate of food offerings and a small brass vessel. A standing priest in a green silk dhoti and shawl, with a red-bordered cloth, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, stands at the right beside a stone pillar. Pillar carvings, orange-painted walls and a framed picture on the wall complete the setting.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a grey stone pillar and corrugated roof. In the foreground a white-draped Shiva lingam is decorated with a golden snake hood and a garland of marigolds and red flowers. Beside it sits a small yellow-robed statue with folded hands and a brass oil lamp stands on the stone floor. At left a large red-robed deity figure is partly visible. On the right, a man with shaved head wearing white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl stands at the doorway holding an orange cloth bundle, looking up. A framed portrait hangs on the orange wall, and a green-and-blue signboard is visible.2011-10-19November 17 20112011-11-17November 17 20112011-11-17A temple courtyard shrine with a large yellow-draped shivalinga-style base crowned by a golden cobra hood and decorated with red, yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside it sits a white and yellow robed seated statue with a yellow turban and raised hands in anjali. In the foreground stand brass oil lamp, kalasha-style vessels, a bell and bowls on a white platform. On the right a man with long swept-back hair in an orange shawl and saffron clothing, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, stands with palms joined in prayer near the shrine. Grey carved stone pillars and orange walls frame the scene, with a Kannada sign reading Silence please.2011-11-17A man in orange robes and a silver necklace stands with palms together at a temple shrine, eyes closed in prayer. Beside him stands a brass ritual setup with a tall brass oil lamp, brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot and small brass vessels on a wooden tray. To the left, a sculpted figure sits draped in red and orange cloth beneath a garland of red and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala, with a red-and-gold shawl and a brass vessel nearby. Grey carved stone pillars and orange walls frame the courtyard.2011-11-19 +1 copiesA temple courtyard with a Shiva lingam draped in white cloth and a garland of red and yellow flowers, with a gold cobra hood above it. Beside it stands a small red-clad figure of a saint. On the right, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. A tall brass oil lamp stands in the foreground, and a framed picture hangs on the orange wall behind him.2011-10-12Outdoor temple courtyard scene. On the left, a large blue-draped shivalinga with a golden cobra hood above it, wrapped in red, orange and yellow flower garlands. Beside it stands a white statue seated in blue cloth and a blue turban with hands folded. A tall brass oil lamp (deepa) stands in the centre, with brass vessels and a brass plate holding fruit and flowers at the front. On the right, a man in orange ochre robes, a rudraksha mala and bare arms stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Orange walls and a grey carved stone pillar form the background, with a framed picture on the right wall.2011-12-10A photograph of a courtyard shrine with a golden cobra hood above a deity murti draped in a teal cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A standing man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears a green and gold dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holding a brass implement and looking upward beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Brass pots, bowls and a kalasha sit on a gold cushion, and a small seated green-robed figure stands nearby. A framed picture of a seated figure hangs on the orange wall, and a sign reads Anandeshwar in Kannada script.2011-10-29December 25 20062006-12-25February 15 20072007-02-15A temple shrine scene with a large Shiva lingam draped in orange cloth, a cobra hood carved above it, and a dark garland of red roses with yellow flowers. Beside it sits a white seated statue of a saint in orange robes and an orange head wrap. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground, with smaller brass lamps, bowls and a kalasha on a wet stone floor. On the right a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near a white board. Stone pillars with carved relief frame the courtyard, and a sign reads that people from over 200 countries have visited.2011-11-16November 20 20112011-11-20 +1 copies