Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of a richly decorated temple shrine with gilded arches and a green curtain backdrop. Two large painted deity figures stand at the centre: a male figure with a trident and a female figure with long dark hair, both adorned with red and gold garments, garlands and jewelry. Before them, a small white figure in an orange cloth is garlanded with white and pink flowers, and a shivalinga-like object is decorated with garlands. A standing figure in orange robes wearing a garland appears at the right beside a golden lamp stand. The setting suggests a temple sanctum with ceremonial decoration.

More like this

Open the gallery
Photograph of a gilded shrine with two large painted deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated side by side under an arched golden frame with green draped backdrop. The Shiva figure holds a trident and a small drum-like object, the Parvati figure wears a red sari with gold trim and a tall crown, both adorned with white and red flower garlands and gold jewellery. Below them a small seated figure in orange robes and a white head covering receives a flower garland, with a red-and-gold cloth draped before it. Gold oil lamps stand at the sides and a ceremonial staff rises at right. No living people are visibly present apart from the small seated figure, which appears to be a statue or effigy rather than a person.2012-04-27A temple shrine dominated by a large pair of gilded deity murtis, one with a crown, trident and a sceptre and the other with a crown, both adorned with white flower garlands, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and draped in orange and red cloth. Below them a small seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits before a red and orange draped platform, with a white flower garland. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a green curtain backs the shrine, and a smaller murti in orange garments with a garland stands in a gold arch at right. No physical people are visible.2012-04-27A photograph of a temple sanctum with a large shrine featuring two painted deity murtis: a four-armed male figure with a tall crown, rudraksha and red-bead necklaces, and a female figure with a crown and long dark hair, both draped in orange and red garments and garlanded with white and pink flowers. Between them sits a small Shiva lingam with a flower garland. Below, a seated figure dressed in saffron with a saffron turban and white flower garlands sits on a red-and-orange cloth, possibly a small murti or a figure of a priest; this appears to be an image rather than a living person. Tall brass oil lamps with lit wicks flank the shrine, and a gilded palanquin or chariot stands at the left, with a green curtain and gold arch framing the scene. No physical people are visible.2012-04-27 +1 copiesGilded temple shrine with two large deity murtis of Lord Sundareshwara and Devi Meenakshi seated on a red-draped platform before a gold arched backdrop and green curtain. The male deity holds a drum and trident and wears rudraksha and red garlands; the female deity wears a red sari, crown and white flower garlands. A small orange-robed figure seated below is garlanded, and a standing orange-robed figure with garlands stands on the right beside brass oil lamps. A brass palanquin or ratha stands at left. No physical people are visible.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27March 21 20132013-03-21A photograph of a temple shrine with two large deity murtis seated on a raised platform before a red draped backdrop and an ornate golden arch. The central figures wear red and orange garments, heavy garlands and jewelled ornaments; one holds a trident and another a staff. Before them stands a small red-robed figure with a garland, and a smaller red-clad murti stands at the right beside a brass lamp stand. Carved stone pillars frame the scene, with green draping and a stone-carved figure at the lower right. Flowers and leaves hang across the top of the shrine.2012-04-23Photograph of a shrine with a deity murti pair seated under a gold arch with green drapery. The larger deity figures have red and blue garments, crowns, rudraksha malas and garlands, one hand raised holding a staff-like object. A seated figure in orange and saffron robes with a garland sits on a red-and-orange cloth at the base, and a standing statue in orange and green clothes stands to the right beside a gold lamp stand. Tall brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a gold palanquin-style frame with garlands is at left. No physical people are visible.2012-04-27A photograph of a golden temple shrine with two large painted deity murtis seated on a raised platform, one holding a trident and the other a staff, both draped in red and teal garments with floral garlands. Below them sits a small white figure in red with a garland, and a Shivalinga-style form with flower offerings. Oil lamps stand on either side, and a red-robed standing figure with a garland appears on the right inside a green-curtained niche. Ornate gold carvings frame the shrine.2012-04-23November 06 20122012-11-06October 19 20112011-10-19A photograph of a golden-and-red temple shrine holding two large deity murtis seated side by side on a raised platform. The figure on the left wears an orange turban, a red and orange garment, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a golden trident-like staff; the figure on the right wears a golden crown, a white floral garland and a gold-and-red garment. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a small red-clad figure and a white-faced seated figure in red garments with a garland sit at the base. Red drapery and gilded carved walls frame the scene.2012-04-23