Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Close photograph of a ritual setup on a patterned red and gold carpet beside an ornate gold-leaf base or throne. A silver tray holds a lit oil lamp, a small silver cup, a bowl, a small box and a silver spoon-like implement, with three lit incense sticks standing upright behind it. Beside the tray a folded orange cloth lies on the carpet. At top right a seated person in white clothing with a gold-bordered edge sits near the base, only partly visible, and no face is shown.

More like this

Open the gallery
Close view of a silver puja tray set on a red and gold patterned rug in front of an ornate gold throne base. Two lit oil lamps sit on the tray beside a silver incense holder with burning incense sticks, a small silver bowl, and white cloth-wrapped items. A dark red embroidered cushion lies at the left edge. No people are visible; the foreground is a white platform.2011-11-06September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual worship scene. Two people sit cross-legged on an orange cloth in white garments: the figure on the left wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and gold bangles, with white sandalwood paste on the arm, and holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame; the figure on the right wears cream and white robes with a bangle and ring, and holds a small silver vessel. Between them sits a silver tray with a pink fruit, a small silver bowl and incense sticks. Silver trays with orange cloth lie in the foreground, and an ornate gold-coloured altar stands behind.2011-02-13Close photo of a puja in progress. Two seated people in white ritual cloth handle silver puja vessels on an orange cloth. A man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing gold bangles and a gold ring, holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame, while a woman in a cream sari with a shawl holds a small silver vessel and incense sticks. Silver trays hold a pink fruit and offerings. Behind them is an ornate gold-toned shrine panel. Only hands and partial bodies are visible.2011-02-13Close-up photo of a puja at a gold-decorated altar. Two people sit on an orange cloth: on the left, a man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with white tilak-like markings on his arm and a gold ring, holding a silver oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame; on the right, a woman in cream and patterned clothing with bangles and a ring, placing incense sticks and a silver bowl. A silver tray holds a pink item and small silver vessels, with silver trays on the orange cloth at the bottom. Behind them is an ornate gold-finished altar with a lit lamp at the top. Only the hands, arms and lower bodies of the two people are visible.2011-02-13A photograph of a padapuja ceremony. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and sits before a golden tray holding clear glass bowls, pink flower petals and lit incense sticks. Her hand reaches toward the flowers. Behind the tray, a seated figure in plain white clothing rests folded hands on a red cushioned seat, with gold-and-ornate steps and a gold-framed panel beyond. Incense smoke rises among the offerings. The seated figure is blurred and partly cropped, so no identity is claimed.2011-01-28January 12 20172017-01-12Close-up photograph of a puja setup on an orange cloth spread over a white floor. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground beside a white conch shell on a small brass stand, a brass vessel, and a brass plate of flowers and offerings. A lit incense stick stands in a brass holder at right. Blurred in the background, a person in white clothing sits on the floor, and more lit lamps and brass items are visible. No identifiable face is shown.2011-10-04Close view of a row of brass puja vessels on a grey floor during a ritual. Oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style pots, a small brass bell, and steel trays holding red flowers, rose petals and offerings sit in a line. An orange cloth with a garland rests on a dark mat. In the background, the arm and hand of a person in white garments and a red-striped cloth are visible, seated at the row. Pink petals lie scattered on the floor, and an incense stick rises from one brass holder.2013-09-11January 11 20172017-01-11Close photograph of a ritual scene on an orange cloth. Two small silver oil lamps with lit wicks sit side by side, and a folded orange-and-gold bordered cloth rests on a silver tray in the foreground. A hand in a white garment holds incense sticks, lighting them from a lamp, while bare feet of a seated person appear at the top. Gold-coloured metal is visible at the upper left. Only partial body parts are visible, no full person.2010-08-09January 12 20172017-01-12