Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor scene at an open paved courtyard with a small temple shrine under a corrugated roof supported by red-painted posts, housing deity murti with garlands and red drapes. Several dozen seated people in black and dark clothing sit in rows on mats facing the shrine, with a few people in white standing near the shrine and others in orange and red nearby. Dense green trees, a palm tree and a sandy excavated area surround the courtyard, with stone ruins at right and a small notice board in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor photo of an open paved courtyard with a roofed shrine at its centre, a red-curtained deity murti of a seated figure in a gilded niche under a corrugated canopy supported on red-painted posts. Several people in dark clothing sit cross-legged on mats on the right facing the shrine, and a few more in white and dark clothes sit or kneel on the left near a pile of sand and construction material. Two figures in white dhoti-style garments stand near the shrine steps. Trees and palms fill the background under a partly cloudy sky, with a stone ruin wall to the right.2014-09-06Outdoor photo of a group yoga session on a wide concrete courtyard before a small open-sided shrine with a tin roof on wooden posts. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti with garlands and a red cloth backdrop. Around twenty people in black clothing kneel on mats, while others on the left bend forward in standing poses. A few figures in white robes stand near the shrine. Dense green trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky.2014-09-07Outdoor ritual yard under a corrugated metal roof on wooden posts, open to palm trees. In the centre stands a tall red-and-white sacred column hung with garlands, beside a red stepped platform. Near the front, a raised concrete slab with a pyramid-shaped canopy and a small lamp sits on a striped red-and-white base. Around the yard, many people sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and yellow shawls, arranged in a row with small fire pits marked on the ground. One seated figure in orange robes sits closest to the centre, and a seated figure in red sits near the platform. A pile of firewood or ash mounds sits to the right and small deity sculptures line the left edge. Smoke rises in the bright sky.2010-09-02September 01 20142014-09-01Outdoor photograph of a small open-sided shrine under a large beige canopy supported by red metal posts, set on a paved courtyard. A long red carpet runs from the foreground toward the shrine's stone platform, where a colourful deity murti with a decorated backdrop is framed by a green and gold arch and red curtains. Garlands hang on the posts, and a few small figures in red clothing stand near the edges. Dense green trees fill the background, and a purple flag flies at the upper left.2013-08-15September 21 20102010-09-21A seated crowd of devotees, mostly men in white and pale kurtas, sits on a mat under a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured hanging tassels and triangular orange and red bunting. In the far distance, a robed figure in orange sits cross-legged on a raised dais in front of a shrine with a deity murti and small stone sculptures, in an open courtyard edged by palm trees and orange marigold flowers. A red-and-white striped platform and stone steps lie in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for the teacher in orange is unsure at this distance.2010-11-15September 01 20142014-09-01Interior view of a temple pavilion with a tiled roof and orange side curtains, looking toward a shrine with stone pillars and a gilded arch. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with multiple arms and a large crown is decorated with garlands and flowers. In front of the shrine, a priest in orange robes stands near brass lamps and offering vessels. Along the red carpet aisle, seated devotees in white and mixed clothing face the shrine, some with palms joined, and a standing figure in orange is at the right. A red carpet leads toward the altar, and a small seated group in orange is at the lower left. Photo shows darshan and puja at the temple.2010-07-21An outdoor ritual courtyard under a tall open canopy, with a tall orange-painted pillar and an orange-tiered base. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform in front of the pillar, with a small lamp before them. Around the courtyard, a ring of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on small circular mats, several wearing yellow shawls. Coconut palms and grey stone deity murti and sculptures stand along the edges, and a white-and-red edged stone platform with a square opening sits in the foreground. Two women in blue and teal sit on mats at the left edge, and a figure in white sits at the right edge.2010-09-14August 07 20142014-08-07A dim open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof shows a crowd of devotees seated on the floor in the foreground, mostly silhouetted. On a raised platform in the centre, a few men in white ritual clothes sit before a decorated shrine framed by red curtains, with a red-and-gold deity murti and an oil lamp and offering plates in front. Trees are visible behind the structure. A cameraman stands at the right edge. A small blue sign on the right is partly legible.2007-02-24