Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A priest seen from behind, bare-backed in an orange cloth with white sacred ash on his shoulder, performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a golden deity murti of Shiva-form adorned with a crown, garlands of red and pink flowers, and a tall red velvet backdrop with sequin-like embroidery. A silver nandi bull with ornamental jewelled collar stands to the left. The golden arched shrine frame and red curtains surround the scene, with pink flower petals scattered on the red cloth beneath the murti.

More like this

Open the gallery
A young man with long dark hair worn loose and rudraksha malas on his arms and neck stands at left in an orange cloth, holding a brass oil lamp toward a large golden deity murti. The murti is framed by a tiered arch encrusted with jewel-like studs, wearing layered white pearl garlands, a gold crown-style headdress with a colourful fan, and gold ornaments. A gold-draped pedestal with white ribbons sits below. A small bronze figure appears at lower left and the background is a deep red curtain.2017-08-19August 19 20172017-08-19August 19 20172017-08-19November 25 20202020-11-25August 19 20172017-08-19 +2 copiesAugust 19 20172017-08-19 +1 copiesNovember 13 20152015-11-13 +1 copiesA priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded headband and a gold necklace, stands at left holding an aarti lamp over a deity murti. The murti sits within an ornate gold arch decorated with pink and orange garlands and white flower strands, with a tray of flower petals in his other hand. Oil lamps burn on brass stands at the base, and a flame flickers at the top of the frame. The setting is a shrine chamber lit by a tube light. The photo is watermarked with the archive's copyright notice.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 12 20102010-06-12A decorated deity murti is seated on a gold-framed throne adorned with white and multicolored flower garlands, a golden crown and a shimmering blue-and-white embroidered cloth. Brass oil lamps stand on an orange-gold cloth in front. On the right, a man in orange dhoti and a bare upper body with long braided hair raises a lit oil lamp in aarti. A red curtain forms the backdrop and an ornate golden umbrella hangs above the altar.2016-10-10July 05 20202020-07-05A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair swept back and a white and pink flower garland over the shoulder, wearing a rust-red wrap, holds a lit oil lamp toward an ornate golden throne-shaped altar. Seated on it is a deity murti dressed in red and gold with a blue and orange embroidered cloth, a tall crown, and a silver necklace. A smaller seated figure with flower garlands sits on the altar base below, and a brass lamp stands at the right. The setting is a dim interior with a red canopy overhead. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2016-05-22