Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A ritual scene inside a temple-like hall. In the foreground a man in a white polo shirt with a small emblem pours a liquid from a silver vessel over silver trays holding pink flowers and white petals. Beside him a woman in a pink-and-white sari with a red bindi holds her hands together in prayer. Behind them a young boy in white with a red thread around his neck watches, and a priest in saffron-orange cloth with a white forehead mark and gold necklaces chants near a microphone. A woman with a red-and-white marked forehead sits at the left edge reaching toward the offerings. Gold-carved wood and an orange silk cloth draped over a golden throne-like seat fill the right side. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a devotional ritual with a seated man in a white collared shirt holding a small silver bowl in both hands, reading from or chanting near silver puja vessels and fruit on a tray in front. Behind him a young boy in white kurta with a red thread around his neck watches, and a woman in a pink sari with folded hands stands nearby. A man in an orange-saffron robe with ornate gold-beaded necklaces and tripundra marks on his forehead stands at a microphone behind them. On the right, an orange and maroon cloth drapes over a gilded golden throne or seat. Other people are partly visible in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari.2010-11-10A photo of a ritual padapuja scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man with white tripundra marks and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti, presses his palms together in prayer beside a young boy in white kurta holding a small brass bowl. Behind them, women in white saris with red borders and beaded necklaces stand with hands folded, and a man in an orange shirt with white forehead marks stands near a microphone. Silver trays hold apples, flowers and offerings. On the right, a seated figure wearing an orange garment and rudraksha beads is being honoured, their bare feet resting on a gold-trimmed red cushioned seat with a golden throne-like frame. A woman with light blonde hair is seen from behind at the bottom right.2010-10-28October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06October 15 20102010-10-15October 26 20102010-10-26Close photo of a temple abhishekam-style ritual. A young boy in white with a white forehead marking pours milk from a silver vessel into a large silver tray. A priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and white body markings stands at left with palms pressed together, and another man at left has white horizontal markings on his arms. Hands reach in from several sides, including a woman with dark hair at lower left and a person with light blonde hair at lower right wearing black. Pink flowers and silver bowls fill the tray. At upper right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe sits beside a gold-decorated shrine with a deity murti.2010-10-28A photograph of a ritual offering scene indoors. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red borders and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, reaches over a large silver tray filled with small silver bowls, flowers and a red fruit. To the left, a bald man in white with gold chains and spectacles watches, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala gently chants or sings beside a microphone. Several people in white or saffron clothing sit behind the tray. Women's hair is visible in the foreground. The setting is a puja or prasadam offering with silver vessels and fresh flowers.2010-10-22 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20September 12 20102010-09-12November 20 20102010-11-20Devotees perform a puja at a gold-decorated altar. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari with gold border pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a large ornate gold tray heaped with red and orange flowers, fruit and brass bowls. Beside her, a woman in a rust-coloured sari with a rudraksha-style mala watches closely. A boy in white with hands folded and an older man in a white floral-print shirt with a red thread on his wrist reach toward the offerings. Another man in white shirt holds a brass vessel. A figure in yellow robes sits on a gold throne at the left edge, partly cropped.2011-09-21