Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor photo at a shrine in a leafy garden. A man in an orange turban, orange cloth and red undershirt stands at left, hands together, with long hair swept back, as a sannyasi-style devotee. Beside him a man in a pink shirt and jeans holds his hands together near a bell. At right, a man in a yellow t-shirt and jeans bends to a red-painted altar with flowers and a lamp. Behind them a large gold-coloured deity murti with a dark face, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, sits on a gold base. Tall grey pillars and trees stand in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor photo at a temple grounds with a shaded tree canopy and a sandy path. On the right stands a golden deity murti in a silver arch, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, its face painted black. Before a red-painted stone shrine, a young man in a yellow shirt and grey jeans bends forward, apparently making an offering. Beside him, a barefoot figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a red garment underneath, stands next to a man in a pink shirt and blue jeans with a wristwatch, who gestures with his hand. A man in a red checked shirt walks at the far left. Four physical people are visible.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor photograph at a shrine under a large leafy tree. A golden deity murti seated on a red-painted mound stands under a white arched frame, garlanded with yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands. Four men in saffron-orange robes stand on a dark tiled floor with white kolam designs. The man in front, at right, has hands folded in anjali, wears a white and multicoloured flower garland, and holds a tray of flowers and offerings. Beside him, a man in orange holds a silver trident, a second holds a tray of flowers, and a fourth at far right holds a golden staff. Rudraksha malas and gold pendants are visible, consistent with a pooja or arati setting.2009-12-23A photograph outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a dark stone statue of a robed sage wearing an orange-saffron shawl, an orange head wrap, and a long garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers. The statue stands within a carved silver-toned arch and rests on a dark stone base above a mound of red-orange painted rock, with a small stone plaque and a brass-edged platform in front. Four people stand or bow in devotion: a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stands at left with hands folded, a man in a red shirt beside him stands with hands clasped, a man in a white shirt stands with hands together, another man in white bows forward toward the statue, and a woman in a yellow blouse at right presses her hands together in prayer with her head lowered. The scene is a devotional shrine setting. The statue is not a living person, so the a person field reflects a depiction of an unidentified sage.2010-11-03A photograph in an outdoor garden setting under dense green foliage. A black stone murti of a standing deity stands on a dark pedestal, draped in an orange cloth, wearing a saffron-orange headwrap, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow and red marigolds with purple flowers. A man in a light blue-and-white checked shirt and white trousers bows deeply, pressing his forehead to the murti's feet in reverence. Beside him, a man in a white shirt leans in to steady or assist, and a light cloth hangs nearby. Silver-toned arches frame the shrine beneath a banyan-like tree, with small red and orange flower offerings on the ground.2010-08-28Outdoor temple grounds under banyan trees where a standing black stone deity murti, draped in a red backdrop and adorned with a yellow flower garland, a crown, and multiple necklaces, is being honoured. A woman in a saffron robe with long hair stands at the right, pointing toward a small shivalinga-style stone with a yellow garland and a lamp. Three men in white dhoti and shirt, a checked shirt, and a pink shirt with green lungi stand behind her, watching. A bare-footed elderly priest in white dhoti with a red border stands at the left.2018-02-01A devotee in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers bows low with his forehead touching the hands of a large black stone statue beneath a banyan tree. The statue wears a saffron-orange cloth, an orange head covering, and is garlanded with yellow and red marigold and rose garlands. It is set within an ornate silver-toned arch. Behind, a seated man in a striped polo shirt sits on a stone platform among grey pillars.2010-07-10 +2 copiesOutdoor photograph of a temple shrine in a leafy grove. A gilded deity murti with raised hands stands on a red-stained pedestal, framed by a multicolored garland arch of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. Three men stand before it: one on the left in orange-brown cloth with a gold waist band, a bare-headed man in long orange robes with a white beard in the centre, and a shaved-headed priest on the right in orange-red dhoti with white markings on his arms and chest, holding a brass bowl with offerings. The scene suggests puja or aarti. Three people are visible; none is clearly identified.2013-11-05Outdoor temple scene under a large tree at a shrine with a golden seated deity murti beneath a white arched frame, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower chains. A bright red mound of kumkum sits at its base, edged by a dotted tiled border. Three saffron-robed men stand before it. The foreground man on the right, with long dark hair and white and orange garlands, holds his palms together in namaste. Beside him a man holds a silver plate of flower petals, and a man on the left holds a silver trident with a white beard and rudraksha mala. a person cues are not clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.2009-12-23June 12 20102010-06-12A photo of devotees gathered at an outdoor shrine under a leafy tree. A black-faced statue with a golden crown and orange garment, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and multicoloured flowers, stands at left, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt stands near the statue with a brass lamp, while a man in a white shirt with his hands folded in prayer faces it, and a woman in a light sari stands at right. Offerings of white cloth bundles and flowers sit at the statue's base. Fencing and other people are visible in the background.2011-07-15Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a gold-painted murti of a seated deity with a black face and gold crown sits in a silver arch, draped in garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. Its red base and a black-and-white painted serpent coil at the front. A person in an orange robe with a white and multicoloured flower garland stands at right, holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a flame in the other, performing puja. Brass lamps and flower offerings are arranged nearby.2009-12-23