Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a standing person seen from behind, wearing a red silk-like garment with gold-bordered draping, with long dark hair, hands joined in prayer before a stone platform. On the platform sits a white seated statue draped in purple cloth with a purple turban and beads, one hand raised in blessing, with flower garlands at its side. Behind is an orange-walled building, a carved stone pillar, a red iron gate and green trees.

More like this

Open the gallery
A woman in a red silk sari with gold zari stripes and a gold border leans forward at a carved granite railing in a temple courtyard, her long dark hair falling forward as she bends low and touches the stone edge with one hand. Beside her, a blue-robed seated statue with a blue turban and a rudraksha mala raises one hand in blessing on a white pedestal. Behind the railing stand carved granite pillars, a kalasha-style offering tray with marigold flowers, and an orange-walled building. A leopard-print mat lies on the floor.2011-09-01September 04 20112011-09-04 +3 copiesA barefoot person with long, dark, wavy hair stands on a leopard-print mat facing a carved grey stone altar in a temple-like hall. They wear an orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder with a gold border, and orange dhoti-style draped garments, with hands folded at the waist. Behind them are orange curtains with a diamond pattern, a brass lamp stand and oil lamps on the altar ledge, and a red and gold patterned rug. The person is clothed in orange and has a dark cord around the neck; they do not wear a crown or turban, and there are no other visible people.2011-08-222011 - Photo AlbumApril 05 20122012-04-05A man in profile stands with palms pressed together in namaste on an open temple courtyard, facing a grey stone shrine structure carved with figures and foliage. He wears an orange saffron wrap over the shoulder and orange dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead; his hair is tied back. Behind him stand orange-painted walls with red and white bands, an orange curtain on a red pillar, and a brass lamp stand with a small offering plate on the stone platform. A single person is visible, shown in appearance-based terms as a devotee in saffron garments, with identity left unconfirmed.2010-10-24A photograph of a temple shrine with a person in saffron-orange robes bent forward at a granite shrine platform, one hand resting on the stone, head covered by the orange cloth. Behind the shrine, a deity murti is adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and wrapped in orange and purple cloth, with a brass kalasha-style offering and a lit lamp in front. Two people in white dhotis and white shirts stand at the left by a red-and-white painted wall, with incense smoke drifting in the air. Red-orange curtains frame the shrine pavilion. The person bowing is in an act of puja offering or padapuja at the shrine.2010-12-27A photograph of a long-haired man in a red silk dhoti and red-and-gold shawl with a rudraksha mala standing in profile beside a stone temple shrine at left. The shrine holds blue deity murtis garlanded with red and orange flowers, brass oil lamps and a kalasha on a stone ledge. Behind him, orange curtains hang from a grey stone pillar, and a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. The setting is an open-air courtyard with corrugated roofing and palm trees. a person is shown with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold shawl, performing darshan at the shrine.2011-09-01A temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. In the foreground a woman in a red-orange sari bends forward with her hands resting on a stone ledge before a shrine, standing on a leopard-print mat. Along the ledge sit a brass kalasha-style vessel and garlands of yellow and white flowers. On the left, several men in white dhotis with orange-yellow shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces stand watching. Further back, a man in white and a figure in orange are near a brass lamp stand and a ritual setup, and a tall stone pillar with a brass lamp stand stands in the courtyard. A visible stone carving depicts deity figures. The scene suggests a puja or temple ritual.2010-12-28September 09 20112011-09-09March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA woman in an orange-red sari bows forward with her hands resting on a carved grey stone ledge in a temple courtyard. She stands on a leopard-print mat. Beside the ledge are brass lamps, a gold kalasha-style vessel, a tray of offerings and a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands. Behind her, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near orange-and-white painted pillars, and a man in a blue shirt stands near a drum. Orange curtains frame the scene.2010-12-28