Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a shrine ritual in a temple-like room with a deep red wall. On the left, a deity murti sits within an ornate golden arch, draped with a magenta cloth and wrapped in white flower garlands. Six shaved-headed priests in orange and maroon robes sit cross-legged on a raised platform facing the shrine, with offerings of bananas, lemons, rice, and brass plates and lamps before them. On the right, a framed portrait garlanded with flowers shows a long-haired figure in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads; the portrait is a depiction, and no identity is asserted from appearance. Two women in saffron and gold-trimmed clothing sit nearby with ornaments and garlands. Lamps and a small kalasha-like vessel are visible on the platform.

More like this

Open the gallery
Indoor ritual scene with a row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders seated on a white cloth. The man at centre holds an open book and reads aloud. To the left, a figure in red and orange sits by a bronze deity murti draped in a magenta cloth and decorated with white garlands, placed on a carved arch. Brass plates hold bananas, lemons, flowers, coconuts and puja items. A framed portrait with garlands at the right shows a figure in orange clothing and beads, and a woman in white-bordered red sits nearby. A sanctuary wall with red-and-white striping forms the backdrop.2013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a polished white floor during a puja. Several wear rudraksha malas, white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads and brass bangles, and hold open white paper sheets. Before them are brass plates with oil lamps, incense sticks, small brass cups, flower offerings and white cloths on orange and red mats. Red curtains and a white wall form the background. A few other people in plain clothes sit behind them.2013-02-22 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07March 18 20132013-03-18A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis performing a puja in a plain hall with red curtains. In the foreground a bald man with a white forehead band, rudraksha mala and orange shawl sits with palms joined, while beside him other men in orange and maroon robes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before silver trays holding brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels, flowers and bowls. White sacred ash marks their arms and foreheads. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall behind them, and a few onlookers sit at the back.2013-03-16A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis performing a ritual in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, a bald man with a white forehead marking, wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala beads and an orange-saffron shawl chants with open mouth, hands in anjali-like posture, sitting before a silver puja tray with brass lamps, a small vessel and flower petals. Beside him, rows of similarly dressed monks with white-smeared arms and forehead marks sit with brass and silver puja plates holding flowers, bowls and oil lamps. Many devotees sit behind them in orange robes and rudraksha malas.2013-03-16February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10November 04 20142014-11-04 +1 copies