Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Inside a temple, a man with long, voluminous curly hair and an orange saffron robe stands at right, back partly turned, pouring or applying liquid over a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with multicolour garlands of red, yellow, green and white flowers, a golden crown, a yellow cloth and a blue sash. Behind it stands an ornate gilded throne and a golden canopy with red-and-white fringed parasols. A framed portrait showing a robed figure in orange sits on the throne. At left, a younger man in an orange dhoti-style robe with a sacred thread stands beside a second parasol and offering vessels, with a multicoloured patterned hanging behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja ritual.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl stands at left, holding a brass vessel with a wire-cage cover over an oil lamp or pot in front of a large deity murti. A younger attendant in orange robes stands behind him with a dark red sash, a gold pendant necklace and a red tilak mark, holding a tray. The large deity murti at right has a pink face, gold crown, and white and red-yellow-green garlands draped over its arms and body. Pale cinder-block walls surround the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in the orange saffron shawl, performing puja offerings at the deity; the attendant is a young devotee in orange robes.2007-11-09Photograph inside a temple hall with plain white concrete-block walls. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, a white ash mark on his arm. Beside him a younger man in an orange-brown cloth holds a brass tray with a bowl and offerings. To the right stand large garlanded deity murtis decorated with red, green and white flower garlands, gold crowns and yellow silk garments, one with a green-tinged face and tall headdress. At left a smaller black deity murti with a crown and garland sits on a pedestal beside a seated man in white with a gold chain. Several other people are partly visible at the edges.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A photograph of a temple shrine with stone pillars and a carved granite canopy. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white garland stands at the left, holding a lamp or aarti vessel toward the deities. The central murti is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers; a figure in a green sari stands beside a crowned deity. Below, a stone platform is decorated with a row of pink, yellow and white flower garlands. A devotee in white clothes with orange shoulder cloth stands at the left edge with hands folded in prayer. Umbrellas and other figures are visible in the background under trees.2007-07-29November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Photo 11738530