Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph inside a home-style shrine room in Los Angeles. A young man with shaved-looking short dark hair, a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala and sacred white thread sits at left, speaking and gesturing. Beside him stands a decorated deity murti covered in red, pink and white flower garlands and a bright orange silk cloth, with a green stone set in its ornament and a dark crown-like head covering. Gold-painted carved frames flank the murti, orange curtains hang at left, and a bouquet of pink, yellow and white flowers sits nearby. The page indicates the event involved a person, but the seated man's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is a priest or devotee rather than a confident identification.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a home darshan at a Hindu shrine. A man with short dark hair and a white dhoti with a green-edged border, bare-chested, sits at left and drapes a garland of pink, red and white flowers over a deity murti. The murti is dressed in an orange silk cloth and a magenta-and-gold sari-like drape, with a golden crown and jewelled ornaments. Behind it hangs an orange fabric backdrop, with orange checked curtains and a carved wooden seat at left. Offering flower garlands in green and pink lie at the bottom left. The man appears to be a priest or devotee performing the garlanding, and his face is not identifiable from the image.2008-04-28A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at lower left reaching up to adorn a deity murti seated on an orange and magenta draped platform beneath a gold arched frame and orange backdrop. The murti wears a large garland of red, pink and white flowers and a purple sash. At right, a framed photograph shows a robed, saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala seated on a tree-root setting, with a yellow flower garland around the frame and a pink-draped table below. Orange curtains and a window frame the room, and a few seated devotees appear at the bottom edge.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph inside a bright room with white windows and orange drapes. In the centre stands a golden arched frame holding an orange-cloth-draped deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands and a jewelled ornament. A young man in white ritual dhoti with a sandalwood tilak and a rudraksha-style mala sits at left, glancing toward the camera, with a brass vessel edge visible at far left. To the right, a framed photograph shows a robed figure in orange with a long mala, seated before a tree trunk, surrounded by a yellow and pink flower garland, with a small oil lamp lit on a red-draped table below. Several heads are visible at the bottom edge.2008-04-28A photograph of a home darshan ritual in a bright room with orange curtains and tall windows. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits beside a second man in white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl and beaded necklaces, both at a small ritual setup. In front is a golden arched frame holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with red, white and pink flowers. A framed portrait with a flower garland, showing a seated figure in orange clothing, sits on a red-draped table beside oil lamps. A woman in a green sari with dark hair in a bun sits in the foreground, and a few heads are visible at the edges. Brass vessels are on the floor.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a home darshan setting with a deity murti seated under a gold arched frame, draped in an orange silk cloth with a purple-and-gold border and garlanded with red, pink and white flowers. A seated priest in a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead sits at left beside a flower arrangement. At right, a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes with a mala, ringed by a garland of pink and yellow flowers, placed on a red cloth. Orange curtains frame the windows behind.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28Interior photo of a home shrine at Venkateshwara Home Darshan, Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Kailaasa, Los Angeles. A golden arched niche frames a deity murti dressed in red cloth and draped with a flower garland, with a crown-like top ornament. In front, a seated young man in a white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and sits cross-legged with hands joined. To the right, a standing man in a cream shirt and white dhoti holds an object near the shrine. Red curtains with gold trim frame large windows, and a white veiled figure and a framed picture appear beside the altar. Offerings and flowers sit on a red-draped table. Visible people: three.2008-04-28