Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Interior shrine scene with a seated bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti and a white and red-tilaked head band, holding a silver vessel over a silver tray with an offering, beside a standing bare-chested attendant in a lavender-and-maroon-bordered dhoti. Behind them an arched niche is decorated with pink and white flower garlands and strings of warm lights, housing a deity murti with an oil lamp and brass lamps. Gold-bordered green and red cloth covers the floor and an orange cushion sits under the priest. Another attendant in white is partly visible at left. The priest appears to be performing a ritual pouring or abhishekam.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photo inside a shrine niche showing a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged on a golden-bordered cloth wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with gold trim, while his hands are gathered near a brass plate and lamp. A standing priest in a grey-lavender dhoti with a purple border bends forward, offering something with his hands at the seated man's feet. Behind them, a gilded peetha or throne-like niche stands framed by pink and white flower garlands and a glowing arched light border, with a small oil lamp on the wooden ledge and an ornate brass object in front. The scene suggests a ritual padapuja or abhishekam.2012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway looking toward a small golden deity shrine (murti) decorated with white and pink flower garlands and a white arch above. Three priests perform abhishekam. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in orange-gold dhoti bends over a brass bowl at the shrine base, while another in orange dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace holds a metal pot. At right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands with arms raised near the shrine. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the stone ledge. Stone walls frame the doorway.2012-06-05A photograph inside a shrine room. An elderly, shaved-headed priest bare-chested in an orange dhoti kneels on the floor, with white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead and a red bead headband, performing a ritual by pouring water or oil from a small golden vessel into a brass tray. A younger man seated to the left wears an orange shawl, a gold necklace and a red headband with white forehead marks, his hands folded in his lap. Behind them is a golden deity shrine decorated with pink flowers, and a pink floral garland hangs on a pillar. The priest's role is officiant; the seated man is a devotee or attendant. No appearance-based candidate meets the identification cues, so the identity is unsure.2012-05-12A photograph inside a temple shrine room with orange-brown stone walls and a golden shrine niche holding a deity murti decorated with pink flowers and a silver kalasha-like vessel. On the left, a seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-and-yellow flower garland, a rudraksha-style bracelet and a beaded headband, with his hands folded in his lap. In the centre-right, a shirtless priest with a shaved head, seen from behind, wears an orange dhoti, a beaded headband and a gold pendant, and sits before a stone altar with pink flowers, green leaves and a brass plate holding a lit wick. Brass pots and small steel cups sit on the altar and floor, and white sacred ash marks the priest's arms and back.2012-05-13June 05 20122012-06-05A seated man with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his forehead and body pours liquid from a silver kalasha-style vessel with a spout during an abhishekam at a shrine. He wears an orange dhoti with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, a gold armlet and earring. Behind him is a golden deity murti with pink and white garlands, oil lamps and a gold throne-like altar. A standing person in grey dhoti stands at left.2012-06-05May 11 20122012-05-11June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04