Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard with red and white striped walls. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange-gold border and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a spread of banana leaves holding coconuts, bananas, turmeric-marked offerings, flowers, brass oil lamps and small bowls. A second man in a checked cloth with vibhuti on his forehead sits at right, and a man in white garlanded with flowers sits at left. A cameraman in white with a mala photographs the scene from the upper right. A gilded, ornate chair or peetha decorated with marigold and red flower garlands stands at right, beside a gold-framed item and a decorated silver tray at lower left.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 17 20172017-04-17A ritual scene outdoors on a stone courtyard. Three priests sit on striped mats around a spread of offerings laid on banana leaves: bananas, fruit, coconuts wrapped in cloth, flower garlands, kumkum and small brass bowls, and an oil lamp. The priest on the right wears a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala, an orange cloth over one shoulder and a white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, and gestures toward the offerings. The seated priest in the centre wears a floral garland and white dhoti and holds his hands together. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind them, filming with a camera. A sunken yellow stone fire pit sits at left and a large white ceremonial drum at the top right. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang at the right edge.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A photograph of a ritual in an open courtyard before a golden shrine with a deity murti, framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. Seated on a striped cloth, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange cloth at his waist and a rudraksha mala leans over a spread of offerings: coconuts, bananas, marigold and pink flower heaps, betel leaves, bowls of turmeric and vermilion, a kalasha pot wrapped in flowers, and a small oil lamp. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and ochre shawl sits with a folded cloth, and at the right edge a woman in a pink sari sits in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with hair in a bun and a pink flower garland is seated with a flower in hand, a shell bangle and a sacred thread. This appears to be an abhishekam-style puja with coconut offerings.2017-04-17A photograph of a Hindu ritual outdoors at a courtyard shrine. Three men in white dhotis sit on the paved floor before a golden kalasha-decorated altar framed with yellow and white flower garlands. Two priests, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and tilak, the other with a checked cloth over his shoulder, perform the puja, and a third man in the foreground with a flower garland and shaved head holds a flower or coconut-offering. A woman in a green sari sits on a chair at the right. Plates hold coconuts, banana leaves, bananas, pink and white flowers, rice, kumkum and turmeric, with brass lamps and a silver cup nearby. Striped red and white steps form the backdrop.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A photograph of a puja at an outdoor shrine with a golden throne-like seat draped in garlands. Three men perform a ritual on a floor spread with banana bunches, coconuts garlanded with white flowers, grains, brass bowls, a small oil lamp and marigold petals. A bare-chested man in orange and white cloth with a rudraksha mala leans in from the left, another in white dhoti with a checked shawl sits on the right, and a third man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed garland sits beside them. A woman in a pink sari watches from the far right. The scene is a ritual with coconuts and offerings.2017-04-17Outdoor ritual at a red-and-white striped temple-style shrine with a gilded peetha holding a kalasha wrapped in marigold and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange sash and rudraksha mala pours from a vessel at left. Seated across, a man in white dhoti with a striped cloth over his shoulder and a white-and-red tilak chants beside him. Piles of coconuts, bananas, flowers, betel leaves, rice, turmeric and a brass lamp fill the mat. A woman in a pink sari and a bare-chested devotee with a pink flower garland sit on the striped mat, and a woman in a green-trimmed sari stands at right.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor ritual puja at a shrine platform with red-and-white striped steps behind. A golden deity murti stands in an arch, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. In front, a kalasha pot wrapped in pink cloth and garlanded sits on a silver peetha over banana leaves. Three priests sit on the ground around offerings of coconuts, bananas, rice, betel and flowers. The priest on the left, bare-chested with a topknot and a red thread, wears an orange cloth and reaches toward the offerings. The seated priest at top right, bare-chested with glasses and a striped shawl, holds a plate. A woman in a pink sari with a flower garland sits at right near a bundle of purple flowers. A brass oil lamp and kumkum-filled bowls are visible.2017-04-17