Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a gold deity murti. The murti wears a tall gold crown, gold necklaces, armlets and jewelled ornaments, with its hands raised holding objects. Strings of pink and white flower garlands hang from the ceiling above, and a bright light flare obscures the left edge. A blurred dark-clad figure appears at the bottom edge. No identifiable person is clearly visible in the scene.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night procession at a temple festival: a gold-and-jewelled deity murti. The deity wears a tall crown, layered gold necklaces, a blue-violet garment and a red cloth. Garlands hang in the background and dense devotees press around the palanquin-like frame, with a man in white at left reaching toward it.2006-12-04A night photograph of a deity murti in a festival procession, decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigold and multicoloured flowers in pink, purple, green and white. The murti wears a gold crown, gold ornaments and a blue upper garment, with a red lower cloth, and is framed by a gold arched canopy. Devotees in the foreground and a crowd in the background press close around the palanquin.2006-12-04A deity murti of Krishna, decorated for a night procession or festival, is seated within a dense arrangement of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, and magenta. The figure wears an ornate gold crown with a dark crescent-shaped ornament, a gold necklace, and a white and red dhoti-style garment with a blue sleeved top. A mirror-like dark panel stands to the left, and gold lamps and tassels hang at the top edge against a black background. No physical people are visible.2011-10-03Night photograph of a deity murti in a procession, heavily decorated with concentric arches of yellow marigold garlands and bands of pink, purple and green flower strings forming a tiered backdrop. The deity figure wears a blue upper garment, red lower cloth, gold ornaments and a tall crown, seated on a golden palanquin-style structure. Dark silhouetted heads of onlookers appear in the lower foreground, and hanging flower garlands fill the upper left and right edges.2006-12-04A photograph of a deity murti in a festival procession, seated within a heavily decorated palanquin or ratha-style canopy. The murti wears a deep blue garment, gold ornaments and a gold crown, and is framed by arched garlands of yellow marigolds with bands of pink, purple, green and white flowers. Red cloth is draped at the base. Gold ornamental finials top the canopy, and strings of flowers hang from above. At the left edge a man in a dark shirt is partly visible, and at the bottom several devotees' heads are seen in the crowd.2006-12-04October 09 20132013-10-09December 31 20182018-12-31 +1 copiesA decorated metal murti of a deity seated on a golden vahana-style throne with a tall golden pole and orange and green tassels at left. The figure wears an ornate jewelled crown, a heavy silver-and-gem necklace with a green stone pendant, and a red velvet sleeve-like wrap over white garments. Surrounding the murti are dense garlands of white flowers, red and yellow roses, purple chrysanthemums and green leaves, with pink lotus blossoms and an orange hibiscus at the base. No living people are visible.2013-10-09A night photograph of a deity murti in a procession, seated at the centre of an elaborately decorated chariot or ratha. The figure is gold-coloured with a crown and is framed by dense garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, red and white flower strands, and round fruit-like garland rings. Blue-centred floral ornaments and a pink-edged arch surround the murti, with bright lights strung above and a red cloth draped below. No people are visible in the frame.A seated deity murti is adorned for a festival puja. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a silver-and-gold embellished bodice, and a green garment with a red-and-gold skirt of patterned textile. A spear-like staff stands upright beside its shoulder. A dense arch of garlands in yellow, red, purple, white and green frames the figure against a dark backdrop. Brass oil lamps stand at the base, and decorated umbrella-shaped canopies in red, gold and blue flank the murti.2008-10-02