Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night photo at an outdoor shrine. On the left, a man with long dark hair and rudraksha mala beads over bare shoulders, wearing an orange and leopard-print cloth and gold armbands, stands beside a silver-plated deity murti with a tall crown, garlanded in yellow and maroon flower strings. Oil lamps sit on the ground at the base. Behind, a second person in white clothes and dark vest adjusts a camera on a tripod near a red-painted building. A marigold-bordered sword and silver halo frame the murti.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beside a red-painted brick wall. On the left, a person with shoulder-length dark hair stands in a rust-red top and a leopard-print wrap, with dark rudraksha-style beads and a wide beaded belt. On the right, a large silver deity murti with a crown and ornate silver armour is garlanded with yellow and maroon flower garlands. Oil lamps burn at its base, and a photographer with a tripod stands in a doorway in the background.2013-11-25A photograph of a shrine courtyard at night. On the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red-and-yellow marigold garland, rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a loincloth-style wrap, stands with his hands raised behind his head, facing a silver-clad deity murti. Behind him a second man in white trousers and a dark vest takes a photograph with a camera. The murti, with a black face and silver crown and ornaments, is adorned with red-and-yellow marigold garlands and sits on a black pedestal scattered with red petals. Two small oil lamps stand on brass bases in front of it, and a red-painted wall and window frame the background.2013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print wrap, bracelets and a copper-coloured blouse, holds a lit oil lamp toward a large silver-coloured deity murti of Kalabhairava in a dark arched halo. The murti wears a crown, silver ornaments and is draped with marigold garlands striped in yellow and maroon. Small oil lamps burn on the ground at the base of the murti, and the setting is an outdoor courtyard at night with a brick wall and a window behind.2013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25Photograph of an evening ritual at an outdoor shrine beside a red brick wall. A standing deity murti of Kalabhairava, black-faced with a silver crown and silver ornaments, is draped in red and yellow marigold garlands. A young boy in an orange cloth and a man in an orange-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold chain pour water from a pot onto the murti. A woman in a leopard-print blouse and orange wrap holds a brass plate of offerings. Other devotees in orange and maroon clothing stand with palms joined, and a photographer with a camera on a tripod stands at the back. Flower petals lie on the ground.2013-11-25Night photograph of an aarti before a silver-clad deity murti of Kalabhairava draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a silver crown and a dark face. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print wrap and a bangle on her upper arm, holds a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, facing the murti. A tall dark gate and orange-lit building stand behind, with a few onlookers and a person in orange near a drum. Scattered petals lie on the ground.2013-11-25A night-time outdoor photograph of a silver deity murti with a black face, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, standing on a dark stone pedestal with an oil lamp flame at its left side and red flower petals scattered at its base. A person with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print garment, a rudraksha mala and bangles, stands at the right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the murti. Behind them stand a green iron gate and a saffron-and-yellow flag on a pole. A mirrored name-free copyright line appears over the image.2013-11-25March 02 20132013-03-02A person with long black hair and a bare upper body, wearing a leopard-print wrap and an orange-brown cloth around the waist, stands at night with palms pressed together in namaskar before a silver-clad deity murti. The murti is a dark figure with a tall silver crown, silver armour, silver weapons held at the sides, and a large garland of red and yellow flowers draped over its shoulders and body. Red petals lie on the ground, and a small oil lamp sits at the base near the figure. Behind them are a green metal gate and a red building wall. The person's identity is not established from appearance, and no name is printed in the scene.2013-11-25Night photograph of a silver-finished deity murti of Kalabhairava standing before a dark circular halo backdrop, draped in a thick garland of alternating red, yellow and green flowers with a large bead garland. Small oil lamps and scattered red petals lie on the ground at its base. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a bare-backed leopard-print blouse, a red and orange patterned skirt, a red rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold armlet, stands with her back to the camera, facing the murti with hands folded in prayer. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a drum, and a red and yellow flag rises beside a dark iron gate.2013-11-25