Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange head cloth and a long beaded necklace with a large gold pendant gestures with open hands while speaking. Opposite him, a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold border sits with hands folded, and behind her a man in white dhoti and a shawl sits. A bare-chested man with a tilak sits in white dhoti with a sacred thread. In front of them lies a spread of fruit including bananas, apples, oranges and strawberries, silver bowls, a brass lamp, flower garlands and food under foil, set on a low table in a living room with framed artwork and a television.

More like this

Open the gallery
A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap gestures with his right hand during a domestic ritual gathering. He wears a large wooden bead necklace and a light sandalpaste tilak, and sits on a low dais behind a spread of fruit: bananas, apples, strawberries, oranges and mangoes. Beside him a woman in a dark maroon sari with gold border sits with folded hands, and a man in white dhoti and shawl sits behind. A brass oil lamp burns on the right, with flower garlands, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a yellow cloth on the table. A framed picture hangs on a pale wall and a staircase is visible behind.2008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14Indoor puja in a crowded home-temple room. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a seat with eyes closed, hands extended over a silver thali of flowers and offerings. A woman in white and lavender sits at left holding a small bottle, and a man in white with a red-and-orange shawl sits at right with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a group of devotees in saris and kurtas stands with hands folded, and a colourful decorated deity murti with a red-orange and blue-gold cloth and flower garland is at right. Brass lamps and bowls sit on the floor.A photograph of a seated puja or satsang in a hall with a carpeted floor and deity murtis standing on a raised platform behind. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes sits on a wooden seat gesturing with his right hand as he speaks. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on a white sheet in the middle, one in a red shirt under orange wrap with bangles. Behind them, several women in white and light clothing, one wearing a white shawl, sit listening. In front, a brass kalasha-style vessel, lamps, bowls and a tray hold bananas, an orange, a pineapple and flowers as offerings.2007-11-12May 13 20132013-05-13A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala sits in a wooden chair in a small room, his bare feet resting on an orange cloth spread with rice. Around him sit about eight devotees in orange and saffron robes, several with white tilak on their foreheads, two holding a brass trident-topped staff and a steel flask. Fruit, a plate of food and a banana bunch sit on a side table, and strands of white flower garlands hang from the ceiling. A pada puja scene in a home setting.2014-06-20May 13 20132013-05-13Four people sit on low wooden platforms on a red mat in a temple shrine performing a puja. On the left a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks reads from an open book. Beside him a younger man in red and saffron cloth with white forehead marks sits with hands folded. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing bangles and a necklace, holds a small bell and a metal cup over offerings. On the right a woman in a green blouse and purple-red sari sits behind a flower-garlanded silver object. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and bowls in the foreground, and gold and red deity figures and garlands fill the background shrine.