Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Devotees stand in a stone-pillared temple hall with carved granite columns and a low tiled roof, facing toward a dark inner sanctum. In the foreground a bare-backed man wears a white dhoti and gold necklace, while a woman in a teal and red sari with a flower in her hair stands beside him; others in white and saffron clothing crowd the scene. Hanging yellow and white strands and a metal lamp hang near the sanctum entrance. A partially visible figure in saffron stands on the right near a shrine. The scene suggests a worship moment at a Devi temple, with devotees gathered for darshan.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 08 20182018-05-08A crowd of men stands in a stone temple corridor with grey carved pillars and a dark stone deity murti with a garland on the left. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some bare-chested with gold-bordered yellow and white dhotis. A man in a beige shirt and blue jeans stands centre. Figures in the foreground are blurred, including a man in a white shirt on the right. A uniformed policeman stands at the back. Bright light shows through the far gateway, with a blue signboard visible beyond.2018-04-29December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25July 01 20142014-07-01A large outdoor ritual gathering in front of a stone temple gateway with carved pillars and a colourful painted sign. Seated in the foreground on the paved ground, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in front of ritual items on a small platform. To the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl sits among them, and a few people in orange and white stand nearby. Around them, a dense crowd of devotees, many in white, sits and stands in the courtyard. Loudspeaker horns are mounted on a pillar, and a carved elephant head appears at the top right of the roofline. A digital date stamp reads 24 12 2005 in red.2005-12-25A rotated photograph of a temple corridor with stone pillars and carved stone brackets. A long line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange shawls or sashes, stands and sits along the stone floor and pillars. A large yellow palanquin or ritual vehicle is visible near the centre of the line, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pillar at upper left. A painted decorative panel and colourful pillar paintings frame the right side, and the date 24.12.2005 is printed in red digits in the lower right corner.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25A photograph of a crowd gathered in a stone temple courtyard. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand among the pillars of a stone colonnade with carved capitals and a painted teal and red roof trim. A man in a light tan shirt and a man in white stand near the centre-right. Women in red and pink saris are visible in the background. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at left.2007-01-12Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof with stone pillars, where a ceremony is taking place. Near the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl over white and holds a flower garland, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange wraps stand or sit with folded hands. A brass tray with offerings and small brass lamps sits on a low wooden platform, and a decorated deity murti in pink cloth and yellow and red flower garlands stands at right. Several devotees in white, some holding a flower tray, watch from the left. Red and white umbrellas and orange bunting hang overhead.2006-12-29