Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A standing figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered cloth wraps the body and drapes over one shoulder. A white and maroon flower garland hangs to the waist and a gold ornate necklace rests on the chest. He holds a small metal dish and a censer or lamp with rising smoke, performing an aarti-style offering. Behind him are tall strings of marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers, with a brass oil lamp with multiple wicks in the foreground, fruit and flowers on the ground, and a seated attendant in orange and white at left. Swamiji (probable): long, swept-back hair and saffron clothing with gold ornaments.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered wrap, standing on a raised platform and performing an aarti with a burning flame in a metal dish. A white and red-flowered garland hangs from the neck, and the figure wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Tall brass lamps stand in the foreground beside a brass vessel decorated with yellow marigold garlands, and fruit and flowers lie on the ground. Behind the platform hang strings of yellow, red and white flowers and garlands. Two men in orange and white stand at the edges of the frame. Set outdoors under a tin roof, the scene suggests a temple puja.2007-01-01A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a red mark on the forehead stands barefoot in an orange sari with a gold border, wearing a white and red jasmine-and-marigold garland. The figure holds a silver censer or arati lamp from which smoke rises, performing an arati ritual. Beside them stands a tall brass oil lamp (deepam) with ridged stem, and brass vessels and oranges sit on the ground. Behind is a canopy hung with yellow, red and white flower garlands, and a man in orange and white attire is partly visible at the lower left. The figure's appearance with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha-style adornment is consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown as in person performing arati. Outdoor temple setting with a corrugated roof and palm fronds visible.2007-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a temple ritual with a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a flower garland standing at left, raising a lit flame or aarti lamp high in one hand. Beside him, a deity murti or seated figure is dressed in white and cream silk with a red border and draped in a long garland of yellow, orange and red marigold flowers. Tall brass oil lamps stand in the foreground, and rows of covered steel plates lie on the ground below. Walls behind are hung with red, yellow and white flower strands. Only the one standing priest is visible as a physical person; the seated figure appears to be a statue or murti. A sign at the edge carries partial text.2007-01-01A man in saffron-orange robes stands under a temple roof archway holding a brass lamp on a long stand with an open flame and smoke, and a brass handbell in his other hand. He wears a red headband with a peacock feather, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold bracelet, with long dark hair. Behind him people in white and orange clothing and red headbands gather, and a man in a dark suit and red headband stands at left. Corrugated roofs, a clock and banana-style plants appear in the background. a person is shown performing an arati-style offering with the lamp during the procession, identified by saffron robes, long swept hair, feather headband and garland cues.2007-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands. A man with long, swept-back grey-streaked hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, stands on a raised wooden platform holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the shrine, with smoke rising. Before him sits a deity murti draped in flower garlands with a white cloth on its head, flanked by two standing metallic figures with crowns and ornate jewellery. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a silver pot, fruits and offering plates lie in front of the altar.2007-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23October 09 20082008-10-09July 07 20092009-07-07