Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban sits on a low dais before a microphone stand, his hands raised with palms open in a teaching gesture. He wears a large gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him is an ornate golden throne-like seat with a silver-framed backrest, flanked by a golden bull figure and decorated with yellow and green garlands. To the right stands a golden deity murti in a gilded niche, adorned with a crown, jewellery, a pink-and-red garland and a blue-and-pink sari, with a golden shade canopy overhead. Red velvet curtains hang behind the scene, with a golden standing figure between the two shrines.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a temple stage with a golden bull (Nandi) and deity murti decorated with flower garlands, flanked by golden standing figures and kalasha-style ornamental canopies. A seated man in orange robes, wearing a red turban, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, sits on a low cushioned seat before a silver-framed backdrop with a microphone stand. To the left, a priest in an orange cloth, bare-chested, stands with an oil lamp making an aarti offering. A deity murti in blue and pink garments with flower garlands sits on the right. Red curtains hang behind the stage.2017-12-01December 01 20172017-12-01December 01 20172017-12-01A central stage set with a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a rust-orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala, seated before a silver-framed backdrop. Behind him stands a golden bull (Nandi) and an ornate golden deity murti with flower garlands. Flanking the stage are two golden-canopied thrones with yellow and orange marigold garlands, holding a gold-clad figure on the left and a blue-clad deity figure on the right, plus two standing golden female statues. Multicoloured parasols hang above, and a deep red curtain backs the scene. Several smaller offerings and flowers sit on the stage edge.2017-12-01December 01 20172017-12-01December 01 20172017-12-01A temple-style stage with a red curtain backdrop and gold-framed shrine arches. In the centre a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and an orange turban wears a gold necklace, set before a silver-framed portrait-like panel. Behind him a golden bull (Nandi) and a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. At left a standing attendant in orange dhoti, bare-chested, performs a lamp or arati offering. Oil lamps line the stage edge, and gold deity figures flank the scene on both sides.2017-12-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a silver-framed throne in front of a large golden nandi (bull) statue on a stage. He wears a long rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces and holds his hands in his lap. A microphone stand stands beside him. Flanking the throne are golden standing statues with hands folded in namaskar, and on each side a larger deity figure in ornate golden niches adorned with garlands of yellow flowers, sitting on blue cloth. Red curtains hang behind the stage and a garlanded deity image is visible above the bull. Fruit offerings sit at the base of the platform.2017-11-28A photograph of a temple-style stage with a seated figure in saffron robes and an orange turban at centre, seated before a silver-framed backdrop beneath a golden bull (Nandi) with a golden deity murti behind it. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti stands with hands raised beside a flower-garlanded golden throne. On the right, a golden-framed seated deity murti in a blue and pink silk garment is adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. Golden standing figures flank the central shrine, with maroon curtains, multicoloured canopies and garlands framing the scene. Oil lamps are lit at the base of the stage. The central seated figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person; the attendant and deity murtis are not persons.2017-12-01November 28 20172017-11-28November 28 20172017-11-28A temple-style stage set with a gold-and-red backdrop and two ornate gold thrones with striped canopies. At the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace presses palms together before a silver-framed shrine. Behind him stands a golden Nandi bull with a gold-framed deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti at left holds a lit flame toward the deities, and garlanded deity murtis flank the stage. Oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the platform.2017-12-01