Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A temple ritual photo. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits at left beside a small brick fire pit with burning embers and a microphone on a stand. Facing him, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall ornate crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces, sits cross-legged with hands joined before a richly garlanded deity murti draped in orange silk, with a brass oil lamp and a plate of marigold offerings in front. Behind, a bald man in white and other white-clad devotees stand near an orange-walled doorway, and a woman in orange sari stands nearby. Ritual homa or puja setting at a temple courtyard.

More like this

Open the gallery
A temple courtyard with orange-washed walls where a homa is being performed beside a fire pit of red bricks with flames. A young priest in white dhoti and saffron-bordered shawl with gold necklace, speaking into a microphone, gestures over the fire. Beside him a seated figure in orange robes wears a tall ornate crown and a rudraksha mala, hands folded, sitting near a deity murti draped in orange silk and heavily garlanded with red and white flower strands. Brass oil lamps and a plate of marigold offerings sit on the orange cloth. Other white-clad priests and devotees stand and sit in the background near a wall plaque listing names.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12Photograph of a homa/yagna ritual in a courtyard. In the centre, a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at a brick fire pit, hands folded in prayer, with a microphone stand before him. Beside him a bald priest in white with a gold-bead necklace sits, and a man in orange robes sits at left. Behind, several people in white and orange stand and sit near a red-and-white striped wall. To the right, a deity murti is dressed in an orange silk cloth and garlands of red, orange and white flowers, with a brass lamp beside it. Offerings of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a kalasha-like bowl lie on the floor and tables.2010-11-12A temple ritual photograph in an open courtyard. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a tall ornate crown and rudraksha-style beads sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a fire pit of built brick with burning flames and offerings. Beside him a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beads plays a small harmonium-style setup near a microphone. Another priest with a shaved head and white cloth sits at left, and a standing devotee in white is behind. On the right, two large deity murti stand adorned with thick garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers, with an orange cloth draped over a platform below and scattered flower petals. Brass lamps, a bell, fruit, a plate of flowers and steel vessels sit on the ground. Red and white striped walls and a tiled roof frame the courtyard.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12