Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Evening gathering in an open-sided hall with a metal roof and fluorescent lights. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on white floor mats and plastic chairs, facing a small shrine with a stone arch and a deity murti adorned with garlands and draped cloth, lit by a lamp. Many attendees wear white clothing with orange shawls or saris, and some women have long braids. A table at the right holds brass plates and offerings. Framed paintings hang on the walls, and a television sits at the left edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 04 20072007-05-04Interior of an open-sided hall with a white-washed wall and corrugated metal roof, lit by fluorescent tubes. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, face a small shrine in the centre with a deity murti decorated in red and gold, flanked by stone pillars. A standing figure in white with an orange wrap stands before the shrine. Chairs and a table with brass plates are at the right, and a television sits at the left edge. Framed pictures line the right wall.1999-01-01Evening arati at a temple hall under a corrugated metal roof. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and colourful saris, sits on the floor facing a lit shrine. The illuminated shrine holds a deity murti of a seated pair of figures with a golden glow, flanked by carved stone pillars. Several priests in white dhotis and a white head covering move near the shrine. A white plastic chair, a plastic basket and a blue container sit at the right edge near a glass window.2007-05-04A photograph taken from behind a seated congregation inside a plain, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Many devotees sit cross-legged on green and red striped mats, most in white clothes, some with orange shawls or saffron stoles over their shoulders. In the foreground, a man in white with a saffron scarf and a woman in white sit closest to the lens. At the far end, a deity murti in a shrine niche is lit by a hanging bulb and lamps, with a golden canopy and a small altar before it. A few people stand or move near the side wall and back of the room.A wide photograph of a covered hall where a large seated crowd faces a shrine at the far end. Many people sit cross-legged on a concrete floor, most in white clothes, with a few in orange, red and maroon garments in the foreground. At the front, a small shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands stands under an arch, with a saffron-robed figure seated before it and a standing attendant in white on the left. Plastic chairs line the walls on the left, and a framed picture hangs on the upper right wall. Overhead, a metal roof frame and speakers are visible.2007-05-04December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph taken from the back of a dim, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Many devotees sit on the concrete floor and on white plastic chairs, mostly in white ritual clothing, while a few women in orange saris sit at the right. Two people in the front row of chairs wear white. At the far end, a small lit altar area with oil lamps and a deity murti is visible, with orange and blue hanging cloths on the walls. The scene suggests an arati or puja in progress.2007-08-26Interior of a long, plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, lit by fluorescent tubes and hazy with smoke. Rows of devotees sit on white plastic chairs and mats facing a lit altar at the far end, where a deity murti is decorated in red and gold with oil lamps burning in front. Most attendees wear white clothing; a woman in the right foreground wears orange with a long braid and a 'D. Patil' name tag appears on a chair. Several people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, and the crowd fills the hall to the altar. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the seated people.2007-08-26February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, viewed from the back. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face a distant altar lit by overhead lights, with orange and cream cloth banners hanging near it. In the foreground, a grey-haired person in white sits on a white plastic chair, and a bald person in white sits beside them. On the right, two seated people wear saffron-orange robes, one with long hair, and sit on white plastic chairs. Plain white walls, speakers and framed pictures line the room.2007-08-26December 28 20082008-12-28