Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
October 21 2015

More like this

Open the gallery
October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21Photo 11694041October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA procession at night in a gilded temple hall. Four young male devotees, bare-chested with orange and white sacred markings on their faces and brow, carry a golden palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red and gold fabric. The palanquin has a golden arch with carved makara-style finials and a red and gold canopy. The foreground devotee in the centre wears an orange-brown rudraksha mala and holds a wooden pole. The devotee on the right, wearing spectacles and an orange turban, grips a wooden pole with both hands. Another young man on the left adjusts the garland. Orange dhoti cloths and beaded necklaces are visible, and a gold-framed hall stands behind them.2021-11-12November 19 20132013-11-19November 12 20212021-11-12Three children seated on silver-toned chairs before large painted deity figures and gilded decorations. The child in the centre wears a purple and gold garment with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, and has white ash markings on the forehead and arms. The child on the left wears a teal cloth with a white and red garland, and the child on the right wears a green cloth with a garland. Their hair is styled up with long locks. In the foreground, a person in an orange head wrap and a person with a red-brown cloth face away from the camera. Flower petals lie on the ground.2017-09-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a dimly lit shrine room during a Navaratri-period ritual. Several young boys sit in a row on a raised platform, wearing orange and saffron dhotis or cloths with gold borders and white and yellow flower garlands, with a few wearing rudraksha beads. A small brass fire vessel with an open flame sits in front of them, with smoke rising in the air. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the platform, and a bright spotlight glows on the right. Behind them are decorated deity figures, a red and gold throne-like seat, a trident, and garlanded images. Five to six boys are visible.2016-10-10April 05 20132013-04-05April 30 20152015-04-30