Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A brass or gold-plated ornate pedestal stands on a patterned dark cloth before a shrine with carved panels and small deity figures. On top sits a large golden bowl holding a cone-shaped object decorated with flowers and two small golden cobra-like forms, with a silver cup beside. In the foreground a round silver thali tray holds small steel bowls of cooked white rice, dal, vegetable curries and chutney, offered as naivedyam. No people are visible in the image.

More like this

Open the gallery
KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/20/20222022-02-20Photo 82848502022-05-10 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/17/20222022-02-17Close photo of a ritual offering setup on a red cloth and leopard-print covering. A large ornate brass vessel with a raised rim sits on a carved brass stand, holding rose petals and a small silver cup. A hand rests at the left edge of the stand. In front, a silver tray holds many small steel bowls with cooked rice, yellow and orange sweets, vegetable preparations and pickles. To the right, two brass containers with lids sit on a silver plate, filled with pale yellow food. No people are fully visible beyond the hand.2024-12-07A close photo of a shrine offering in a temple room. A gold-finished ornate peetha or pedestal with a gold kalasha-like vessel and pink flowers sits centre frame, with carved gold ornamentation. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and beaded red bracelets holds a small brass vessel over the offering. A silver thali holds naivedyam: a whole mango, rice, vegetable curries, beetroot-coloured dish, pickles and sliced vegetables in steel bowls. Leopard-print fabric covers the floor and the background shelves display deity figurines.2022-02-21A brass naivedyam offering set on a leopard-print cloth in a temple shrine. A large ornate gold-coloured brass vessel with a raised base stands at centre, lit by a warm light above. In the foreground a silver thali holds small steel bowls of colourful foods including rice, orange and red curries, sweets, and cut fruit. At left, a hand in a gold bangle holds a brass handbell, and a person in a colourful patterned garment is partly visible. Shelves behind hold deity murtis and ritual objects, and white flowers appear at upper right. The scene reads as a food offering during puja.2022-03-13KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/24/20222022-01-24A photograph of a shrine offering setup on a leopard-print cloth. Centre top is an ornate gold pedestal stand holding a gold bowl with a silver vessel and a small silver cup, with rose petals scattered in the bowl. Below it sits a gold ceremonial tray with small dishes of red, yellow and orange powders, white sweets and a folded white cloth. In front, a silver thali holds mango slices, a yellow dal, rice, chickpeas, salad, a bowl of orange-yellow rice, and a small cup of white liquid, arranged as a naivedyam offering. No people are visible.2022-05-02 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/26/20222022-05-26 +11 copiesPhoto 99167852022-04-24 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/16/20222022-02-16A brass ritual vessel with a tall kalasha-style top stands on an ornate gold-toned pedestal before a deity murti draped in green silk and jewelled gold ornaments, with garlands of flowers at the edges. In the foreground, a silver tray holds small steel bowls of offerings including yellow sweets, lentils, rice dishes, dried fruit and vegetables, with pink flower petals in a silver bowl beside. A hand holding a gold ladle is visible at the upper left. Turquoise and green silk cloth drapes the altar, and a small gold figure stands at the left edge.2022-05-25 +1 copies