Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A barefoot person in a sleeveless orange top and orange wrap-skirt stands in profile at a granite altar ledge, wearing a purple and white flower garland, hands held together near the waist. Behind a blue velvet curtain and flower-decorated stone pillar, a priest in white robes performs a ritual over brass vessels, plates and a lamp, with a banana-leaf and flower arrangement overhead. On the left, people in white and an orange-robed attendant holding a staff and a lit plate stand near the entrance. Several people are visible in total. a person candidate appearance: the standing figure has short-to-shoulder dark hair and no crown, turban, rudraksha or ceremonial gold cues, so identity is uncertain.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor temple courtyard with a decorated shrine on the left, draped in flower garlands and marigold strings, with a stone plinth and deity murti partly visible. A figure in long-haired, orange robes wears a white and red flower garland and stands with palms joined in namaste, facing the shrine. Behind him, several men in orange robes and gold-yellow shawls carry brass plates of flowers and offerings, while others in white dhotis stand by. A tall brass kalasha stands at right near a large banana plant and a white wall.2010-02-12Outdoor temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A young man with long dark hair tied back stands at centre in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a long orange-hued garland of beads and a gold pendant, hands clasped, facing a stone shrine wall draped with an orange cloth and decorated with colourful flower garlands. To the left, a row of saffron-robed men with shaved heads, orange shawls and beaded malas stand with palms joined. Behind them, white-clad priests with vertical sandalwood marks on their foreheads hold a silver plate. A stone carving and a black board with white lettering are on the right, with a loudspeaker mounted on the wall at upper left.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a marigold garland stands facing a stone shrine with a draped orange cloth and floral decorations. A line of about a dozen men in orange and white robes stands with hands folded in prayer, some holding trays. Brass vessels and flower arrangements sit on the stone ledge at right. A red carpet lies at left, and a white-robed man with folded hands stands near the group.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre a man with long hair tied back stands in an orange sleeveless top and a red-orange cloth with a gold-bead necklace, hands folded, facing a stone shrine decorated with red, yellow and white flowers and carved pillars. To the left a priest in white dhoti with red border holds a brass tray with offerings while another man in orange robes with a gold necklace and tilak stands nearby. A woman in a magenta sari and an orange-robed man are partly visible at left. Two persons are prominent, with a few others partly visible.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard at dawn-like light beside a red-washed building with a corrugated roof. A man with long dark hair and a yellow headband, wearing an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, stands with palms pressed together in prayer at a stone parapet. On the parapet are brass lamps, a small kalasha-like vessel and offering plates. Behind him, a shrine-like seated figure dressed in orange, draped in garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, sits under a red canopy. Other devotees in white dhotis and orange robes stand in the courtyard, one in a white shirt and orange dhoti at left. Petals or flower bits drift in the air above.2010-12-27Outdoor temple courtyard procession during a Brahmotsava ceremony. Several men in saffron-orange robes wear beaded rudraksha-style malas, and the foreground figure in orange holds a mala at chest level while walking. Behind them, men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk in line. Beside the procession stands a grey stone shrine with brass oil lamps and a large deity murti draped in flower garlands, orange and gold. A saffron-coloured cloth hangs behind the walkers, and a trident is visible at upper right. Several people are visible in the procession.2008-12-23March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard with orange-washed walls and a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man in an orange sleeveless top and red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a carved stone shrine with a lion-faced pillar and a garlanded stone ledge of red, yellow and white flowers. An orange curtain hangs beside the shrine. Behind him, several priests in white dhotis with red borders, bare upper bodies, sandalwood and vibhuti marks and gold-bead garlands carry a brass tray and a small silver vessel. A blackboard with white writing hangs on the wall. The man in the foreground has long hair tied in a bun and a gold necklace, but the image does not establish whether he is a person, so the a person value is unsure.2010-10-18 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor temple courtyard at a red-walled ashram building with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold headband and long hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat, hands in anjali mudra beside a carved stone pillar, with a red cloth draped above him. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together: women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls, a man in white dhoti holding a lamp tray, and others in orange clothing. The scene reads as a temple puja or darshan.2010-12-27