Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long black hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, kneels at the left with palms pressed together in prayer. In front is a wooden puja tray holding small brass bowls, flowers, and a lit oil lamp. To the right, a deity murti is dressed with a dense garland of yellow, red, orange, white and green flowers, a decorated ornamental breastplate, and a golden crown, with brass vessels and an oil lamp on the altar. Gold-carved pillars frame the shrine and a sheer curtain hangs behind. The scene shows puja worship and darshan at the altar.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a temple shrine during a devotional puja. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap, stands with palms pressed together in prayer before the altar. Behind them, a deity murti with a golden crown is adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, green and white, and a large ornate garland of marigolds. Brass oil lamps, a lit wick flame, brass vessels and offerings sit on the altar ledge, with a leopard-print cushion and white cloth at the right edge.2007-11-26A temple shrine photograph. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a raised tiled platform with his palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a small oil lamp flame. Behind him stand large deity murtis decorated with multicoloured garlands in yellow, red, green and white, and ornate gold and jewelled ornaments. A brass oil lamp stands at right, with a brass kalasha and a small ornate frame behind. A tall ornate golden chair and wooden tiered stands are visible at the edges.A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange garment sits at the left, hands pressed together in namaskar before a decorated shrine. The shrine is densely draped with garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers. At the centre stands a deity murti with a silver face and a golden crown, adorned with a flower garland and a silver halo, flanked by a second murti in a crown and ornaments. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on either side, and fruit and small silver vessels sit on the ledge below.2007-01-01A photograph of a devotee in an orange skirt and red sleeveless top with a long orange shawl, standing with her back to the camera and reaching toward a decorated shrine. The shrine holds gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers, with an orange cloth and a shining crown on the central figure. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the altar ledge, and a large brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. A small brass oil lamp and pale cloths complete the scene. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the image, so the figure is treated as a devotee.2007-11-26A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland and gold-trimmed shawl sits in a carved wooden chair, hands pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He faces a shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Behind him stand two metal deity murtis with crowns and ornate jewellery, and before him a large linga-like form is draped in flower garlands.2007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-style hall showing a person in an orange-saffron skirt and red top standing with long dark hair, facing a raised tiled platform. On the platform, a golden deity murti with an orange cloth wrap is adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white, with a rudraksha-style necklace. To the right, a gilded figure in dance-like pose stands before a golden arch frame and a kalasha-like decorative pillar hangs with patterned fabric. Brass oil lamps and a white flower arrangement sit on the platform and floor. To the left, a gilded arch frames another garlanded deity figure. No readable event name is visible.2007-11-11A woman in a bright orange sleeveless dress stands with her back to the camera at a raised stone platform, offering a flame or lamp before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown and is draped in multicoloured garlands of yellow, red, green and orange flowers, with a gold necklace and silver ornaments. Behind it stands a golden figure with a crown and rudraksha-style necklaces, and gold lamps and brass oil lamps line the altar. A small flame burns on the platform, and a tray of offerings sits in front. Gold arches and a decorated pillar frame the shrine.2007-11-26A photograph of a temple shrine during preparation. A seated person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised tiled platform with hands pressed together in namaskar, wearing a gold necklace and with long dark hair. Beside them stands a large shiva lingam draped with colourful garlands in red, yellow, orange and white, with a tripundra marking. To the right, a bronze dancing deity murti of Nataraja stands on a pedestal, adorned with a garland and a crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a silver bowl sit on the platform, and tall painted pillars with decorative panels frame the scene against a dark red curtain.A woman in a sleeveless red-orange dress stands at the front of a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The central murti is dark-faced with a tall conical crown, silver adornments and a garland of multicolored flowers. Beside it, another deity murti wears a gold crown, a silver necklace and a striped garland of yellow, orange and white flowers. Brass lamps, a bell and offering vessels sit on a stone ledge, and a figure in red stands on the left alongside a garlanded deity. A gold arched niche frames the scene.2007-11-26A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair and a vermilion-red and saffron-orange sleeveless garment stands at left, facing right and looking toward the shrine with hands folded. The shrine holds deity murti decorated with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green; one figure wears a silver crown and gold ornaments, and another has an orange turban and white tripundra markings. Brass oil lamps, bells on a wooden table, and a tall striped ceremonial pillar stand nearby. A gilded arch frames the altar against a dark red curtain.2007-11-15A photograph inside a temple hall decorated for a consecration-style ritual. A person in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits on a low wooden seat at a tiled platform, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind and beside them stand large deity murti dressed with colourful garlands in red, yellow, green and white, and a gold-framed arch frames the central figure. Brass oil lamps (deepa) and brass pots and vessels sit on the platform, with a silver bowl at right. Another person in orange stands at the back right of the platform, and a seated figure in orange is at lower left. Stacked brass lamps stand at the far left edge. A round bird-like logo is at the upper left.A photograph of a deity shrine decorated with yellow and marigold garlands and red-and-white flower strings. A shaved-headed?no. A man with long, voluminous dark hair sits on a wooden chair at left, wearing an orange saffron garment and a white garland, hands pressed together in prayer with head bowed. Before him stands a central deity murti, its face and body covered by flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on stands and a silver plate with offerings. Two larger deity figures with crowns stand behind, one wearing ornate jewellery. Flower-decorated columns frame the scene.2007-01-01