Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph inside a bare, unfinished hall with a grey concrete floor scuffed with white dust. A man with long dark hair and a small red forehead mark, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red top, kneels low on the floor and examines a small flat copper or metal plate held in both hands. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti with multiple raised arms, and at right are large dark sculpted figures. A woman in white clothes stands in the background near a stack of folded blue and red cloths. The scene suggests temple construction or installation work.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a person in orange saffron robes kneeling on a grey concrete floor, bending forward to examine a thin flat copper sheet in both hands. The person has long dark hair falling forward and wears a red undergarment visible at the neck. Behind them stand large dark carved wooden statues of deities with raised arms and a seated figure on a pedestal. To the right, a stack of folded fabrics in red, navy, green and white rests on the floor, and a partially visible person in white clothing stands at the far left edge. The setting appears to be a bare interior with white cinderblock walls.2007-11-07A photograph inside an unfinished temple hall with a grey concrete floor. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange shawl over a red garment, leans low on one hand and places a small reddish-gold metal plate on the floor with the other, smiling. Behind him stand dark stone deity murti sculptures, one with multiple arms, and a stack of folded cloths in red, green, blue and white sits against the wall. a person: the long swept-back hair, orange and red saffron-style clothing and visible red tilak mark are consistent with the page's identification, but the appearance is not conclusive. A second partially visible person in white stands at the left edge.2007-11-07A photograph inside a bare temple-in-progress room with a grey concrete floor and pale tiled wall. A person in an orange saffron garment with a red sash kneels and leans forward, reaching to place a thin copper plate on the floor. Behind them stand dark stone deity murti figures, one with multiple raised arms, and a stack of folded cloths in red, navy, green and white sits against the tiles. A small red tilak mark is visible on the forehead. The scene suggests construction or installation work on a temple space.2007-11-07A person in an orange robe and red undergarment kneels on a grey floor in an unfinished temple interior, reaching forward to place a thin copper plate on the ground. The figure has long dark hair pulled back and a small red mark on the forehead. Behind them stand dark stone deity murti figures on pedestals, one with multiple arms, and a pile of folded red, blue, green and white cloths rests against a tiled wall. A small white-clad figure is partly visible in the background. Copper plate placement suggests temple construction work.2007-11-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a grey stone floor, smiling and gesturing with open hands. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe over a red garment. In front of him lies a flat copper plate engraved with a yantra-like geometric pattern. Behind him stands a dark carved stone deity murti with a wall sconce on the pale wall.2007-11-07A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged, barefoot, on a grey concrete floor, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over a red undershirt. He extends both open palms toward the left as if explaining something. Beside him lies a flat orange-tinted metal plate engraved with concentric circular patterns. Behind him, a large dark stone statue of a seated deity murti stands against a pale wall, with a wall sconce and a dark stone trough nearby. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and gesturing as a teacher, seated before the carved plate.2007-11-07A photograph of a man in orange robes kneeling on a stone floor, bending forward with his right hand pressed flat against the top of a dark stone pillar base with a carved lotus-petal profile. He wears an orange wrap over a red undergarment, has a red mark on his forehead and dark hair pulled back. Beside him stands a second person in a white striped shirt, light blue jeans and gold bangles, with a bare foot visible. Behind them a large black stone statue is partly visible against a white wall, and a blue cloth lies on the floor. The scene appears to be an interior temple setting.2007-11-07A photograph inside an unfinished temple hall with scaffolding and yellow metal frames behind. A man in orange robes with a red waist cloth and long dark hair tied back presses an orange cloth roll onto a large dark stone block, with a grey mortar or paste on its top. Another large stone block sits behind him. A woman in an orange shawl sits at the back of the room near a blue chair, and colourful deity figures stand in the background. A wooden plank with stenciled letters rests at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red waist cloth, working on the stone, is described as such based on his appearance and robes; he is an in-person figure.2007-11-07A photograph taken inside a bare workshop or construction space with yellow scaffolding and wooden planks on a dark floor. A man with black hair tied back, wearing an orange robe over red undergarments, stands at left-centre holding a thin brown plank or tile and looking down at it. In the foreground, a second person in an orange t-shirt reaches across with an outstretched arm to touch an ornate gold-coloured carved frame or border laid on the floor beside a grey-edged tile strip. Partially visible wooden crates and equipment sit in the background.2007-11-07A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe with a red waist cloth leaning over a dark tiled surface, pressing or placing a thin gold-coloured metal plate that bears a raised relief design. Behind him hang a red velvet curtain and a vertical banner with a green top, a blue flower emblem on maroon, and a gold-yellow skirt. Garlands in white, red, yellow and green and a brass kalasha-style finial sit on the left.2007-11-15A smiling man with long dark hair tied in a knot sits cross-legged on a tiled platform in a temple hall. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl over a red undershirt, and his bare feet rest on the tiled edge. Behind him stand ornate gold-coloured deity murti and carved gold temple pillars, with a dark stone yoni-style pedestal to his right. Blue cloth sits at the left edge of the frame.2007-11-07A man with long, dark, wavy hair sits cross-legged on a grey stone platform, barefoot, smiling and speaking while his hands rest together in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and an orange dhoti-style garment, with a red top underneath and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark carved stone sculpture against a white-painted wall with a wall sconce.2007-11-07