Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph inside a plain white concrete-block room. A man with long dark curly hair and an orange saffron robe stands with his back to the camera, raising a green cloth bundle toward a white stone deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, a red-and-gold garland, and an orange-gold cloth, and a second murti with a red face and white beard stands beside it. Seated on the left, a bald man in orange robes wears a gold necklace, and a younger man in an orange shawl stands nearby with long hair. A cloth-covered table holds offerings at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.

More like this

Open the gallery
Photograph inside a plain white cinderblock hall during a temple consecration. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at center with a raised right hand touching a green-and-pink deity murti topped with a crown and a green carved headdress. Beside it a painted statue in a gold crown, orange shawl and thick garlands of white flowers, yellow, green and red is draped on the right. A younger man in a saffron robe and red-trimmed shawl stands at left with eyes lowered. Seated lower left, a man in orange robes wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold chain, and another seated man in orange appears at the edge. A white draped table and a seated figure in white sit in the background. Garlands and white powder marks are visible on several participants. Four people are visible.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph inside a plain white-walled hall during a temple ritual. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes stands with back to camera, reaching to adorn a white statue of a crowned, seated saint dressed in orange satin with a multicoloured floral garland of white, red, yellow and green. A young man in orange robes with a red tilak and a long necklace stands at left holding a silver bowl, while a photographer with a camera stands behind him. A green-and-white decorated deity or kalasha element rises beside the statue with a raised white hand holding a green object, and a child in orange sits at lower left. Plain white walls and a white-draped table complete the setting.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 26 20112011-11-26A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a decorated hall with garlands of orange, pink and yellow flowers and a large gold-ornamented throne-like backdrop. A man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange wrap, wears a white and red-purple-yellow flower garland and holds a small child in pink clothing, placing something near the child's mouth. Adjacent, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a red-orange headcloth and a beaded necklace watches. A woman in white with a yellow shawl and a girl in a white top and yellow sash stand at left, and a woman in white with her hair in a bun is partly visible in the foreground, hands pressed together. The scene suggests a blessing or child ceremony.2009-12-24A temple interior with a gold-coloured metal deity murti seated on a wooden stand, draped in multicoloured garlands in red, white, green and yellow and a red cloth. A tall person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, offering something from a blue-and-white container toward the murti's raised hand. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a beaded necklace and bangles stands with hands folded, next to a younger man in orange with a red-marked forehead holding a silver vessel. A woman in white garments holds up a camera, and a gold-patterned door and a red and white ceremonial umbrella stand behind. Several white-clad devotees sit at the lower edge of the frame.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesNovember 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a temple sanctum with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace standing at right, bending forward and placing his hand on the forehead of a second man in orange robes and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace at centre, who has white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind them a bare-chested figure in orange and a tray of white powder is held by a hand from below at the bottom edge. Left of centre stand deity murtis in gold ornaments, garlands of yellow and purple flowers, and a dark cylindrical object like a shivalinga or peetha. Warm light falls on beige stone ceilings and a red drape hangs at right.2009-12-16July 16 20132013-07-16