Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A smiling person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with an orange-gold waist cloth and gold armlet stands in a home shrine room, lighting an oil lamp with a long taper. Strands of white and red flower garlands hang on a wooden cabinet with glass doors holding small brass objects and a framed picture. A second person in orange clothes with a white garland stands in the background, and the wall shows a window and doorway in a domestic interior.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a home shrine cabinet decorated with red and white flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged band and a red-orange upper cloth, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, lights a lamp inside the glass-fronted cabinet while smiling. Behind him, a second person in an orange-saffron robe with a flower garland stands by a white-covered table. Inside the shrine are brass lamps, a small framed picture and a red flower garland on a tray.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home puja in progress beside an open wooden cabinet with a white-painted inner door studded with small brass bells. On the right, a bare-chested man in a red shawl and a red and white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, with a white tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands holding a brass plate. A small shrine with flowers is visible on the lower left, and teal curtains hang behind them.2014-06-26May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 10 20142014-07-10June 27 20142014-06-27A smiling person in a doorway of a home shrine, wearing a large garland of red and yellow marigolds, white jasmine and a green-and-red floral strand with a gold pendant, a maroon dhoti with a gold border, a gold armlet and bangles, and white-and-red forehead markings. A second person at right wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and holds a brass bell over a lit oil lamp. Inside the shrine are hanging bells, a framed picture on the wall and a small deity murti surrounded by flowers. Ritual puja setting.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a small home shrine room with pale pink walls and a barred window with pink flowers outside. A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha beads stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a low wooden shelf. Behind her, a person with a shaved head in saffron-toned clothing holds a small brass item. The shelf holds framed deity pictures, a small white figurine, flowers and a brass plate. A hand folded in namaskar appears at the left edge. Two people are visible.2014-06-20June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a small home shrine room with a woman in a white flower garland and orange-and-gold sari, wearing gold bangles and armlet, lighting a camphor flame on a brass plate of white flowers. Beside her a man in an orange dhoti, with a white tripundra on his forehead and a dark beaded mala, holds a small lamp or incense. The shelf and wall behind them hold framed deity pictures, a gold-framed deity image with a flower garland, and a brass lamp. The room is plain and whitewashed.2014-06-20A woman in a maroon and gold sari with a white flower garland stands in a small room lit by a lamp she holds, its flame burning upward. Beside her, a second person in a dark garment also reaches toward the flame. On a wooden shelf along the wall are framed devotional pictures of deities decorated with pink flowers and a small object near the edge. Light enters through a window with a grille at left.2014-06-20