Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-style hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and white vibhuti marks on his arms and forehead wears a white dhoti with gold border and holds a large woven gold-yellow basket. Beside him an attendant in orange robes and an orange turban, also with rudraksha malas and white markings, helps lift the basket. Strings of red, yellow and white flower garlands hang from a chain-suspended frame behind them, with gold cloth bundles below and a red curtain and deity murti in the background. The scene suggests a traditional offering or weighing ritual.

More like this

Open the gallery
A ceremonial stage in front of a deep red curtain shows a seated man in the centre-left, wearing a golden crown, a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a gold necklace, a pink and white flower garland, and gold armlets and bangles. Flower-garlanded swing frames in red, yellow and white flank the stage. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a long braided hair holds a folded yellow-gold cloth with a helper. On the right, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds one end of the same cloth. Yellow and multicolour tassels hang from above, with a gold cloth bundle on the floor nearby.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA ceremonial stage scene in a temple-style hall with a deep maroon curtain backdrop and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers hanging on golden poles and a swing-like frame. A man seated cross-legged on the left wears a gold crown, a rudraksha-style necklace, a pink-and-white flower garland, gold armbands and a brown-and-gold cloth, with a calm smile. Two attendants stand centre and right: one in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body, marked with white paste, carrying a large gold-cloth bundle; the other in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with an orange head-wrap, also bare-chested and marked with white paste, reaching to take the bundle.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesA thulabharam-style ceremony on a draped stage with red curtains and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. A man with a gold crown and gold armbands, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and a floral garland, sits on the left seat of a golden swing frame; a bearded man with a gold crown and several gold necklaces, wearing a brown cloth and a multi-strand flower garland, is the seated figure. In the centre, a barefoot man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, with long matted hair and rudraksha beads, bends toward a heap of gold-patterned bundles. On the right, a man in saffron orange robes and an orange headwrap stands beside a second garlanded swing. The scene is decorated with a gold-framed pole, hanging tassels and a patterned rug.2017-08-13 +1 copiesA tulabharam ceremony on a decorated stage. A man seated cross-legged on a red-and-patterned carpet wears a golden crown, a brown dhoti and shawl, and a garland of pink and white flowers while sitting on a swing-like balance platform hung with garlands. Two priests stand before him in white and orange cloth; one in white with long hair and a gold-and-white garland holds a large gold-cloth bundle, while the other in saffron orange with a matching headcloth and white markings on the body lifts a second bundle. Golden draped curtains, a wooden door and painted dvarapala guardian statues frame the scene. The seated man is a central figure of the ritual; the identity of the seated person is uncertain from appearance.2017-08-16 +1 copies