Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A dimly lit temple ritual scene with warm red tones. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged and holds a brass bell in one hand and a small dish or spoon in the other near a row of flames. Several lit oil lamps or fire flames burn on a metal stand, with a rising wisp of smoke, beside a small golden deity murti. A standing fan is in the background and another person in red stands at the left edge. The setting resembles a homa or puja fire offering.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of an evening aarti at a night ritual. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a maroon wrap holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with several lit flames toward a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala, a tilak on his forehead, and a face with a fresh vibhuti or kumkum mark. Behind them is a red and green draped backdrop with flowers and a white woven fan-shaped object.2006-10-21February 14 20162016-02-14March 10 20132013-03-10September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-saffron rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a golden-brown lingam on a pedestal at right. A white-clad attendant with gold-bordered cloth stands at the left edge, with brass offering plates visible at the lower left. A dark background and wooden pillar frame the scene. The man has a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. a person (in_person candidate) performing aarti at a lingam, with ritual offerings in an interior hall.2013-03-10September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA dimly lit night photograph of a priest in an orange-red garment and rudraksha-style beads performing aarti, holding a flaming lamp or camphor plate up before him while flames rise from a fire pit at the lower right. Behind him, pink and black draped cloth, a white curtain and a hanging garland decorate a stage, with a few seated figures barely visible in the dark background. The priest's face is in profile, lit by the flame.2010-02-12September 30 20062006-09-30Dark indoor setting with a man in rust-red robes and a long orange-beaded mala with large gold beads, holding a silver lamp with a flaming wick in his right hand while a silver ritual vessel rests in his left. He looks toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp; a partly visible person stands at the right edge. Appears to be an aarti or lamp ritual. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style orange beaded mala with gold beads, and saffron-toned robes.2013-03-18March 28 20132013-03-28Night outdoor ritual photo. A man in an orange-red saffron wrap and a long orange-beaded mala with gold bead ornaments stands center, holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame and a bell-shaped handle. He has long swept-back hair and a tilak on his forehead, looking down at the flame. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing, some with hands folded, watch from chairs at the sides; a carved gold-toned ornamental panel edges the right side and a red cloth edges the left. Dark trees in the background. Swamiji (probable) matches the appearance cues of long hair, orange saffron clothing and ornate mala beads, shown performing an aarti as a ritual act.2013-04-01November 20 20062006-11-20