Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a temple shrine during an offering ceremony. In the foreground, a figure in orange saffron robes with a white flower garland stands with back to the camera, facing a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a large gilded deity murti with a white bull or Nandi beside it. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, smoke rises from the shrine, and brass and kalasha-style vessels filled with marigolds, mango leaves and yellow flowers sit on a red-draped platform. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and a film camera is visible at the left edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a golden arched backdrop housing a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth. A white bull figure stands beside the murti. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes stands with back to the camera, facing the shrine, with a dark head covering and a beaded mala. Brass kalasha-style pots decorated with flowers and mango leaves line a red-draped altar table in front, with brass lamps and flower arrangements on either side. Pink curtains frame the scene.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph inside a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, set against a backdrop of red curtains. A standing woman in an orange sari and a white flower garland faces the shrine with hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, flower offerings in a plate and a red and gold cloth draped over a marble altar surround the murti. Another person in orange stands at the left edge, partially visible. The scene suggests a puja or darshan.2008-12-25A figure in orange saffron robes bends forward at a shrine, extending cupped hands toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers. The deity is seated and wears gold ornaments and a crown, set in an arched golden niche. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, offering bowls and a small orange-clad figure stand on the stone ledge in front, with red curtains framing the open-air shrine and green trees behind.2008-12-28A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A devotee in orange robes bows low with hands pressed together before a large golden deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red-and-gold turban-like headdress, with a golden crown and jewelry. Incense smoke drifts through the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a red curtain frames the left. Another man in white clothing sits partly visible at the far left edge. A white bull statue appears behind the devotee. Rudraksha malas hang on the right beside a garlanded figure.2008-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion. Yellow and white flower garlands hang on the shrine and on a deity murti, and brass oil lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform. Red and orange curtains frame the scene, and green trees show through an open railing behind him. The man is a devotee in ritual dress; his face is not clearly enough visible to support an identity claim.2009-12-02A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. A large deity murti in a golden arched niche is draped with marigold garlands and red and orange flowers, and it sits on a white and red decorated pedestal. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at the granite platform in front, one holding a lamp toward the deity and another tending offerings on silver trays with flowers. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at left beside a fellow in orange holding a long staff. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and white plants and flowers decorate its edges. The scene looks like a puja or aarti in progress.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shrine canopy decorated with red flowers and garlands, with maroon curtains draped at the sides. Inside, a deity murti adorned with flower garlands sits on a stone platform beside brass oil lamps. In front, a tiered pyramid of small pots with flower decorations stands on the ground. A person in orange clothing bends forward at the pots, and a few people in white and dark clothing stand at the left edge near the shrine.2008-12-28 +1 copies