Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated man in a rust-orange cloth and matching orange head wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, speaking into a microphone on a stand beside him. Before a gilded arched shrine draped with white and yellow flower garlands, a standing priest in bare-chested orange dhoti performs puja, holding a lamp toward a gold image of a deity seated on a peacock mount. Brass lamps, trident-tipped staffs, decorated multicoloured umbrellas and a colourful canopy frame the scene, with a painted deity image on the left and small oil lamps and offerings on the floor.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesIndoor temple-hall photo. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and rust-orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, a microphone stand before him and a white cup on a small side table, his hand raised near his face. Beside him, a standing priest with a bare upper body and orange dhoti faces a golden deity murti of a peacock-like vahana with a trident before it, decorated with white and red flower garlands, flanked by ornate gold kalasha-style lamps and oil lamps on the floor offerings. Red and gold draped backdrop with decorative gold pillars. A man in a saffron robe and turban, appearance uncertain, sits on the throne, and the seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style puja in an ashram hall. On the left, a bearded man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold-and-maroon throne, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a small side table and a cup beside him. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti offers aarti with a lamp before a gold deity murti of a seated figure with a bull mount, decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers, flanked by gold kalasha-style ornaments, a trident and brass oil lamps. Offerings and plates sit on the floor in front, and a red-carpeted dais and gold canopy frame the scene.2016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple-like hall of a golden ornate throne on the left, with a seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-red robe, hands joined in front of a microphone on a stand. Beside him stands a shirtless man in an orange dhoti, holding a lamp or offering plate before a golden deity murti of Subramanya/Murugan with a peacock figure, garlanded with white, yellow and orange flower garlands and a golden crown-shaped mukut. Ornate golden and red canopies, a brass trident and golden kalasha stand nearby, with a red carpet and a large backdrop painting of a deity behind the throne. The seated figure has distinctive visible cues of a turban, saffron clothing and a rudraksha-style setting, but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is recorded as unsure.2016-10-31 +1 copiesA seated man on an ornate golden throne with crimson cushions, wearing an orange-red turban, orange-saffron robe and long rudraksha-style beaded necklace, holds a white cup while speaking into a microphone. Beside him stands a golden-garlanded deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, a golden peacock-like vahana and trident, flanked by red and orange ceremonial umbrellas. A shaven-headed priest in orange dhoti bends forward to offer something from a silver plate of leaves and lamps before the deity. Carved stone pillars and a red curtain frame the golden shrine setting.2016-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 03 20162016-11-03 +2 copiesA photograph of a gilded ritual hall during a puja. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a microphone stand before him, hands folded in namaskar, a cup on a small side table. Centre right, a gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti of Subramanya/Murugan with a golden peacock vahana, decorated with white and red-yellow garlands and flanked by two smaller deity figures. A priest in an orange dhoti and bare-chested with sacred ash marks performs aarti with a lamp at the shrine. Brass lamps, trident-topped stands and kalasha-like offerings are arranged on the red floor, with saffron-and-blue triangular ceremonial banners behind. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by his saffron robe, orange turban and ornate throne, though the image is small and his features are partly obscured.2016-10-31 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron robes and a saffron-orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, a white cup on a small side table, hands pressed together at his face, facing a microphone stand. Beside the throne, a priest in orange dhoti and bare chest with a rudraksha mala performs puja before a golden deity murti of Subramanya/Murugan with a peacock, adorned with garlands of white and red flowers and a golden trident-topped arch behind. Brass trident-topped lamps, oil lamps, fruit and offerings sit on the red-carpeted floor, with red and gold decorated banners and a painted deity portrait at upper left.2016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31