Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and a tall palm-trunk-style pillar. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an orange cushion in the centre, with a small kalasha-like vessel nearby. Around them, about a dozen people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged in meditative posture on circular gravel patches. A white raised plinth and stone deity murti stand in the background among coconut palms, with pigeons on the ground.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor photograph of a courtyard set among tall coconut palms beside a white platform with a tall copper-coloured pillar and a seated figure in front. Around the open sandy ground, about twenty people sit cross-legged inside circular stone-ringed mats. Most wear white robes with yellow shawls, while several wear saffron-orange robes, including a central figure in orange with hands pressed together in namaskar. Stone guardian statues stand at the left edge, and a low white building with a green roof sits at the right. The scene suggests group meditation or prayer in a temple courtyard.2010-07-10Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a white stepped plinth topped by a dark stone Nandi-like bull figure with a red and yellow garland. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged at the front on an orange cloth mat, with a small brass lamp beside him, while about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows behind him on sandy ground. Several pigeons, one white, walk across the pale concrete in the foreground. Small white shrine structures and stone figures line the background.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor courtyard at a temple-style campus under tall coconut palms. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised white platform beside a dark stone sculpture garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with a brass lamp in front of him. Around him, about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on sandy ground, some with hands in meditation posture. White and grey pigeons walk across the paved foreground, and a white shed and small brick structure stand at the right. A tall ornate pillar rises at the left edge.2010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard with a white stepped plinth topped by a dark stone Nandi-like bull and a tall carved stone pillar behind it, surrounded by palm trees and dark stone sculptures. Groups of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular gravel mats in rows. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sits near the centre on an orange cloth. Two grey pigeons and a white pigeon peck at the pale concrete platform in the foreground, beside small clay offering dishes.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a courtyard with a white raised platform in the foreground, pigeons on its surface and a small red-roofed structure. Behind it, a seated group in white clothes with yellow shawls sits in meditation on circular mats arranged across sand, with coconut palms and stone statues around them. At the centre, one person in an orange robe sits before a white pedestal, and a figure in a yellow-and-orange garment and malas sits on the white platform at the back, possibly a person appearance with orange-and-gold attire and ceremonial adornment, though the figure is distant. A tall orange pillar rises near the palm trees, and a red-and-white striped border edges the platform.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on a sandy courtyard beneath tall coconut palms. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged at the centre on a low orange mat before a small brass oil lamp, with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over a white stepped pedestal behind him. Around him, many people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on circular stone-edged mats. Grey and white pigeons walk across the white concrete platform in the foreground. Stone statues and a tall stone pillar stand in the background. a person appearance is uncertain from this view, so the seated orange-robed man is recorded as a probable candidate only with cues limited to his robe.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a group of about 20 people seated in meditation in an open sandy courtyard surrounded by tall coconut palms. Most wear white clothing, while several wear saffron or orange robes and yellow shawls. Each person sits on a small circular ring of pale stones. Near the centre, a white stepped plinth supports a tall copper-coloured pillar, and a figure in orange robes with folded hands sits in front of it. Stone statues stand at the left edge, and a white building with a thatched shelter appears at the right. The scene conveys a Pancha Tapas practice session in an ashram courtyard.2010-07-10Outdoor courtyard at a temple complex lined with tall coconut palms. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged in a grid on circular kolam-marked patches of sand, facing a white plinth with a dark deity murti draped with a garland. A figure in saffron/orange robes sits on a seat at the front left, near the white shrine, in front of a tall ornate wooden pillar. A seated crowd of men in shirts and mundus sits on a mat at right, and pigeons gather on the paved stone floor with white kolam designs in the foreground. A small white building with a green corrugated roof stands at the back right.2010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A dark Shiva Linga stands on a white pedestal draped with a yellow-and-red garland, with a copper-coloured pillar behind it. In front, a white stone platform with a red-and-white striped edge holds a white dove and a grey pigeon on wet ground. A person in an orange robe with a matching orange shawl sits in meditation facing the linga. Around them, about ten people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on the sandy ground, some with hands in their laps. A tall stone guardian statue and carved figures stand at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with tall palm trees and stone sculptures. In the centre, a large black Nandi bull statue wearing a red and yellow garland sits on a white tiered plinth beneath a tall copper kalasha-topped pillar. In front, a woman in an orange robe with orange shawl sits cross-legged on a white platform with a red-brown canopy. Around them, about a dozen people sit in meditation on sand: men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and women in white and orange clothing. Several white and grey pigeons stand on the wet white platform edge in the foreground, with a red and white striped border.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard of sandy ground. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits before a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a tall wooden kalasha-like pillar behind. Around the courtyard, participants sit cross-legged in pale yellow, white and orange clothing beside circular stone-ringed fire pits, some with smoke rising. A man in white sits near the centre, a woman in orange sits beside the figure in saffron robes, and stone statues stand along the left edge. Pigeons gather on the paved platform in the foreground. Sixteen seated people are visible.2010-08-04