Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A night puja scene in a temple pavilion decorated for Navaratri. On the left stands a colourful deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, with brass oil lamps (lamps) and offerings of flowers and kumkum before it. In the centre is an empty red and gold throne with flower petals scattered on the floor. A person in white clothes and a cream-coloured turban kneels at the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, bare-chested with a white shawl. Another white-clad priest stands at the right holding a brass vessel. Strings of red lights and paper triangle bunting hang overhead. A wooden drum-shaped object sits on a cloth before the throne.

More like this

Open the gallery
A night puja scene in a open-sided pavilion decorated with hanging tassels, triangular pennants and red fairy lights. On the left, a large painted deity murti of a multi-armed goddess stands among smaller figures, with brass oil lamps (diya) and offerings of red kumkum and flowers on a cloth-covered altar. A devotee wearing a cream turban and white dhoti-style garments with a bare chest stands with palms pressed together in namaste near an empty ornate red and gold throne with a wooden peetha in front. Yellow flower petals are scattered in the air. Other men in white ritual clothes and an orange-clad person stand in the background, and a bronze kalasha sits nearby.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16Night photograph of a ritual space under a canopy at an outdoor puja. On the left stands a large deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms holding weapons, beside a lion figure, with other figures and vases nearby. A gilded red throne stands empty in the centre-right. In the foreground, a man with a bare upper body wrapped in white cloth, with a shaved-top head and long hair at the back, stands with palms joined toward the altar. Other men in white and orange robes attend nearby, one seated on the floor near brass oil lamps, flowers, fruit and a wooden platform. Red fairy lights and bunting hang in the background.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time ritual photograph inside a decorated hall with a large elaborate deity murti of a goddess with a crown, lion mount and silver halo at left, and small figures seated near it. A man in white dhoti with white ash on his body sits cross-legged before a black stone yajna or homa fire pit strewn with petals and flanked by brass vessels and oil lamps. Standing at right, a man in orange robe and a bare-chested man in red-brown dhoti with white markings hold their palms together in prayer near a throne-like seat. A bearded man in white with an orange turban stands holding a silver tray. Smoke rises and strings of lights glow in the background.2010-10-16Night-time homa at a temple courtyard before a large decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms holding weapons, with a figure of Ganesha and smaller images nearby. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a turban stands at a fire pit holding a lamp, while other priests in white with rudraksha-style necklaces stand with hands folded behind him. A man in white kneels in the foreground beside the fire pit. Brass oil lamps, fruit, sweets and offerings are arranged on orange cloth, and string lights and hanging festival decorations frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a Chandi homa in a decorated hall. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border kneels at a white and black square fire pit, pouring ghee with a ladle over the offerings while flowers lie on the pit's edge. Another priest in white stands at left, raising a brass vessel toward the fire. Behind them stands a large decorated deity murti with a canopy, flanked by smaller murtis and garlanded figures; several women in red and orange saris sit nearby. At right, a man wearing a cream-and-saffron turban, white garment and long gold necklace smiles while seated on a red and gold throne-like chair. Strings of lights and a brass plate sit in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies