Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night photograph at an outdoor temple beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A woman in a rust-red sari with a leopard-print blouse and a rust-red head covering stands at left with hands folded in prayer, wearing a white and yellow flower garland. At right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a pedestal decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, gold ornaments, a rust-red cloth and pink flowers, with red kumkum-stained offerings and petals on the ground. A small black platform and a stone plaque stand nearby.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a person in a rust-red and maroon garment with a leopard-print wrap and a red-and-orange cap stands with hands folded, wearing a white-and-red flower garland and white arm bands. Facing them on the right is a dark stone deity murti draped in a maroon cloth and decorated with a multicolour floral garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers, with gold ornaments. Red kumkum and offerings cover the base and a small black stone platform sits in front. The scene is lit by a flash against the dark background.2013-11-17April 07 20142014-04-07Photo 11731401 +3 copiesNight outdoor scene at a temple shrine under dark trees with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a person in a rust-orange and brown silk sari-style garment with a red and white flower garland, gold necklaces, gold bangles and a maroon headpiece with white plumes stands smiling and gazing toward the right. On the right, a large gilded deity murti is draped in a multicoloured flower garland with red, yellow and white blossoms and a white floral mala. In front sits a stone plinth with a black plaque, brass lamps, yellow flowers and orange-red cloth offerings.2013-12-27At night outdoors beneath dark trees, a man in a rust-orange silk dhoti and matching shawl stands with hands folded at his chest, wearing a red-and-white garland, gold necklaces, gold bangles and a maroon turban with a white feather. Before him stands a large gold-plated deity murti draped in multicolour flower garlands and a white jasmine garland. A small brass oil lamp and offerings sit on a black stone platform in front of the murti, on a red-cloth-covered base. A man in orange silk and gold jewellery performs devotion before the deity murti, with a lit oil lamp at the base.2013-12-27Night outdoor scene at a shrine beneath large dark trees. A person with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-orange wrap over a leopard-print garment and a white flower garland with red blooms, stands with hands folded facing a black stone deity murti. The murti wears an orange and red cloth, a red-and-orange headpiece, and holds a trident-like staff. Before it are offerings of red flowers, a brass vessel and a small oil lamp burning on a stone platform, with a dark rounded stone ringed by a patterned border. Lamps glow in the background.2014-04-07Night photograph of an outdoor shrine. A woman stands at left in a leopard-print blouse with an orange wrap, wearing a red and yellow flower garland and white markings on her face, her right arm raised toward a large black stone deity murti. The murti wears a red and gold cloth, pink and yellow flower garlands, a rudraksha mala, and holds a silver trident. Scattered petals lie on the ground and a brass oil lamp burns in the foreground. A brick wall and tree form the background.2013-03-02November 17 20132013-11-17Night outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with an orange-brick wall and a tree behind. A barefoot person in orange cloth with a leopard-print top, a red-and-yellow flower garland and a gold necklace stands at left, hands raised in greeting toward a large black stone deity murti of Shiva holding a trident. The murti is draped in red and yellow garlands, red fabric and a green-gold shawl. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the ground at lower centre, with scattered red petals on the stone base.2013-03-02November 17 20132013-11-17January 01 20152015-01-01March 02 20132013-03-02