Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a temple shrine during a festival decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears an orange-red head wrap, long dark hair falling down the back, gold armlets and a bangle, and is touching a golden palanquin-style vahana. Beside them stand gold metal deity murtis with crowns and ornate gold jewellery, one holding a raised hand, and the central figure wearing a crown and garlands in red and white. Golden ornamental arches and a red curtain frame the scene. Appearance-based cues on the back-facing figure are only partial, so the identity is uncertain.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a devotee in an orange-red turban and orange-red cloth draped over the shoulders, long dark hair hanging down the back, and a white flower garland around the head, reaching up to adjust a multicoloured garland of marigolds, roses and green leaves on a golden deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears a golden crown, gold ornaments and a white flower garland. Behind the murti is an ornate golden backdrop with a peacock-feather decoration. In the left foreground another person with a gold-coloured arm band and bare shoulders stands beside a gold tray of lamps and a brass vessel holding flowers and leaves.2016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02 +1 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02A temple ritual scene centred on a pair of golden deity murtis, a male and a female form, decorated with layered jewelled necklaces, crowns and multicolour garlands of marigold and flowers arching overhead. In front of them stands a person with a long black braid and bare shoulders, wearing a rust-orange cloth, with a red-and-white turban-style headwrap and a white flower garland, facing the deities. Brass oil lamps with pink flower garlands and a tray of offerings sit at the left edge, and a second person in saffron-orange robes is partly visible on the left. Gold ceremonial items and a decorated golden platform fill the foreground.2017-07-09A photograph of a temple ritual. In the left foreground a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, with a white flower garland, long dark dreadlock-style hair falling to his back, and gold armlets, stands in profile holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him, golden deity murtis are heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a golden cobra hood is visible. A brass bell and other ritual implements are nearby. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a deity shrine.2017-07-09December 14 20162016-12-14December 02 20172017-12-02A temple ritual photograph. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown cloth, with gold armband and bangles, reaches to adjust a tall flower-garlanded altar at a golden deity murti. The garlands are yellow, orange, red and white, with a gold-decorated frame and an ornate gold and red headdress. A second attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha and a long braid stands at left. Brass kalasha pots and offering vessels sit in the foreground. Appearance suggests a person performing the puja, though this is uncertain. Gold-embroidered red and orange silks drape the deity.2016-12-14