Photo 6679694 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

More like this

Open the gallery

A seated figure in an orange-and-pink robe with a red-and-gold head wrap sits behind a pink-draped table holding a brass tray of flower petals and a small lamp. Multiple flower garlands hang over the figure's shoulders and chest. Large heaps of packaged food surround the table in front: canned goods, bags of rice and dal, pasta packets, bottled oil, and cereal boxes. Behind them, a white shelving unit displays gold-framed deity murti, including a Shiva lingam with flower garland at left, and several gold-toned deity figures in arched shrines at right. The scene reflects a food donation display.

Mahashivaratri 2021

2021-03-11 +1 copies

Indoor shrine room with a large pile of groceries on the floor in front of a seated statue dressed in an orange robe, red turban and layered flower garlands, raising one hand in blessing. The statue sits on a grey platform draped in magenta cloth, with a brass tray of pink flowers and a small oil lamp nearby. Behind it are gold arched frames holding smaller deity murtis, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall. Canned goods, rice bags, rolled oats, pasta and jars fill the foreground, and a young girl in a cream top and orange skirt stands at right, facing the offerings. The scene reflects annadan food offerings made during Maha Paramashivaratri.

A young girl in a cream top and orange skirt stands barefoot, holding a brass vessel, in front of a shrine and a large pile of donated groceries including canned goods, basmati rice bags, pasta packets and oil bottles. Behind the food on a red-draped platform sits a smiling figure in a red turban, orange robe and a garland of marigolds and white flowers, with a tray of rose petals before him. Gilded arched shrine frames hold small deity figures, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed seated figure hangs on the wall above an air conditioner.

2021-03-11 +1 copies

KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 3/11/2021

2021-03-11 +1 copies

A man in a grey polo shirt, blue jeans and a light blue face mask stands at left beside a food donation display in a temple room with red walls and golden lion-form pillars. Behind the donations, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas, a long pearl-and-bead necklace and a maroon turban sits on a red velvet cushioned seat with hands raised in blessing; this is a depiction on a printed photo or banner, not a physical person. In front lie bags of Chakki Atta whole wheat flour, cane sugar, vegetable oil jug, pasta packets, dal bags, and cans of chickpeas and beans, with a brass tray of offerings on a small table.

KAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 12/23/2020

2020-12-23 +1 copies

A food drive donation display in a room with red walls and wooden floor. In front of a large framed image of a smiling figure in saffron robes, a maroon turban, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, seated on a red velvet cushioned seat flanked by two gold carved pillars, sits a pile of groceries including bags of India Gate basmati rice, Deveen brown basmati rice, Golden Temple tea, Lipton tea, boxes of cereal, pasta, soup cans and a bottle of vegetable oil. Bookshelves and a book with the same figure stand at left. No people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of food hampers and grocery items arranged on folding tables in a room with lime-green walls and a decorative breeze-block vent. On the table at left are clear plastic-wrapped gift bags tied with ribbon, a bowl of colourful candy, and a small altar with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel. Behind it stands a large printed cut-out of a smiling figure in a red-orange turban, red-orange garment and layered garlands of beads and white flowers, hands raised in blessing. In front on the tables are bags of flour, brown sugar, cooking oil bottles, canned goods, onions and packaged snacks. No physical people are visible.

2020-12-29 +1 copies

KAILASA VOGHERA, ITALY on 11/14/2020

A large cardboard cutout of a smiling man in an orange-red turban and matching robes, adorned with layered gold necklaces and gold armbands, raising one hand in blessing while seated. A red and pink fringed garland hangs over his chest. In front, a display of packaged groceries: blue-and-yellow Chicco Chef and Riso rice bags, Divella pasta, Notadolce Il Classico sugar, Eridania sugar, and jars of tomato sauce, set among fresh flowers in a glass vase and peacock feathers. A smaller printed figure in similar orange attire appears among the goods. A Madhubani-style painted cloth hangs on the wall at upper left.