Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night ritual photograph in a temple-like hall. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with a dark topknot and a pink-and-white flower garland sits in orange cloth, seen from behind, facing a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a gold-bordered orange throne draped in flowers and red-orange garlands, with a silver plate and a lit oil lamp in front. Behind, a cameraman in orange kneels beside a tripod-mounted video camera, and a lit shrine holds painted deity figures and a bull statue. A gold-framed canopy tops the throne.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night temple puja photograph. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland stands with his back to the camera, wearing an orange-red cloth and a gold waist belt. Centre right, a gilded throne-like seat holds a metal deity murti heavily decorated with red, orange, white and purple garlands, jewelled ornaments and a crown. A brass oil lamp with a large flame burns in front on a stone base, with red flower petals scattered. Behind, a camera operator in an orange robe films from a tripod, and in the background a shrine with a painted deity pair and a Nandi bull. Striped red mats cover the floor.2018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31Evening temple scene at a shrine. In the foreground left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a pink-and-white flower garland, a saffron wrap and gold necklace faces away toward a decorated deity murti. The murti sits in a gold arched frame and is heavily garlanded with orange, pink, purple and white flower strands, with a silver offering plate in front. To the right, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a dark turban-style head covering, wearing a saffron wrap and earrings, sits watching the murti. Other saffron-robed devotees stand in the background among carved pillars and a colourful hanging fabric banner. A camera on a tripod is visible near the centre. A framed plaque is on the upper wall, and a lit shrine with a seated deity appears at the left background.2018-05-31A long-haired man with long dreadlocks seen from behind stands in an orange-brown cloth before an ornately decorated deity murti at a temple, with a shaved-headed figure elsewhere? No. Center: a standing bare-shouldered man in saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala faces a deity murti framed by a gold arch and dense garlands of red, yellow, green and white flowers. Brass lamps and a silver bowl stand on the floor in front of the murti. To the left, a white-clad statue wearing a yellow-and-white garland stands on a black pedestal, and a red-and-white striped mat covers the floor. The scene suggests a puja or darshan.2018-05-30A temple ritual before richly decorated deity murti of a male and female pair seated on a red-draped throne, covered in multicolour garlands of yellow, pink, white and green flowers and gold jewellery. A standing priest in a maroon and gold dhoti with a maroon head wrap and a white-marked face holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities, with a rudraksha-style mala visible on his chest. Beside him a second priest in saffron-orange with a bald head and white forehead markings watches. At the right edge a hand arranges garlands. Gold ornaments, kalasha-like objects and a flower-strewn altar complete the scene.2014-12-05May 30 20182018-05-30March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11 +1 copiesNovember 06 20162016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06A photograph of a decorated deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne-like canopy draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands, holding a trident-like staff, wearing a tall crown and gold jewellery, with an orange silk cloth spread below. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, a sacred thread and an orange dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti during a puja. Brass lamps with flames stand on the altar.2016-10-10