Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a ritual scene with a large standing statue on the left wrapped in white jasmine garlands and red roses, its gold and maroon striped dhoti visible. In the centre a seated figure, a priest in a dark maroon robe with a gold-bordered sash, bends forward over a small seated metal murti and touches it, with white and red flower garlands draped over it. Behind, through glass, two figures in saffron-orange clothing stand near a drum and a long horn, with palm trees and a stone pile outside. This appears to be a worship or padapuja moment at a temple setting.

More like this

Open the gallery
A man in a maroon-red robe with a gold-and-orange sash and a tilak on his forehead bends forward, offering his hands toward a large golden deity murti draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. A brown rudraksha-style mala hangs around the murti's neck. Behind him, a helper in red and orange garments holds a metal plate, a cameraman films, and a blue and pink cloth draped over the murti's pedestal. Gold carved pillars frame the temple hall.2014-06-12A devotee in a red-maroon dhoti and matching shawl, bare-shouldered with a white flower garland, stands with palms joined in front of a gilded deity murti in a temple shrine. The murti wears white and red flower garlands and a gold waist cloth, with a metal arm raised in front of it. Behind the devotee a palm-tree view opens through a window, and a brass oil lamp stands on the right beside a red curtain and carved stone pillars. A small figure in orange is visible in the background.2014-06-12February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense green leaves and hanging aerial roots. A tall black stone deity murti stands at right, adorned with green leaf garlands and bangles on its arms. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland and gold bangles, stands near a second man in matching orange-red robes bending forward with hands at his waist and rudraksha mala around his neck. A shaved-headed attendant at left wears orange cloth and rudraksha beads, and offerings of orange marigolds and red flowers sit on a tray beside brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot in the foreground. A tripod camera stands in the background. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam-style offering before the murti.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05June 03 20122012-06-03Outdoor temple scene with a large deity murti of a seated goddess draped in white and cream fabric, adorned with thick garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, gold ornaments and a golden hand-held staff. In front, a man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a red and white flower garland around his neck. To the left, a man in white dhoti and white top holds a silver tray with a flame, beside other devotees in orange and gold attire. A golden cart or palanquin and a golden arch stand behind, with red shipping containers and palm trees in the background.2014-09-09Outdoors under palm trees and a grey sky, several devotees in rust-red and saffron dhotis hoist a flag up a tall copper flagstaff on a red stone base. Two men in the foreground pull ropes; one, bare-chested, stretches his arms high. A younger man on the right wears a long garland of yellow and orange flowers with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. Onlookers in saffron stand behind the pole and a stone sculpture is at the base. The scene reflects a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple compound.2014-10-05February 05 20152015-02-05