Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photo inside a shrine niche arched with warm orange lights and a carved white stone frame. An elderly bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at a gilded altar, reaching toward a gold-and-silver shrine with flowers and brass lamps. A younger shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold border, wearing glasses, holds a brass vessel and reaches toward the altar. Another person in orange and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a figure in white stands at right edge. Scattered rose petals cover the floor. The elderly man shows only plain bare-chested presentation with a rudraksha mala and no crown, long hair or ornate gold necklace, so his identity is uncertain.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine with an arched niche lit by a string of golden lights, an elderly bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial vessel over a gilded deity murti on a gold-framed altar. Rose petals and flowers are scattered before the altar, with brass and silver lamps and offering vessels in front. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold borders and a brass pot stands at right, and another person in orange with a rudraksha necklace stands at left, watching the abhishekam ritual. Three people are visible.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08Inside a dim stone shrine lit by a glowing orange arch of lights, an elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands in front of a small altar. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders and a headband of beads, and holds a mala while a second person in a saffron wrap and beaded armbands stands beside him. On the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold armlet, holds a lit oil lamp over the altar. The altar holds lit oil lamps, a golden deity murti, flowers and brass vessels.2012-05-14May 11 20122012-05-11May 10 20122012-05-10June 04 20122012-06-04Photograph of a temple shrine ritual inside a stone-walled sanctum with an arched niche lit by warm lamps. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stand at a silver-and-brass altar holding a multi-wick lamp (aarti) and offerings toward a deity murti framed by a pink flower garland. Behind them, a lamp burns on another altar and flower petals are scattered on the floor. A man on the left wears a flower garland, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and orange garment; the central saffron-clad priest has a red-and-white headband and ash markings. The scene reads as an aarti puja at a shrine. Three or four clearly visible men; the white-clad priest on the right has the most prominent presence.2012-05-12A photograph of a temple aarti or puja at an illuminated shrine niche with a carved white arch and a silver-framed altar. An elderly bare-chested man with a grey-white head and a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre with a flame or lamp held before a golden deity murti, a dark-skinned priest in a white shawl and gold-edged cloth holds a brass plate, and a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with a flower garland stands at left. Red flowers, brass pots and a golden lamp stand on the altar. a person is the elderly central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala and bare-chested presentation; he is performing the ritual, not seated on a throne, and the other two are a priest and devotees.2012-05-13 +1 copies