Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Inside a white temple entrance, devotees sit on a polished reddish-brown floor facing a shrine. Two large black stone dvarapala-style guardian statues flank the doorway: the left one wears a green sari with gold border and white necklace, the right one a red sari with gold border and white necklace. A red curtain hangs at the doorway and striped cloth with floral motifs drapes the pillars. In the inner shrine a priest in white sits beside a lit gold-framed altar with a deity murti and oil lamps. In the foreground a young woman in a blue sari with a braid sits beside a man in a striped light-blue shirt and dark trousers, while another man in a striped light-blue shirt sits alone at the threshold with his back to the camera.

More like this

Open the gallery
January 01 20102010-01-01Interior temple shrine photo. Two dark stone guardian statues in orange draped garments with ornate arm bands stand flanking the doorway. Within the arched shrine, a dark deity murti is adorned with red and green garlands and red cloth. A single person in white clothes kneels in prayer at the threshold, facing the shrine, with offerings and a plate of fruit and flowers in front. Yellow and red decorative border trim and a red and gold patterned cloth frame the entrance.2012-04-02April 02 20122012-04-02November 24 20072007-11-24Devotees sit on floor mats in a white temple hall facing a shrine with a red-and-gold deity murti decorated with flower garlands and an oil lamp in front. A figure in grey-white clothes stands at the shrine entrance. Two dark stone dvarapala statues flank the doorway, one in green and one in red draping. Seated devotees wear orange, blue, white and striped clothing; a small stone fire pit with a metal vessel sits in the foreground, and a tiger-skin-covered wooden seat appears at right with garlands. The scene resembles a satsang gathering in a temple.2010-01-09A temple shrine entrance photographed straight on. Two tall black dvarapala guardian statues in gold and red saris stand on stone plinths at either side of the doorway, each with raised arms and yellow flowers. The doorway is framed by red curtains, and bands of green, blue and yellow patterned fabric hang above with green leaf garlands across the top. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a blue cloth, flanked by brass lamps and offerings in a gilded niche. No people are visible.October 01 20062006-10-01Photograph of a temple sanctum doorway flanked by two large black stone guardian statues with multiple arms, each draped in gold and red silk saris. Red curtains with gold borders hang on either side of the open doorway. Inside the shrine, a deity murti stands in an ornate arched niche decorated with garlands, with small oil lamps and brass vessels on the steps in front. A wall clock hangs on the white wall at upper left. No people are visible in the scene.April 01 20122012-04-01Devotees sit on the floor in a temple hall facing a shrine. A priest in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands before the central deity murti, adorned with red flower garlands and gold ornaments, and performs a ritual. An oil lamp burns in front of the murti. Seated devotees wear orange, blue, white and striped clothing, and a brick homa or fire pit sits in the foreground. Two dark stone dvarapala-style statues in green and red saris flank the shrine. Lamp-lit puja is taking place.2010-01-09Interior view of a temple shrine with two large dark stone guardian figures in gold and mustard-yellow silk garments standing on pedestals on either side of a doorway. Between them hang deep red curtains with gold borders, framing a central shrine with a silver arched niche decorated with garlands. Inside stands a deity murti in red and gold clothing with a crown, flanked by brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a patterned floor. The walls are white with carved pilasters. No people are visible.Interior view of a temple shrine doorway framed by two tall red curtains with gold borders. Two large dark statues of multi-armed guardian figures stand on pedestals on either side, wearing yellow and gold silk garments with red borders. Inside the shrine, a dark-stone deity murti sits on a raised altar in red garments and garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a kalasha-like offering vessel, under a silver-framed arch decorated with green and red garlands. Polished dark floor and white walls surround the entrance, with a wall clock visible at upper left.