Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor ritual scene in front of a red-painted building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A young male priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a beaded necklace stands at left, holding a ritual implement and vessel beside a smoking fire pit with offerings. Steel bowls of food, a plate of fruit, and flower garlands sit on a white cloth table. Behind, a deity murti with garland is visible in the doorway, and several seated devotees watch from the steps. At right, a red armchair and a banner with a portrait of a smiling figure in saffron turban and the caption Nanditha a person are visible. Festive triangular bunting hangs from the roof.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple in front of a red-washed building. A young priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded necklace stands at left holding a ritual vessel, facing a white stepped platform with a shallow basin where smoke rises. Metal bowls of food and offerings sit on white cloth in the foreground, along with a plate of fruit. A dark stone deity murti garlanded with flowers stands on the right near the temple doorway. Seated devotees on the steps watch the rite, and a red chair and red cloth are placed at right. A banner on the right is labelled with a portrait and text. Colourful striped pillars and bunting frame the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a gold-cord sacred thread stands at a white fire pit (homa/yagna) on a white cloth, holding a ladle over smoke rising from the fire. Bowls of food offerings, marigold petals, brass lamps and a kalasha surround the pit. Behind him stands the entrance of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-orange building with a stepped white platform where several seated women and young people in saffron, yellow and white clothing watch. A dark deity murti garlanded with orange flowers stands at the right, beside a red and gold throne and a banner portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure. Hanging decorative streamers frame the entrance.2010-12-26A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold border and a gold-beaded necklace stands at left, holding a lit lamp over a white tiered altar with dense smoke rising in the centre of a courtyard. Trays of offerings, bowls of rice, fruit and flowers sit around the altar. Behind it, the red facade of Sri Anandeshwara Temple has a dark doorway, and a black stone murti with a flower garland stands to the right. Several seated women in saris and salwar kameez sit on the steps and watch, and a red-clothed seating area and a banner with a portrait are visible at right. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present in the scene.2010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual at Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-walled structure and a banner reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above its doorway. A young priest in white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth and a sacred thread stands at left, holding a ritual implement and pouring or waving over a white stone altar covered in offerings. Steam rises from the central fire or offering area, and metal bowls of food, fruit and flowers sit on white cloths. Behind them, seated devotees watch, and a deity murti with a garland stands near the temple entrance. At right, a red chair and a framed portrait of a bearded saffron-turbaned figure with a caption banner are visible. Festival bunting hangs above.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A young male priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-yellow borders stands at a white stone altar, holding a round white plate and offering it toward a shrine. Brass lamps, a bowl of kumkum and small offerings of sweets and nuts sit on the white cloth. Incense smoke rises from the shrine doorway, and a dark Shiva-linga style statue with a red-and-white garland stands at right. A woman in white clothes with hands joined watches at left, and another person in white sits on the steps at right.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with an orange-washed wall and a red-and-white striped stepped platform. A priest in white dhoti with a saffron-bordered cloth stands at left holding a silver plate with white offerings, facing a square white fire pit with a flame and smoke rising. Brass oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the pit's edge; marigold garlands and flower petals decorate the area, with pans of bananas, jaggery and nuts in the foreground. A dark stone deity murti with garland stands in the temple doorway, and a few seated devotees in white watch from the steps. A homa-style ritual is in progress.2010-12-26Outdoor temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-walled shrine with a white-and-red striped stepped platform in front. A man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow border, wearing a beaded neck mala, stands on the platform holding a white cloth and offering. Offerings in bowls and plates, banana-leaf items and a lit oil lamp sit on a white cloth, with smoke rising from inside the shrine. Three people in white clothes stand with hands folded at left, and a seated person in white sits near a red and gold throne at right beside a portrait banner labelled Anandotsava. Orange and yellow paper flags hang overhead.2010-12-26