Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera at the granite base of a shrine, facing a deity murti pair seated on a raised throne. The murti pair wears garlands of marigold and white flowers, red and orange head-dress, and green and pink silk; brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and offerings sit on the stone platform. Behind them a gold arch frames a yellow backdrop, with a smaller gilt niche and carved temple pillars around the open-air shrine.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 09 20132013-04-09A woman with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a red-orange sari with yellow border, stands with her back to the camera facing a shrine. The shrine holds two large painted deity murtis in colourful dress with red and gold crowns, garlanded with marigold and rose necklaces, flanking a central image seated on a golden peetha. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and a golden arched frame surrounds the deities. Brass vessels and a tray with red offerings sit on a green cloth in the lower left. No other physical people are visible.2013-04-09A person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at right, facing a shrine. The shrine holds deity murtis with red and gold garments, a trident-bearing figure at left and a seated goddess at center, decorated with pink and yellow garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and an arched gold-framed niche with a small figure sits behind. Stone pillars frame the open shrine, with an orange wall and a palm tree outside.2013-03-16May 07 20132013-05-07A temple shrine with a large golden arch framing a pair of deity murtis seated on a raised platform, draped with orange and gold cloth and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. A central linga-like form sits before them with a silver-and-gold necklace and offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. A small standing figure in orange robes stands at the right of the shrine. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wears an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, facing the shrine, and a partial figure stands at the far left edge. Stone pillars carved with figures frame the scene, and a red curtain hangs at the left.2013-02-25A stone temple shrine with carved pillars houses a deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a goddess-form figure with a crown, both draped in red and adorned with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform before them. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange ritual dress with a yellow waist cloth and a marigold garland stands on a mat with his hand raised in a gesture of offering, facing the shrine. Red cloth hangs on the right side, and other figures in white stand farther back.2015-09-08January 21 20132013-01-21February 28 20132013-02-28February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden-framed niche with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne, draped in red garlands and a red cloth backdrop. A linga-like form and small offerings sit at the base, with oil lamps on stands flanking the shrine. A devotee with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange garment, stands with folded hands facing the shrine from the foreground. A smaller painted figure in red appears in a blue-lit niche to the right. Stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the scene.2013-07-08A photograph of a shrine with painted deity murtis dressed in red and green silk, adorned with marigold garlands, rudraksha-style beads and jewelry. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and plates of offerings nearby. On the right, a person in orange and red clothing with white forehead markings and a long rudraksha-bead necklace stands with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine. An open arch leads to a tree and a red railing outside. The person is a devotee, and there is no appearance-based candidate for a person.2013-03-16April 30 20132013-04-30