Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A home puja in progress before a deity murti dressed with red and green garlands and white flower strands, its crown gilded, set on a yellow cloth draped table. A man in a white checked shirt waves a silver handheld bell and a feathery fan or chamara-like object toward the deity while a woman in a green sari with embroidered border holds a brass and gold ritual item near the offering tray. Pink and red roses, a yellow flower pot, a framed photo and a small table with a book sit nearby. A seated person in dark clothing is partly visible in the background, along with curtains and a beige wall.

More like this

Open the gallery
September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30A woman in a blue patterned sari with gold border reaches toward a small altar holding a decorated deity murti. The murti wears a tall jeweled crown, a red and gold garment, a green and red garland and white flower garlands. In front are pink and red roses, yellow cloth, a red-covered book, fruit, a small brass vessel and a framed portrait of a man in red robes on a side table. A white potted tulip-like plant sits nearby, and another woman is partly visible at the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2008-09-30A home puja in a living room decorated with orange and gold drapes. A standing man in a pink shirt and grey trousers waves a whisk-like fan toward a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, who sits on a carved wooden chair before a deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. Nearby, seated devotees in white and green attire, including a woman in a green sari, sit on mats. Fruit, flowers and brass offering plates lie on the floor, and a pink-draped table holds further offerings, with a television against the wall.2008-04-28A home puja in a living room. A woman in a lavender silk sari with patterned border stands at left, holding a long-handled whisk or fan toward a seated figure in orange clothing with a gold necklace and bangles who sits cross-legged on a low red mat before a tray of offerings. A young girl in a pink outfit kneels beside them. A woman in a white sari stands at far left. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in red and green with white flower garlands and a golden crown, set on a yellow cloth. Fruit, flowers, brass bowls and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor. An easel displays a printed photo of a person in orange seated in a meditative pose, garlanded, with a caption reading Nithyananda Paramashivam. A small framed photo sits on the mantel.2008-09-30Indoor home darshan scene before an ornate gold-framed altar arch draped with orange curtains and an orange cloth. A deity murti or pratima is adorned with red, pink and white flower garlands and a crown-like ornament, seated on an orange and purple brocade cloth with a bowl of oranges and fruit in front. A woman in a green silk sari with gold border waves a feathered fan or chamara over the murti. Seated to the left, a man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden chair-like seat beside a younger man with a rudraksha mala, a fair-haired man in a similar mala at the far left, and a devotee's head visible at the bottom edge. Flowers and a small framed picture stand on the right.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A home puja in a living room. A man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stands at centre, waving a grey whisk-like fan and holding brass implements over an altar. Seated on a low mat, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-white shawl sits before a round brass plate, hands folded, flanked by other seated devotees in white. To the right, a deity murti is dressed in orange and pink silk, adorned with red and white flower garlands and yellow flowers. A red-draped table holds fruit, flowers and oil lamps. Seated devotees in saris and white dhotis watch on the left, and a television stands against the wall behind them.2008-04-28Two women stand with their backs to the camera in a home room, facing a small easel holding a framed photo of a smiling man in orange robes and a long beaded necklace. The woman on the left wears a gold and red silk sari; the woman in the center wears a peach-colored kurta with a matching dupatta and gold bangles, and holds a small silver vessel. To the right, a deity murti is dressed in red and green garlands with white flowers, a silver crown, and red cloth, set on a green base in front of a yellow cloth draped with flower petals, a tray, and a lotus-shaped lamp. Wooden blinds and beige curtains frame the window behind.2008-09-30A domestic puja inside a bright room with orange pleated curtains and a large window. At the centre, a golden arched shrine frames an orange-draped deity murti garlanded with red and white flowers. In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, hands raised in prayer, while a woman in a yellow sari waves a fan or whisk and holds a flower over the murti. Brass bowls of fruit, sweets, banana and flower offerings sit on a mat. A seated woman in a green sari and a man in white watch, and a barefoot child sits at the right edge.2008-04-28April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events