Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a temple ritual. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a group of silver-and-gold deity murtis on a decorated pedestal, with a trident-like staff nearby. A second person in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a brass plate. Behind, a golden altar holds an orange-robed seated figure with a crown, backed by red and gold drapery and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold-threaded sacred thread stands at left, raising a long brass ritual lamp or arati vessel with his right arm toward a shrine. Behind him a white-robed attendant is partly visible at the left edge. The shrine holds large gold-crowned deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, and a seated white figure in orange robe and orange turban sits in front of them. Carved grey stone pillars, gold railings and a red cloth frame the shrine, with golden figures of deities in the foreground.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12December 24 20082008-12-24October 07 20112011-10-07October 06 20112011-10-06November 12 20102010-11-12A temple priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a large gold-beaded necklace and bangles, leans forward and pours liquid from a silver vessel over a black stone shivalinga. Beside it stand a small gold-toned deity murti of a standing female figure with a crown, and a white marble statue of a seated figure in meditation with a white head covering and a red tilak mark. A gold kalasha-shaped base sits in front. The setting is a temple with golden decorated surfaces behind. This looks like abhishekam ritual activity.2011-12-28May 13 20132013-05-13November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left, holding a lit camphor flame on a metal plate toward three bronze deity figures on a gilded pedestal. The central figure is a standing deity holding a spear and mace-like staff, flanked by two smaller attendant figures, all draped in orange cloth with pink flower offerings at their base. Behind them is a stone niche with a carved relief and a red-railed doorway, and at right a golden throne-like seat holds a green-robed figure. This appears to be an aarti offering at a shrine.2011-10-07