Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photo of a temple ritual in an open-sided stone pavilion. A man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold necklace holds a lit aarti lamp over a deity shrine. Beside him, a woman in orange sari and orange top leans toward a white statue of a sage seated on a pedestal, adorned with a long garland of marigolds and multicolour flowers. Behind them, a golden-framed shrine holds a deity murti with a crown, red and orange garments, and garlands. Brass kalasha vessels, oil lamps, flower trays and a brass bell rest on the stone platform, with a drummer visible in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 25 20082008-12-25A temple puja before a deity murti with large garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a brass platter, one holding a lamp and the other a flower garland, performing a ritual offering. Behind them, the golden-framed shrine holds two figures wearing red and orange garments, red and gold necklaces and crowns. Brass vessels, a silver plate, oil lamps, a bowl of petals and a metal kalasha sit on the stone platform, with a drum player visible at left.2008-12-25A temple shrine with a large golden arched frame holds deity murti of a Shiva-Parvati pair adorned with multicolour garlands and a red and gold necklace. In the foreground a figure in orange robes bends over a silver-and-gold abhishekam vessel, pouring or offering on the linga-shaped base, while another orange-clad priest stands at left holding an oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on the marble platform beside silver bowls, a kalasha and flower-filled trays of yellow marigolds and white jasmine. Open colonnaded stone architecture and trees are visible behind.2008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28A photograph inside an open temple pavilion showing a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a flower garland performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp (deepa) before a deity murti. A second person in orange robes and a garland stands behind to the left. The shrine is decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and yellow-and-orange marigold strands draped over a large dark-faced deity figure with a gold crown, and a female deity figure in red-orange dress with gold jewellery sits in a gilded arch behind. A white statue of a child-form figure in orange cloth with a red garland sits at the lower front of the shrine. Brass lamps and a kalasha stand on the platform.2008-12-25December 28 20082008-12-28December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27December 25 20082008-12-25December 24 20082008-12-24