Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor preparation scene on grass beside a concrete block wall with a white canopy frame at top left. Five men sit on a bright yellow cloth stringing and threading red flowers into garlands, with a heap of red blossoms and strands of raffia-like fiber in front of them. A standing-seated man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a watch sits on a chair at the back, a blue cloth draped over his lap. Other men wear white shirts and light blue or white garments. Blue and green plastic bags, pink and red cloth, and scattered flower petals lie around the cloth. The scene suggests garland-making for a temple event.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 07 20092009-07-07Three men sit cross-legged on a woven mat threading yellow marigold and chrysanthemum blooms onto sticks to make garlands, with scattered red rose petals and piles of loose yellow flowers around them. The man in the centre wears a white shirt, a lavender lungi and an ID badge; the man on the right wears a white shirt and checked lungi; the young man on the left wears a colourful patterned shirt. Behind them are white statues, cardboard boxes, plastic bags and bundles of dried reeds against a pink wall.2006-12-30Outdoor ritual on grass beneath trees: a fire pit built of red bricks smokes at the lower left while a kalasha-like pot wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands sits on a white cloth. A saffron-robed man with a yellow turban, a long orange-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala sits on a striped blanket at the right, holding a silver bell and a plate of offerings. Six devotees sit in front of the fire with hands folded: white-clad men, a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a turquoise sari. A child stands behind them and another person films at the upper right. a person is the saffron-robed figure conducting the puja, an appearance-based label only.2002-01-01December 22 20132013-12-22A group of young boys and novices sit on the ground outdoors preparing flower offerings on banana leaves. In the foreground, a boy in an orange robe with rudraksha beads and bangles sorts red and orange petals with his hands. Beside him, a boy in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a rudraksha mala and a sacred ash mark on his forehead arranges yellow and white marigold-type flowers. Another white-clad youth works at the right, with more banana-leaf trays of petals and blossoms around them. Other novices in orange and red garments sit in the background near a red wall and rubble. Kolam-style floor markings are visible at the lower right.2013-12-22Outdoor scene on dry dirt ground strewn with scattered spent firecracker debris. A man crouches in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl, arranging a red cloth on the ground. Nearby, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands barefoot with his back to the camera, while other men in white robes with orange or yellow shawls stand around. Trees and shrubs fill the background.2008-10-27Outdoor ritual on grass beside a cluster of onlookers. A young priest in saffron robes and an orange turban, with a flower garland, sits cross-legged on a striped mat and places yellow and red flowers on a stone platform. A brass kalasha and a raised stone with a cobra-hooded carving are garlanded with marigolds, and a small plate of offerings sits in front. Seated devotees beside him include a bearded man in white, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi, and a man with palms joined in namaskar, while others stand behind in white and grey clothing.2002-01-01 +1 copiesSix young boys sit on the ground on banana leaves arranging flowers for a ritual. Two in white dhotis with bare chests and gold-bordered cloth wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings, and one in a white dhoti and shawl presses petals into his palms. Those in saffron and orange robes and red robes with gold borders wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks, and a bowl of red and orange petals and piles of yellow and red marigolds lie before them on leaves on a pale stone floor.2013-12-22Outdoors on grass, a person in orange robes and orange head wrap bows deeply with forehead to the ground before a ritual setup of bricks and a dark metal cobra-hooded object garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Brass vessels, a small bowl with red offering, and a pile of petals sit around them on a striped cloth. Behind, several devotees sit with hands folded in prayer: a bearded man in white kurta, a woman in white sari with a dark border and bangles, an older man in glasses and white shirt, and a man in a light grey shirt, while others stand further back. A woman at left in white sari and black blouse holds yellow flowers. The scene suggests a naga or snake-shrine puja at a foundation site.2002-01-01Photograph inside a thatched-walled shelter on a blue tarpaulin where men sit preparing yellow marigold flowers for garlands. Piles of loose yellow blossoms cover the floor and a basket of flowers sits at right. Seven men are visible: several sit cross-legged in striped or plain shirts, and two in the foreground thread flowers with string while another reaches toward a pile of wooden sticks. A small purple logo appears in the top left corner. No one matching the a person description is present.2009-12-26November 04 20022002-11-04 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12