Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A seated priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, wearing a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged on a marble floor before a small fire pit. The red-rimmed square fire tray holds burning sticks and flames, with banana leaves, bananas, herbs, flowers, brass oil lamps and bowls around it, indicating a homa or yagna. Behind him, a shrine alcove with a deity murti decorated with pink and red flower garlands sits between two stone pillars, and a clock is mounted high on the wall. A microphone stands near the priest. No person is identified; the seated figure is a priest.

More like this

Open the gallery
June 01 20122012-06-01 +2 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesInterior of a temple with marble-patterned walls and a stone pillar on the left. Four men perform a ritual in the shrine area. A young man in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala and a headband, carries a brass plate with flowers and offerings. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a small lamp near black deity murti figures on a niche. Another man in orange-red dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and carries a lit lamp. A clock hangs on the wall and a brass oil lamp stands on a pedestal. A golden kalasha-like vessel with a textured surface is in the lower right foreground.2012-05-11June 04 20122012-06-04Inside a temple shrine with polished marble walls, a bare-backed priest in an orange-red dhoti kneels at a stone altar facing a deity murti under a white arched niche lit by a warm orange glow. Tall brass oil lamps stand on either side of the frame. Brass pots and offerings sit on the ledge in front of the shrine. The priest's back and shaved head are visible, and no identifiable face is shown. No clear appearance-based cues establish a person candidate, so the figure is described only by role.2012-05-13Interior of a temple shrine with marble-patterned walls, where a young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace stands at left, extending his hand over a small wooden table with a silver plate. A woman in a white sari with gold border and maroon blouse holds her hands over a lit oil lamp on the table. A man in white shirt with back to camera stands at right. Behind them, an arched shrine niche holds a deity murti decorated with pink and white flower garlands and lights. A wall clock and a standing brass lamp are visible. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2012-06-04Interior temple scene with a bare-chested priest in a deep red-orange dhoti with gold border standing on a marble platform, wearing a white forehead band, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white ash markings on his arms. Before a shrine, he faces two younger men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, holding small oil lamps with lit flames, while a third man in a pink-patterned cloth stands behind. Behind them a row of black stone deity murti busts sits on pink-draped pedestals. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a few scattered flower petals on the floor. Wall clock and marble-patterned walls frame the room.2012-05-07 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12A temple-style pavilion with gold-framed shrine decorations, marigold garlands and hanging lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested, grey-bearded priest in white dhoti with a red border holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a shrine, with smoke rising. Seated on a leopard-print cushion at left, a long-haired man in an orange-red garment and a shawl with folded hands sits near a golden figure; a dark deity murti stands behind. Seated devotees fill the background. The red-carpeted offering table holds fruit, flowers and brass vessels, and a mango-shaped decoration appears at right. Aarti is performed as a puja.2016-12-15 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A shirtless priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti walks barefoot across a polished wooden floor inside a temple hall, carrying a tray of pink flower petals. His forehead bears white ash with a red mark, and he wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Behind him, white-clad priests in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls attend, one holding a brass vessel, while a brass oil lamp stands on a raised platform near a row of small shivalinga-like forms and a granite pillar with carvings on the left. A wall clock hangs above. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-14A temple interior with polished wood-and-marble walls and a brass lamp stand on the left. A bare-chested priest with shaved head, forehead markings and a gold headband, wearing a rudraksha mala and a rust-red dhoti with gold border, walks forward carrying a silver tray of pink flower petals. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls, one holding a lit oil lamp and another a brass vessel, stand in a line. A cameraman in a purple checked shirt films at the left edge. Small oil lamps sit on the counter, and deity murtis are visible in niches along the back wall. This appears to be a puja or aarti procession.2012-05-13 +1 copies