Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A temple shrine interior with ornate golden arches and red-painted decorative panels. A devotee in a white shirt stands at left with arms raised, facing a shrine. The central deity murti is adorned with flower garlands in white and yellow, and red and gold dress. Flower arrangements, a brass lamp and a small decorative bowl sit on the altar platform. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the only person is a devotee seen from behind.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph inside a temple shrine with a priest in white dhoti and shawl performing aarti with a tiered brass lamp held in his right hand. The ornate altar is decorated with gold-framed arches and several deity murtis dressed in colourful silk garments, garlands and jewellery. A red and white decorated stand sits in front of the altar, and a few people's heads are visible at the lower edge of the frame facing the shrine.2010-06-12A temple shrine scene at night with a priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl standing at a side table, offering or pouring from a small vessel toward a deity murti. The central murti is adorned with a gold crown, white flower garlands and a silver necklace, seated under a gold arch. Other gold-framed deity figures and a framed portrait hang above, with red and white flowers, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in the foreground. Pillars wrapped in multicolored garlands frame the altar. The priest has a shaved head and no clearly distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or rudraksha mala, so identity is uncertain; only his role as a priest is described.2008-05-03A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the floor of a temple shrine, holding a lit oil lamp aarti flame toward an ornate deity murti. The murti wears a red and gold garment and garlands of white, pink and red flowers, with a golden crown and decorated backdrop. In front of the deity, an offering tray holds bananas, oranges, apples, pink roses and sweets, with a brass pot nearby. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and sacred thread, and a gold-framed fire-exit sign is visible on the wall. Setting appears to be a Hindu temple at Nithyanandeshwara Temple, Los Angeles.2008-10-23KAILASA LUXEMBOURG on 2/3/20222022-02-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A temple shrine scene where a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti kneels at left, holding an oil lamp and facing a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a standing priest in orange robes and a tall ornate crown performs puja, lifting an object over a cluster of deity murtis draped in red, orange and white flower garlands and sitting on a red-and-orange cloth. Behind them stands a golden peetha with a seated figure in orange and gold, flanked by larger deity murtis in red and gold, with brass oil lamps on the ground and smoke rising from incense. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2010-11-12December 28 20112011-12-28A temple shrine scene where a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a flower garland stands before an ornate golden deity murti seated on a throne with a red canopy and purple drapery. The murti wears a golden crown and is garlanded with marigolds and flower strands. In front of the deity, a tall brass oil lamp with a flame burns on a stand, and a brass kalasha-like vessel is decorated with garlands. To the left, another saffron-clad devotee with folded hands stands near brass lamps, and a figure in white is partly visible at the edge. Carved stone pillars and greenery frame the shrine.November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12Photograph of a temple shrine arrangement with deity murtis and a seated priest. A shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a gold cloth at lower left, facing the altar and holding a small item. Behind him, a seated statue with orange and saffron garland and orange cloth on a throne-like seat, and a standing deity murti on the right with white and red garlands and gold crown and ornaments. Dark blue and gold draped cloth covers a raised platform at left, with a black deity statue and an orange-clad figure. Brass oil lamps, flower vases with yellow and white blooms, fruit offerings, banana leaves and plates of sweets are arranged on the floor, indicating puja offerings.2020-05-02A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala bends forward at a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a brass pot onto a dark stone lingam set in a black basin. Behind him, two gilded deity murtis stand under a golden arch draped with multicoloured marigold garlands; the central figure wears a crown and red-and-green silk, and a ceremonial trident leans beside the basin. A small white statue of a seated figure sits in front of the lingam, and a bronze kalasha rests nearby. The scene reads as abhishekam at a temple shrine.2011-03-03A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, performs puja at a temple altar. He raises a feathered fan or chamara above the deities. Several golden-framed deity murtis stand on a raised gold platform, adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and jewelled crowns. Oil lamps sit before them, and tall decorated kalasha-style columns rise behind. A black stone form on the left is also garlanded. The setting is a temple hall with a red curtain backdrop.2022-02-04