Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph inside a roofed temple shrine built of grey stone pillars with carved panels. At centre stands a large deity murti pair, a male form with four arms holding a trident and a female form in yellow silk, both adorned with garlands of flowers, set within a gilded arched niche with a red backdrop. In front is a kumkum-marked figure and a copper kalasha with offerings and brass lamps. Orange curtains hang at the sides, and white bulls sit on the roof ledge above a painted arch of two deities. A priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands at the left, facing the shrine and holding a ritual object. No other people are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 14 20102010-12-14December 30 20092009-12-30Photograph of a stone-pillared temple shrine with deity murti seated on a raised throne, adorned with marigold and red flower garlands and gold-framed arch behind, with red and blue drapes. Offerings of flowers, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the platform in front. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti stands at left holding a ritual item, while a seated devotee in white garments at lower front faces the shrine beside a small flame of an oil lamp. Orange curtains frame the scene.2011-07-31Outdoor shrine with grey stone pillars carved with figures, framed by orange curtains. Two seated deity murtis sit within a golden arch backed by red cloth, adorned with marigold garlands; one wears a crown and holds a staff. A standing deity statue stands in a blue niche at right. On the stone platform below, brass oil lamps, a kalasha, flower offerings, bowls and a small plate are arranged. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit lamp (aarti) before the altar, while a seated man in white clothes watches from the bottom edge, implying a puja.2011-07-31December 27 20112011-12-27March 31 20132013-03-31A photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a gilded arch framing two large deity murtis against a red curtain. The murtis wear floral garlands and ornaments, and one holds a raised hand with a ritual implement. In front stands a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron upper cloth draped over the shoulder, facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform, and a smaller garlanded figure stands in a green-backed niche at right.2013-09-16October 16 20132013-10-16December 20 20092009-12-20June 17 20132013-06-17A temple shrine photograph showing a dressed-up deity murti group: a blue-skinned Shiva figure with a trident, rudraksha garland and red crown, beside a consort figure in purple and yellow garments, both framed by a gilded arch and orange-red drapery. A small seated murti in front is garlanded with flower strings and a decorated kalasha or peetha sits on the stone platform with brass oil lamps, metal vessels, plates of fruit and flowers. A standing female figure in pink sits in a smaller niche at right. A man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at lower left facing the altar, arm extended. Purple, yellow and white flower garlands hang along the roof.2013-03-13A stone temple shrine with carved pillars houses a deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a goddess-form figure with a crown, both draped in red and adorned with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform before them. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange ritual dress with a yellow waist cloth and a marigold garland stands on a mat with his hand raised in a gesture of offering, facing the shrine. Red cloth hangs on the right side, and other figures in white stand farther back.2015-09-08