Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
August 25 2016

More like this

Open the gallery
August 25 20162016-08-25A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a large tent with a striped ceiling and hanging decorations. Centre stage, a figure in a dark robe sits on an ornate heart-shaped golden throne with a floral backdrop. Nearby, a man in an orange dhoti holds a microphone and speaks, while another in orange-saffron wrap sits to the left. On the right, several men in orange dhotis stand near a deity murti and a tall ceremonial stand, one holding a tray of offerings. Banana leaves, garlands, and scattered petals decorate the red carpeted floor. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris watch from the lower left, with a few people in white in the background.2016-12-19A Hindu wedding ritual in an open-air pavilion with pink drapes and marigold garlands. In front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a woman in a deep orange sari with a long braid. Two people in saffron robes sit on mats at a fire or offering area, one tending brass items; a woman in saffron-orange with rudraksha beads sits nearby. Brass lamps, trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts, sweets, betel and puffed rice surround the ritual space. Drummers in white sit at left, and devotees in white and pastel saris stand or sit at right, watching the rite.2008-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine with a stone deity backdrop. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala sits on a red-and-gold throne draped in marigold and jasmine garlands, and a fire pit with offerings is set in front of it. A priest in orange robes kneels at the fire, holding a small lamp, while a second orange-clad attendant stands beside him holding a brass tray. Several devotees sit on striped mats in white and red saris and white clothes, with hands folded in prayer. Brass lamps, a kalasha, banana bunches and marigold garlands surround the scene. Whether the portrait depicts a candidate in person cannot be confirmed from the image alone; it is a depiction in print and the figure is not established as physically present.2009-12-26July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of an outdoor temple puja at a shrine. A devotee in orange robes with long hair and a white garland kneels at the front holding a brass tray or aarti plate with a lit lamp, while a bald priest in orange robes stands at left tending oil lamps. Behind them, a deity murti and framed portrait sit in a shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and colourful striped pillars. Three seated devotees on the right, one in white, one in red and one in blue sari, fold their hands in prayer. Brass bowls of fruit, bananas and sweets sit on a mat in front, with rows of yellow and orange offerings. A visible portrait on the shrine shows a figure in orange robes with a garland, labelled with no legible name.2009-12-26October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-courtyard puja under a corrugated roof, with a shrine featuring a golden-framed deity murti in the centre, flanked by painted pillars and a red curtain. Many devotees stand in two rows along metal railings: men and women in white dhotis, saris and shawls with gold borders, and several children and young people in saffron-orange robes and orange stoles. A child in orange with a mala stands near a brass vessel in front of the shrine, which appears to be a darshan or aarti moment. Green trees and a sky are visible behind. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2016-04-03Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like shrine with a stone deity murti behind garlands of marigolds and white flowers. In front, a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair and rudraksha beads sits on a red-and-gold chair draped with flower garlands. Priests in orange robes stand at the left, one holding a brass tray of yellow flowers and another offering flame near a fire pit surrounded by brass pots and stacked offering boxes. Seated devotees on mats in the lower right include a man in white with a garland, a woman in a red sari and a woman in a blue sari with hands folded. Orange curtains frame the pavilion.2009-12-26December 19 20162016-12-19