Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
November 13 2021

More like this

Open the gallery
KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01November 13 20212021-11-13A photograph of a temple ritual in a room with maroon velvet curtains and a striped multicolored floor mat. Four men in white dhotis, shirtless, stand before deity murti. On the left two men with hands pressed together in namaskar face a green-and-gold deity statue. In the center a man with a cream turban and rudraksha-style beads stands. On the right two men in cream turbans perform offerings at a decorated altar with a garlanded figure. Banana bunches, kalasha pots with mango leaves and flowers, and a brass oil lamp sit in the foreground, with hanging red and orange ceremonial banners decorated with yellow marigold garlands.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/2/20202020-05-02Men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests stand with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a temple hall, many wearing face masks. Several robed devotees in white stand near the front, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands with hands folded at the back. Behind them are decorated deity murtis draped with garlands of orange and white flowers, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel. On the red floor rug at the front is a small tray with a brass lamp, incense and offerings, and a laptop sits on a small table at left. Scene suggests a guru purnima puja.2020-07-04Indoor temple shrine with a deity murti of Hanuman-like form adorned with red and orange garlands, set within a gold arched frame against a blue and red wall. In the foreground, a man in a cream shawl and white dhoti places a fabric over the shoulders of a man in a red and gold brocade shawl who bows with head lowered. Other men in white dhotis stand nearby, and smaller deity figures and a silver vessel sit on a side table.2024-02-27KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/14/20212021-01-14November 14 20212021-11-14Inside a temple shrine, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a blue face mask stands at left, pouring or offering from a small vessel onto a central ornate deity murti. The central murti is seated, draped in pink and gold silk, adorned with gold jewellery, rudraksha-style beads, and garlands of yellow and white flowers. Behind it, golden metal murtis of a crowned deity and consort with a trident stand under a gold arch against red drapes. Brass offering bowls sit before the central figure, and a small decorated pedestal holds a pink-clad figure at right. The scene reflects abhishekam and alankar seva in a Hindu shrine.2021-02-01A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, offering a flame or lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Several gilded murti statues stand in a shrine with arched golden backdrop, red drapes and garlands of marigold and yellow flowers. A central deity image is adorned with a crown, flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace above a kalasha and brass oil lamps. Two figures flank the altar, one wearing a black cap and orange garland. The scene is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple.2022-03-01KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 8/10/20212021-08-10March 27 20162016-03-27