Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A man in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-tilak forehead leans forward to pour liquid over a tall golden linga adorned with a gold and red-striped silk cloth. He holds a silver tray of offerings in his left hand. Behind the linga, a large golden deity murti wears a red and white jewelled necklace, with yellow and purple flower garlands draped around the figure. A second person with dark hair is partially visible at the left edge, and a red satin cloth covers the base of the altar. This appears to be a linga abhishekam ritual.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a golden deity. A man with long, swept-back black hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, stands at left holding a silver tray with flowers and offerings in one hand while his other hand rests on a golden linga-shaped vessel. Behind the linga, a large golden deity murti wears a jewelled crown and necklaces, with yellow and purple flower garlands and a green-and-gold bordered orange cloth draped across it. A red satin cloth lies at right.2010-02-12A photograph of a golden linga-shaped murti being worshipped during a temple ritual. A man on the left wears an orange saffron garment and has long dark hair with a tilak on his forehead; he touches the golden linga with his right hand while holding a silver plate with his left. The linga is draped with an orange and teal silk cloth with gold border and decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind it stands a large golden deity murti with a raised hand and ornate jewelled adornments, set against a blue backdrop and gold-patterned panels. The scene suggests a linga abhishekam-style offering, with the man appearing to perform the worship.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple ritual at a golden deity. A man in an orange-saffron garment with long, swept-back dark hair reaches with his right hand to touch a tall golden vessel, a gold kalasha-like pillar with a gold base, draped in a green and orange silk cloth and wreathed in yellow and purple flower garlands. A silver tray with offerings is held in his left hand at the lower left. Behind the vessel rises a large gold deity murti with ornate jewelled crown and ornaments, and a maroon cloth covers the altar. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja. Only one physical person is visible, partially shown at the left edge.2010-02-12December 26 20092009-12-26A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair bends forward and touches a tall golden kalasha-shaped vessel placed before a gilded deity murti. The murti wears a red turban, layered jewelled necklaces and a garland of yellow and purple flowers, and is seated beside a second golden figure in a crown. The altar is decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, a green-and-gold bordered orange cloth, and a gold-framed arch. A small white deity figure in a blue sari sits at the base. The scene reads as a temple abhishekam or puja. The bending devotee's appearance is consistent with a long-haired saffron-clad sannyasi, but the face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2010-02-12A photograph of a saffron-robed man with long, swept-back dark hair reaching toward a large golden linga on a golden deity figure. He wears an orange garment and has a silver tray held by a second person in orange at lower left, while a small figure with dark hair is partly visible at the left edge. The gold linga is adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands, green leaves, and a teal-and-orange cloth draped behind it. The scene suggests a temple puja setting with golden ornamentation and a maroon cloth at right.2010-02-12A man in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark wavy hair and a tilak on his forehead stands at left, reaching with his right hand toward a tall golden linga-shaped object draped in an orange and green sari-like cloth. Behind it stands a large golden deity murti wearing ornate gold jewellery, red and green gemstone ornaments and rudraksha malas, with yellow and purple flower garlands and green leaves surrounding the scene. Gold-embossed panels frame the background, and a silver tray with offerings sits at lower left. The setting suggests a temple abhishekam or puja.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine with ornate golden arches. Two figures in orange robes stand before a pair of golden deity murtis seated side by side, one wearing a red-and-gold crown and the other a gold crown with a red-gemmed necklace. The standing figure in long dark hair and an orange shawl reaches up to touch the head of the left murti with one hand. A second person in an orange garment kneels at the lower left, holding a silver plate with both hands toward the murtis. Yellow, purple and green garlands drape the deities and a brass kalasha in front of them, with a red-and-green cloth beneath. Red curtains hang at the left edge.2010-02-12Photo inside a temple shrine framed by an ornate gold arch. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron garment stands at left, a rudraksha-style garland at his neck, reaching toward a golden altar. Before him, a person in orange robes with dark hair holds a silver tray with lamps or offerings. Two large golden deity murtis stand behind the altar, one wearing a red and gold crown and jewelled necklaces, the other with a tall gold crown, both adorned with yellow and purple garlands. A golden kalasha-style vessel with a garland sits on the altar in front. Teal fabric hangs behind the shrine.2010-02-12A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at the upper left, reaching toward the head of a golden murti of a seated deity crowned with a tall gold crown and draped in a red skirt and green-and-gold borders. Next to them a gold-panelled arched frame surrounds a second seated murti wearing a red-and-gold garment and a floral garland. In front, a golden linga-shaped object is wrapped in yellow and purple flower garlands, with a green-edged orange cloth draped over it. Below, a silver-white garlanded idol in blue silk sits beside a gold pot and a silver tray held by another orange-robed person at the left edge. The scene suggests abhishekam and puja at a temple shrine.2010-02-12December 11 20112011-12-11Photograph of a temple shrine with two gilded murti deities seated side by side under an ornate golden arch. The deity on the left wears a red and gold turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red-gem jewellery; the one on the right wears a tall golden crown and gold armour-like adornments. Both are heavily garlanded with yellow, purple and green flower garlands. In the foreground, a person in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at left, holding pink flowers toward the figures. Below, a golden kalasha-style vessel draped with flower garlands and an orange-green silk cloth sits on a stand. A blue backdrop hangs behind the shrine.2010-02-12