Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 02 2016

More like this

Open the gallery
December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a ritual setup on a red cloth-covered floor, with several clay or brass kalasha-style pots wrapped with white cloth and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. Green leaves and a yellow-wrapped bundle sit on a metal plate in the foreground. Baskets hold raw white grain and dried sticks, and white powder lies on a plate at left. Only seated legs in white and cream dhoti-style garments are visible at the top edge; no faces are shown.2016-12-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 11 20172017-03-11Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a brass plate set on dry grass. A white cloth bundle with gold zari borders is tied at the top and decorated with red roses, green leaves and white jasmine flowers, with red-orange tilak powder smeared on its side. Beside it sit a small brass bowl of dark red berries or seeds, a bowl of orange-yellow flower petals, and several incense sticks lying on the plate.2016-07-04 +1 copiesClose view of ceremonial kalasha pots on a gold-brocaded red cloth. Three brass-rimmed pots are wrapped in silk: one blue, one red with gold border and jewelled trim, and one gold with sequined trim. Each pot is topped with a coconut and green mango or betel leaves, with grass stalks standing beside them. No people are visible; a warm orange sari edge and gold fabric appear behind the pots.2014-01-05A photograph of a ritual offering table laid with a white cloth on sandy ground. In the foreground stands a polished silver pot with embossed floral patterns, topped with a conical mound of yellow turmeric paste decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves, and surrounded by a silver tray of yellow flowers. Beside it, a silver plate holds garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers. Behind them are coconuts, bananas, oranges, betel leaves, small brass cups and bowls, and a folded white cloth with gold borders. No people are clearly visible; the setting appears to be a temple-style puja arrangement.2011-01-16March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesClose photo of a ritual setting: a hand with a multicolour thread bracelet rests on a coconut wrapped in brown fibre and dressed with gold chain ornaments and fringed gold tassels, set on a white plate heaped with red and orange flower petals. Surrounding items include a brass bowl, a silver tray with red flowers, yellow and red marigold garlands, folded cloth in brown and gold tones, and an ornate silver-embossed object at the upper right. The partially visible person wears a white garment and sits barefoot.2015-10-18A temple ritual scene with several kalasha pots arranged on a gold-bordered maroon cloth. Each pot is a coconut topped with white jasmine garlands, set in colourful patterned bases, with green mango leaves at the rim. Behind them, several priests in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, one with a red thread on his wrist. Plates hold fruit, folded napkins, flowers and small brass vessels in the foreground, with a partly visible person at the left edge.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA close view of a ritual arrangement of several conical kalasha-style pots made of yellow-green plant material wrapped in white cloth with maroon stripes and tied with dried straw. Each cone rests in a small brass or copper vessel with pink flower petals, mango or betel-type green leaves tucked among them, and a scatter of grain on a silver tray. Behind, a colourful woven mat and a blurred red fabric suggest a temple courtyard setting. No people are visible in the frame.2018-05-29 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of ritual kalasha pots on a blue cloth. Two polished silver pots in the foreground and background each hold a coconut topped with green mango leaves, with red and yellow flowers, marigold-like blossoms and loose coconut husks scattered around. The background shows a white wall with red stripes. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2013-08-18