August 25 2016 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

August 25 2016

More like this

Open the gallery

A black stone Nandi bull murti sits on a dark plinth, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands and wearing a red tilak mark on its forehead. A saffron-orange cloth drapes over its back and a rudraksha-style bead necklace with small bells hangs at its chest. Behind it, a terracotta-coloured pedestal and a grey stone figure stand under palm foliage, with petals scattered at the base.

March 26 2008

Close view of a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a red-painted pedestal, decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace with gold beads. White horizontal tilak marks are painted on its chest. Behind it, a man in white dhoti and a sacred thread stands on a paved courtyard among palms and greenery, with figures in orange robes further back. A copper kalasha-like finial sits at the upper right beside a red wall.

A black stone Nandi bull statue sits on an orange-red pedestal inside a temple courtyard, wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers and a black bead necklace across its chest, with a red-and-yellow tilak mark on its forehead. Scattered petals lie on the base and pedestal. Behind it stand grey stone figures and an orange-red shrine structure with green foliage around. No people are visible.

A black stone Nandi bull statue, seated and decorated with a carved necklace of beads, is being anointed with a yellow liquid poured down its head, face and body. Above the frame, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands on a wooden platform and pours from a vessel. Behind the bull, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands watching, with a tilak on her forehead. Palm trees and foliage fill the background.

September 21 2016

Photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a red-and-cream striped mat, adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands, a green silk cloth draped over its back and a gold-and-red jewelled necklace at its neck. Behind it, women in saris stand near a shrine area with colourful framed images on a lit wall; one wears a white sari with gold border and another an orange sari, while a third in a maroon top stands further back. No man is visible and no identifiable a person figure appears in the scene. The image is a photo of a temple setting for Nandi puja.

A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white pedestal in an outdoor temple courtyard, water flowing down over its head and neck as part of an abhishekam. Behind it stands a copper-coloured tiered pillar with a relief panel and coconut palms. At right, an orange cloth drapes over a figure wearing rudraksha beads, and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse and vertical forehead markings stands nearby, with another partly visible person beside her. Water splashes across the frame.

A dark stone Nandi bull head sculpture decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and green leaf strands is being touched on its forehead by a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala. He holds a silver plate in his other hand. Two women in white saris stand behind, and palm trees appear in the background. The man is a devotee or priest performing a Nandi puja, applying a white paste mark to the bull's forehead. a person's presence is not established from appearance alone.

June 11 2013

2013-06-11 +1 copies

A dark stone Nandi bull sculpture in the foreground wears a thick garland of yellow and red flowers and a cream cloth draped over its back. Behind it stands a tall red-and-cream pillar or dhwajasthambha with a palm-frond and flower adornment near its top, next to a red stone base. On the left, a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts holds orange and white umbrellas. On the right, several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments stand near a red flag on a pole, under palm trees at dusk. Scattered oil lamps are visible near the pillar base. The scene reads as a temple procession or ritual gathering.

December 07 2013