Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
July 17 2012

More like this

Open the gallery
KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/3/20212021-01-03A young bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and sandalwood marks on his arms pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Shivalinga on a dark stone base. Behind it stand black stone deity murtis dressed in orange and gold silk, adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, gold jewellery and crowns, flanked by a brass lamp and a small brass vessel. The shrine has a gold arched frame, red walls, a red curtain and a green and yellow fabric hanging, with an exit sign above. This shows an abhishekam being performed in a temple sanctum.2021-01-10KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/3/20212021-01-03A photograph inside a temple shrine with red walls and gold-painted arches. A priest with a bare chest and white dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over a large black Shiva lingam set on a black stone yoni base. Behind him stand dark metal deity murtis, one wearing a green and gold garment, beside red curtains and an illuminated exit sign. Brass plates with fruit, flowers, oil lamps and a silver goblet sit on the foreground tables, and a black stone figure with white markings is in the lower right. No a person candidate is visible; the only person present is the priest, performing abhishekam.2020-12-06A shirtless young priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours water from a brass pot over a black Shivalingam on a black stone base inside a temple shrine. Behind the lingam stand two dark deity murtis draped in orange and gold silks, with garlands of marigolds and gold necklaces. Gold-leaf arched frames, a maroon curtain, and a red wall with decorative pillars surround the shrine, and a red EXIT sign hangs on the wall. The scene shows abhishekam, a ritual bath of the lingam.2020-12-27Inside a temple shrine, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the deities. A dark-stone deity murti with a crown and garlands stands at right beside a smaller figure in green and red silk, with a red-draped shivalinga with tripundra marks in the foreground on a black platform. A golden carved sculpture of a lion-faced figure stands in the centre, with a garlanded dark murti in an arched niche at left, brass oil lamps and kalasha-style brass vessels on black tiled ledges, and an exit sign on the wall.2022-03-27Photo 82915952022-07-24 +1 copiesA shirtless young male priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands in a temple shrine, pouring water from a brass vessel over a large black stone shivalinga on a black pedestal. Behind him, a deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow and orange flowers, gold ornaments and an orange cloth stands before a red wall framed by gold arches, with a red curtain and an exit sign visible. Brass pots sit on the floor in front. The scene is a temple puja.2021-01-17KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/15/20202020-11-15July 17 20122012-07-17Interior shrine of a temple with red walls and ornate gold arched frames. A black stone deity murti of a seated figure with a crown, necklaces and orange and pink draped cloth stands behind a black pedestal holding a white and gold-bordered cloth-draped linga. Brass lamp, brass plates of yellow rice, fruit, red offerings, a brass aarti lamp with incense sticks and a kalasha are arranged on a low wooden table in front. Smoke rises from incense. A green-and-red garland hangs at the left and an exit sign is visible above. No people are visible.2021-05-20Photo 99194142022-06-12 +1 copies