Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
November 27 2014

More like this

Open the gallery
November 27 20142014-11-27October 24 20062006-10-24Close photo of a hand with a gold ring and a gold bangle pressing into a round steel plate of fried flatbread or vada-like cakes resting on green banana leaves, dusted with a light sprinkle of powder. Beside it, a person in a maroon garment and gold-patterned sari-like cloth points with a finger, and a rudraksha mala with beads is visible at upper left. Hands and food only; the wrist and body are partly cut off by the frame. The scene suggests an offering of prasadam.2013-11-02Close-up photo of a ritual offering spread on a wooden table with a red cloth. Foreground shows a bunch of small yellow bananas and pineapples, with fresh green betel leaves on a brass plate. Behind them sit a glass bowl of orange-yellow powder (likely turmeric or kumkum-coloured offering) and a bowl of brown chickpeas, with a small brass lamp at the right edge. A blurred blue cloth appears in the background. No people are visible.2010-10-15November 02 20132013-11-02Close photo of a silver tray lined with green leaves, piled with golden-brown fried snacks, possibly vadas or pooris. A hand in a gold bangle reaches in to take one. Beside it, a sleeve in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and orange beads is visible on a second person. Another person in a maroon and gold garment stands at right, and a cream cloth hangs beside them.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Close-up photograph of a hand holding a cluster of golden sweets and sesame-coated balls, offered from a large polished brass tray heaped with assorted sweets. A second hand with a gold bangle and ring holds the tray. In the foreground, a bare shoulder shows white horizontal ash markings, and the background is draped in deep red cloth with a garland of red and gold flowers.2015-11-10July 09 20172017-07-09Close photo of a devotional offering being made. A bare-backed figure with white sacred ash stripes and a gold waist cloth is in the left foreground, blurred. In the centre, a hand wearing a gold bangle and ring reaches into a polished metal plate piled with golden sweets, round laddus and crisp fried snacks. Another hand with a tattoo and a gold bracelet holds the plate from below. The background is deep red cloth.2015-11-10Overhead photo of a food preparation station on a stainless steel counter. A large round steel tray holds small dried leaf-cup bowls, many already filled with a golden-yellow powder and topped with green betel-style leaves. A man in white clothing and a pink wristband places leaves, and a hand in a red sleeve works at the left edge; a gold bangle is visible. A tray of fresh green leaves and herbs sits at the right. Another person in white stands in the background at the top. Several people are partly visible, the hands and arms of about three.2017-08-26December 03 20092009-12-03