Close-up photograph of a ritual scene showing a large polished brass plate with raised engraved patterns and a beaded rim, holding a small brass vessel with dark liquid, held by a person whose dark garment is visible at the lower right. Two small brass fittings or pegs sit on the plate. Warm reddish light falls across the edge of the frame. No face or full body is visible. - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

Close-up photograph of a ritual scene showing a large polished brass plate with raised engraved patterns and a beaded rim, holding a small brass vessel with dark liquid, held by a person whose dark garment is visible at the lower right. Two small brass fittings or pegs sit on the plate. Warm reddish light falls across the edge of the frame. No face or full body is visible.

More like this

Open the gallery

Close photo of a metal abhishekam-style ritual: a hand holds a dark metal cup or vessel, pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a brass or copper yantra-like plate with raised pattern of dots and inscribed lines. Two elongated oval raised shapes resembling a linga and yoni-type base sit at the center under warm orange light, with a small red light at the upper left. No people's faces are visible, only the hand and sleeve.

Close-up photograph of a brass ritual lamp with a flame burning in its wick cups, its surface engraved with a dotted border and small repeated symbols. Beside it a dark metal cup or vessel is held, catching the warm orange glow. The scene is intimate and indoors, showing a lamp-lit puja detail with no visible people.

Close-up photograph of a ritual pouring over a brass plate engraved with a sacred foot-shaped motif. A gloved or dark-sleeved hand holds the vessel. Warm orange lighting highlights the metal surface and dotted border. No person's face is visible.

Close-up photograph of a brass or gold-toned metal plate or vessel with raised embossed swastika and dotted border patterns, reflecting warm orange light. Two oval metal fittings with ornate engraved borders and small central knobs sit on the plate, with a reddish spot at upper right. A polished metal cup or bowl rim occupies the lower right foreground. No people are visible. The image is cropped tightly on ritual metalware, possibly a puja vessel, though the setting is not otherwise clear.

February 12 2013

Close overhead photo of a stainless steel bowl filled with water on an orange cloth. Inside sits a small stone-like base holding two gold-toned padukas, footwear-shaped ritual objects with a small knob, marked with a swastika design. Orange flowers and a brass plate with a conch shell appear at the edges. Water droplets dot the bowl rim. No people are visible.

Close view of a ritual at a gilded altar or pedestal with ornate repoussé patterns. A woman in a blue and purple saree with gold border pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a brass or gold dish of flowers and small ritual items, with red and magenta flowers scattered across the gilded surface. Another person in red garments and bare feet kneels at the left edge. Gold bangles are visible on the pouring wrist. No clearly visible a person candidate; the figures shown are hands, feet and a seated devotee's clothing.

Close-up photo of hands pouring water from a silver vessel over a small golden pot-shaped object resting on an ornate gold tray. White flowers and green leaves are arranged around the base. A bangled forearm reaches in from the left, and another hand holds a silver cup at the right; a dark-haired figure in a black garment and an orange cloth occupy the lower right. Ornate gold plates surround the scene.

October 15 2011

A photograph of a pair of ornate gold-coloured sandals resting on an engraved silver tray with a handle, placed on a white cloth. The sandals are decorated with intricate floral and scroll relief patterns and have small red stone inlays near the front. The tray rim is embossed with repeated floral panels. Used as padukas for paada pooja. No people are visible.

October 15 2011

Close-up photograph of a ritual vessel set on a clear glass tray with scalloped edges. Two hands, one from each side, hold and lift a stacked brass or gold-toned metal vessel with a handle, its polished surface reflecting warm light. A small pink petal lies on the stone floor, and an ornate beaded and jewelled cloth edge appears at the left. No person's face is visible, and the scene suggests puja preparation with a kalasha-style vessel.