A black stone Nandi bull statue, with gold-toned ornamental caparison, is being bathed in milk during abhishekam. A person in the upper right, wearing a dark blue sari with gold border and holding a brass vessel, pours a white milk stream over the Nandi's head and back, splashing onto the black granite platform. Dark chairs and a light grey floor are visible in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

A black stone Nandi bull statue, with gold-toned ornamental caparison, is being bathed in milk during abhishekam. A person in the upper right, wearing a dark blue sari with gold border and holding a brass vessel, pours a white milk stream over the Nandi's head and back, splashing onto the black granite platform. Dark chairs and a light grey floor are visible in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery

A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white cloth-covered platform being bathed in milk or abhishekam. A bare forearm wearing red and green bangles and a red thread tied at the wrist pours liquid from a brass vessel over the statue, which streams down its body. Red flower petals scatter on the platform. Behind it hangs a red cloth and a brass pole, and a second dark lingam-style stone base sits to the right. This depicts Nandi abhishekam, a ritual washing of the sacred bull. No person's face or a person depiction is visible.

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 5/27/2022

2022-05-27 +1 copies

A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue, glossy and wet, seated on a dark granite platform during abhishekam. A hand wearing red-and-gold bangles and green glass bangles pours water from a copper vessel onto the Nandi, and a Shivalinga stands behind it on the same platform. Behind them a red satin cloth hangs from a pole, and a portrait of a person in saffron robes with a garland and crown-like headwear appears on a table draped with gold-bordered fabric. Framed pictures hang on the yellow wall, and a row of small dolls sits on a shelf at the back.

2022-06-11 +1 copies

Close photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue being bathed in milk during a Nandi abhishekam. A hand in the upper right, with a bare forearm, pours white milk from a golden vessel over the bull's head, neck and back, and the liquid runs down its ornate carved collar. Incense smoke rises in the background. Beside the bull is a dark stone lingam pedestal, and a red cloth hangs on the right against a yellow wall. Two small figurines are visible on a ledge at the top left. No people are visible except the hand.

2022-06-25 +1 copies

Photograph of a black stone Nandi statue being bathed with milk during an abhishekam. The Nandi is seated with an ornate harness and bells, and white liquid streams down its head and chest. A brass vessel is being tipped from the right edge. Behind the Nandi, a seated figure in white robes, an orange shawl and a white turban with a tilak sits smiling on a red-cushioned gold throne, wearing a green and white garland and rudraksha malas. A brass oil lamp stands before him, with a silver shrine structure and an open book on a stand to the right. The figure appears to be a presiding teacher; appearance cues are a white turban, saffron shawl and rudraksha malas, but identity is uncertain.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/22/2022

2022-10-22 +1 copies

A black stone Nandi bull statue is being anointed with yellow liquid poured from above, running down its head and body during an abhishekam ritual. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style cord across his torso pours from the right, his arms marked with white ash stripes. Behind the statue are a maroon cushioned seat with gold trim, a striped red-purple-orange rug and marigold petals on the floor.

2022-10-22 +1 copies

A dark stone Nandi bull statue, seated with its head raised, is being bathed with a stream of water poured from above. Only a partial figure is visible at the top right, wearing orange saffron robes that fall over a bronze-coloured ornate pedestal or lamp stand carved with floral and figural reliefs. Palm trees and a pale overcast sky form the background. The bull's neck is adorned with a carved bead garland. The scene reads as an abhishekam offering to the sacred bull.

A black stone Nandi bull statue is being bathed with water poured over its head during a ritual abhishekam. A person in an orange saffron sari, with a wrap draped over the shoulder and a gold-toned edge, stands behind the statue pouring water from above. Behind them, garlands of flowers are visible. A steel bowl sits on a wooden stand at left, with a red cloth draped on a low platform, a speaker and cables on a white floor, and a wooden door in the background.

2022-05-27 +1 copies

2022-06-11 +1 copies

A person in an olive-green short-sleeved shirt and a purple shawl with gold border pours milk from a brass vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue during an abhishekam. The milk streams down the bull's head, neck and body onto a grey-white platform. A smaller black shivalinga-style stone sits on a plinth to the right. Behind them a red cloth hangs from a pole and a small shelf holds painted figurines. A red flower petal lies at the bottom edge. The person's arm shows tattoos and a wristwatch is visible. Only one physical person is present.