Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A night-time photograph inside a temple hall with pillars. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border holds a woven tray of flowers and leaves, bending over a dark cylindrical stone lingam set on a dark altar draped in white cloth with a maroon border. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow dhoti with a red sash and a beaded necklace stands with his back to the camera. A woman in an orange sari and a few people in white stand behind them, and a uniformed security guard stands at right. Small lamps glow in the background and a floral garland rests on the lingam.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 24 20052005-07-24A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shivalinga. In the centre, a bald man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti leans over a tall black stone linga, placing flowers on top. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland and a red bindi presses her palms together in prayer. On the right, a man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass tray with a small lamp and a bell. On the left, a man in a dark shirt holds a basket of flowers. The linga stands on a dark stone base draped with white cloth, with petals scattered around it, under a yellow-ceilinged temple pavilion with white pillars.2005-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 24 20052005-07-24A dimly lit temple interior at night shows a shaved-headed man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti bending over a black stone Shivalinga draped with a white cloth and sprinkled with red petals. Behind him stands a woman in an orange sari with a garland, hands pressed together in prayer. On the right, a priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a small vessel. Stone pillars and a basket of flowers are visible at left, with an oil lamp glowing in the lower left corner.2005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24Night photograph of a temple courtyard with pillared pavilions and a lamp post in the background. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a white and red flower garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti with a gold border, hands folded in namaskar, walks forward. Behind them a young person in a green kurta and white churidar and several other men follow. On the right, a man in a black shirt carries a woven basket of flower petals, and a priest in an orange dhoti with a waist cloth stands at a pillar. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in the orange robe shows long swept-back hair and a saffron garment with a garland, which are the qualifying cues for this presentation.2005-07-24October 16 20072007-10-16April 07 20192019-04-07Night photograph of a shaved-headed priest bent forward at a dark stone shivalingam set on a yoni-pitha base, pouring or touching it with his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body and a red-and-brown dhoti-style lower cloth. Behind him a group of standing men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with an orange shawl, watch closely; one man at right wears a pendant necklace. Red-painted stone and marigold petals surround the base, and a large white-draped statue with a gold border rises at the right edge. The priest's lower body and an oil lamp at the far left frame the scene.2006-12-22May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesDecember 20 20062006-12-20