Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor temple scene at a stone step area with dark polished stone shivalingam-style pillars. Two shirtless men in white dhotis sit on red steps, each raising a golden conch-like horn to their lips. The man on the left wears a gold chain necklace; the man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain. Behind them, more seated men in white and a red flag with gold trim fill the frame. Brass vessels sit on the steps. A red cloth in the foreground blurs the right side of the frame.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a temple ritual with several men seated on stone steps beside black stone shivalingams. The central man, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a gold pendant on a white cord, raises a long brass horn to his lips. A second bare-chested man beside him, wearing a rudraksha mala, also holds a brass horn. Behind them, more shirtless men play horns, and a large red cloth with gold border blurs across the right foreground. Brass pots sit on the steps.2016-12-03Outdoor photograph of men performing a ritual at a riverside ghat with stone steps. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis sit beside black stone lingams on tiered platforms, each holding a brass horn-shaped vessel, the nearest raising his to his mouth. A bearded man on the right wears dark glasses and a rudraksha-style necklace. Brass pots sit on the steps, and a red flag stands at upper right. Behind a metal railing, a large crowd of onlookers, many women in colourful saris, watches from the steps. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the ritual participants.2016-12-03Several men sit on red stone steps beside black stone shivalingams with brass pots and brass horn-shaped vessels, performing an abhishekam-style ritual. Bare-chested men wear white dhotis and rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. In the centre a bearded man in a white dhoti holds a brass horn upward while others on either side hold similar brass horns; a man at the top centre wears an orange-and-white dhoti. Brass kalashas stand between the lingams.2016-10-31A photograph of a tiered red stone stepped ghat lined with rows of black stone shivalinga-style pedestals and brass oil lamps. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on the steps performing a ritual; one in the foreground in dark trousers and a white cloth over his shoulder holds a small object and sits near the front, while another in a white dhoti lights or tends a flame. A red flag on a pole stands at right beside a white metal railing and green hose. Smoke or haze rises in the warm morning light. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person, and the scene shows only ritual participants and devotees seated on the steps.2016-12-19Outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam on red sandstone temple steps. Three shirtless men in white dhotis sit beside black stone lingams and pour water through brass cones. The foreground man on the left has a rudraksha mala, and the man on the right has a white tilak and a dark beard. A brass pot sits at the base of a lingam. Another shirtless man in the background wears an orange mala and holds a brass cone. The men's appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity, so no one is named.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual abhishekam on a tiered red-stepped platform with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with gold-yellow borders pour water or milk from brass horn-shaped vessels onto the lingams. Some have white sacred markings on their arms and chests and rudraksha malas. A bearded man with long braided hair and a man with a grey beard in the foreground pour from gold pitchers. Behind them more devotees sit in rows, some wearing orange clothing. A pink flower sits on the lower right lingam.2017-07-24November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated in rows on red stone steps beside a waterfront, performing a Shiva abhishekam. Black Shivalingas stand on the steps with brass vessels and small brass pots set before them. Men sit bare-chested in white dhotis wearing red-and-cream rudraksha malas and white sacred ash lines on their bodies; one man in the centre holds his hands together in mudra. Women in saris and a seated woman in a pink top and cream shawl appear at the left edge. Many others sit further back along the steps. The ritual is mostly in the foreground and middle ground.2016-12-17October 31 20162016-10-31December 03 20162016-12-03July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesDecember 17 20162016-12-17