Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial decorated umbrella set up over a ritual offering on a bare dirt ground. The canopy is patterned in red, blue and green panels with golden embroidered motifs including a flower, a lion and a figure, edged with hanging pompoms in pink, yellow and blue. Beneath it, a copper vessel topped with a yellow kalasha-like finial sits on a banana leaf atop a draped orange cloth, garlanded with white jasmine strands, red flowers and mango leaves. A banana leaf hangs at right, a parked motorbike and small car sit in the background beside a raw earth embankment and sparse trees.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 02 20042004-07-02Close-up photograph of a polished silver kalasha, a ceremonial pot with an engraved, bulbous body, topped with mango leaves and a coconut wrapped in turmeric-yellow cloth. A white jasmine garland drapes down the pot's side, and grass stalks rise from the top. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a gold-toned backdrop, with yellow and white marigold garlands and flower offerings in the foreground. No faces are clearly visible, so no person can be identified.2013-12-25August 31 20172017-08-31 +2 copiesA brass kalasha pot with a mesh-patterned body sits on a brass plate on a concrete floor decorated with red and white rangoli. A coconut wrapped in a gold-threaded red cloth with a small framed picture pendant rests at the top, with green mango-type leaves around it. A folded white and blue cloth with striped borders drapes around the base. In front, a brass plate holds red roses, yellow marigolds and a small green stalk, as a ritual offering. No people are visible.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a brass kalasha vessel with a white mesh or netted wrap, topped with mango leaves, white flowers and a yellow-tinged coconut crown, held on a brass plate by a person in white clothing with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. Beside them, a person in saffron-orange robes stands in a dusty outdoor setting with a rudraksha-style cord, supporting a purna kalasha offering for a ritual procession or ceremony.2008-11-28June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesClose view of a brass kalasha decorated for ritual, topped with mango leaves and a bundle of dried grass, wrapped with white jasmine-style garlands and orange flower strands, and set on a red cloth. Behind it stand a parasol with painted doves and a red-and-orange pattern, banners printed with figures, and a few people and children on open ground, two of them in white shirts. The setting appears to be an outdoor festival site.2007-09-03October 12 20212021-10-12April AF 2012August 20 20142014-08-20A photo of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under palm trees. In the centre a man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a long red garland and gold-tipped necklaces, holding a golden-yellow rope or cord attached to an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style finial decorated with white flower garlands and red-and-gold ribbons. He stands on a red-painted platform above an orange-and-teal umbrella-shaped canopy. To the right, people in orange and maroon robes stand near a table draped in white with plates of fruit, flowers and offerings. Several devotees in saffron and white attire are visible in the background and at the right edge.2014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual setup on a striped woven mat in a dry, earthy clearing. A coconut topped with yellow marigolds and a red flower sits on a silver vessel, with a kalasha-style pot wrapped in white cloth and a blue embroidered cloth beside it, trimmed with a beaded rudraksha-style mala. A bamboo or wooden stick with a pointed tip rests across the offerings. Silver bowls, green betel leaves, flowers and red powder are arranged on a metal plate in front, while a woven basket sits at right. A person's hand and a saffron-orange cloth appear at the left edge. No people are fully visible.2016-09-15