Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a night-time puja set-up on a stone floor. In the foreground, a metal kalasha-style pot is draped in a royal blue cloth edged with red and gold borders and adorned with layered white pearl and silver-toned necklaces, topped with a yellow-orange flower and green leaves. Beside it, a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas rests on a green banana leaf. Behind, rows of metal plates hold fruits, sweets, grains and other offerings. A dark red cloth and a small wooden box lie nearby. No people are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a ritual offering on a stone floor. In the foreground a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in a blue silk cloth with red and gold border and white pearl garlands with ornate pendants stands topped with green mango leaves and a yellow flower. Beside it a large bunch of ripe bananas rests on a green banana leaf, and rows of plates and leaves hold fruits, sweets and prepared foods as an annadan-style offering. A wooden box and a red cloth sit nearby, with a few marigold-like garlands in a basket at the right edge. No people are visible. Background shows a granite floor and a dimly lit shrine area with a murti.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesOctober 05 20172017-10-05A photograph of a ritual table draped with striped woven cloth in purple, green and pink. In the foreground a small deity murti or kalasha-like form is dressed in a navy and gold brocade cloth, decorated with a silver-toned necklace and a long garland of yellow marigolds, with green leaves tucked at its top. Beside it sit a brass bowl of raw rice, a basket of mixed flowers in yellow, red and pink, and a metal tray holding strands of purple and blue beads. In the blurred background, people in white and cream clothing stand, and one person in a dark head covering bends forward, while more yellow garlands hang on pillars.2016-12-19A ritual display of two decorated kalasha-style pots dressed with yellow marigold garlands, mango leaves, coconuts with red markings and sacred threads. Both pots wear gold jewellery and pearl necklaces, one in white cloth and one in a maroon cloth. In front are silver bowls of bananas, grapes, mangoes and other fruit, a silver oil lamp on a stand, and scattered pink petals on a striped woven mat. No people are visible.2017-08-02July 07 20172017-07-07A table of ritual offerings in close view. Bananas in bunches, bowls of cooked rice and grains, a silver dish of pink-white sweets, and a brass kalasha with a pineapple-topped arrangement. A red cloth bundle with gold border sits on a white jasmine garland as the central offering, with a brass lamp stand at left and a small red kumkum bowl. Some blue and pink cloth, sliced fruit and yellow flower garlands complete the offering. No people are clearly visible; the frame shows only the table and offerings.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15July 07 20172017-07-07A close photograph of a ritual offering table. In the foreground are a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas, whole pineapples, a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in white netting and topped with green leaves and turmeric, a small silver bowl of red kumkum, gold bangles, and a folded orange and green silk cloth. Behind, a bowl of orange sweets or prasadam sits on a red cloth, with a blue fabric in the background. No people are visible.2010-10-15Two decorated ritual pots, or kalasha-style vessels, sit side by side on a table as a puja offering. Each is wrapped in yellow marigold garlands with red and pink striped sticks rising from the tops, and topped with mango leaves, grass and orange coconut-like tops marked with red dots. The left vessel wears a white silk cloth and pearl and gold jewellery, while the right wears a maroon and gold silk cloth with a gold necklace. Silver oil lamps, a silver dish of mixed fruit including green grapes, bananas and mangoes, and silver bowls surround them. Devotees are faintly visible in the dim background, and a lit oil lamp burns at the left edge. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja arrangement.2017-08-02 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15