Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night outdoor ritual on sand before a seated crowd. A man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a red-orange dhoti and a gold-yellow sash with a beaded mala, stands with palms pressed together. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in red robes holds his hands in anjali, and another man in orange-red dhoti with mala stands near a steel pot of water. Three metal deity murtis on a red wooden platform include a standing figure with a tall crown and another with a pointed crown in pink-purple cloth. Devotees in white and red sit behind on the sand.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night-time outdoor puja on a sandy beach. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold-bead necklace, and a rust-red dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar before bronze deity murtis on a red platform. Beside him, another man in saffron-orange robes holds a ritual object, and a third in a red garment with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. A metal vessel sits on the sand, and offerings lie at the lower left. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing with lanyards watches the ritual.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 26 20152015-12-26December 25 20152015-12-25Night-time outdoor ritual on sand before a seated crowd. A priest in a red-maroon dhoti and shawl, with bare chest and sandalwood or ash markings and beaded necklaces, raises a small silver vessel over a group of gold-coloured metal deity murtis on a red platform. Beside him a man in an orange-striped dhoti stands with palms joined. Another man in a purple-bordered white dhoti and beaded necklace bends at right. Behind them a seated crowd in red and orange clothing watches. A bucket sits on the sand near the murtis.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night outdoor photo on sandy ground showing a ritual abhishekam. A figure in a long red-orange cloth with long dark hair and gold bangles pours liquid from a vessel over a row of golden metal deity murtis on red-based stands. Beside them, a bare-chested man wears white dhoti-style cloth, a green-and-white waist cloth and a bead necklace, while others in white and red cloth stand with folded hands. Behind, a seated crowd in white and red clothes watches and gestures in devotion. A steel pot sits on the sand at left.2015-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20152015-12-25Night-time outdoor ritual on sand: a man in a red sleeveless robe with a gold necklace and gold bracelet leans forward to touch a metal murti, while bare-chested priests in white dhotis with pink and green borders stand nearby, one holding a small vessel. Silver-toned standing deity murtis with crowns and a trident-like staff are at center, with a woman in a purple sari to the right and a crowd of devotees watching in the background.2015-12-26Night outdoor photo on sand at a Nithyanandoham event. In the foreground a priest with bare chest, white dhoti with orange border, rudraksha mala and white vibhuti on forehead holds a brass aarti lamp with several lit flames toward a group of metal deity murtis with flower garlands, one tall figure with a crown and gold-trimmed white dhoti, another in green and red silk. Behind them a seated crowd with hands folded in anjali, several in white and red shawls, watches. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2015-12-25 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor abhishekam at a sandy beach setting. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a red-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and a garland, pours liquid from a vessel over a bronze deity murti standing on a pedestal. Beside him a second man in an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala holds ritual items and watches. A small bronze child-form figure in a purple garment stands to the right. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many in red or white shawls and white clothes, sits and stands, hands joined in prayer. A white bucket sits at the lower left.2015-12-26