Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a temple shrine during a Maha Paramashivaratri Brahmotsavam ritual. A bare-chested man with long matted hair, a full beard and a red-orange dhoti holds a lamp and performs worship before a richly decorated Shiva linga, with a silver face and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers draped around it. Gold arch-shaped frame with lion-face motifs surrounds the linga. Behind him a standing attendant wears a gold crown, white and red garlands and a red-and-gold sari-style cloth. Gold lamp stands and ornate gold carvings fill the background. The caption reads dhwajarohanam, maha paramashivaratri brahmotsavam 2021.

More like this

Open the gallery
ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07A photograph of a Shiva lingam draped in layered garlands of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves, set before an ornate golden arch with lion-face motifs and a gilded kirtimukha-style crest. Behind it stand gilded deity figures and a tall figure in a magenta cloth. On the left, a bare-chested priest in an orange and black-striped dhoti with an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala across his chest and an orange-and-gold armlet, holds a small offering while standing beside the decorated shrine. The scene shows a festival puja at a temple altar. A caption reads 'dhwajarohanam | maha paramashivaratri brahmotsavam 2021'.2021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07A photograph of a temple sanctum during the Maha Paramashivaratri Brahmotsavam dhwajarohanam. A bare-chested priest with long hair tied up and a beard, wearing a striped waist cloth and an orange shawl over his shoulder, holds a lit lamp toward a Shiva lingam decorated with red, yellow and green flower garlands and white flowers. Behind it stand gilded deity murtis, one wearing a golden crown and purple and red silk, framed by an ornate gold arch and a mosaic-patterned backdrop. A tall brass lamp stand is at right. A single standing priest is visible at the left edge beside another gold-crowned figure in red and white.2021-03-07June 20 20212021-06-20ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A photograph of a priest in saffron and orange cloth with a tiger-striped waist wrap and a rudraksha mala, waving a lamp before a decorated deity murti in a gold-framed shrine. The murti wears a tall silver crown, white and red garlands, and a patterned red and gold cloth. Red drapes and a tall pillar with green, yellow and red panels with blue and red flower motifs frame the scene.2021-03-07A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long hair in a topknot and a beard, stands beside a gold-decorated shrine. He holds a small ritual implement toward a deity murti draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a golden kalasha and ornaments visible. Brass oil lamps and flower-decorated offerings sit in front, and a gilded throne-like structure rises behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam. The figure's distinctive hairstyle and saffron clothing are visible cues, but the image does not clearly establish his identity, so the person is described by role.2021-06-20