Outdoor scene on reddish earth at a small granite shrine with four pillars sheltering a black stone lingam with flowers and offerings. A dark granite plaque with Tamil inscription sits on the plinth in the foreground. Behind, several men in white dhotis and shirts dig soil with shovels and carry metal plates, while a dark SUV is parked in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

Outdoor scene on reddish earth at a small granite shrine with four pillars sheltering a black stone lingam with flowers and offerings. A dark granite plaque with Tamil inscription sits on the plinth in the foreground. Behind, several men in white dhotis and shirts dig soil with shovels and carry metal plates, while a dark SUV is parked in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery

A photograph of an outdoor site on red earth with a small grey granite shrine pavilion on the left holding a black stone lingam with a yoni base. Two men in white shirts and checked lungis dig into a pile of reddish soil with hand tools, one with a shovel and one bent over with a hoe. Several other people in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background near a tent and vehicle, along with a man in a grey shirt. A black granite plaque with Tamil text is set into the base of the shrine. Bags of offerings sit on the ground at left.

Outdoor photo of a newly built grey granite shrine with a tiered domed roof and four pillars around a black stone shivalinga-style base on a raised platform. Two men in lungis bend over a mound of red earth beside it, digging, while a boy in a light shirt stands nearby. Behind, a striped pink, blue and green canopy shelters rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing on mats, with white-clad figures among them and a white van and cars parked on the dusty ground.

Outdoor photo of a ritual at a red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pointed spire and a banyan-type tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at a mound of earth decorated with marigold and flower garlands, holding a small object overhead near his head with his hands, while standing men in checked shirts, white dhotis and lungis watch nearby. A clay pot and offerings sit by the mound, with a small boy in a brown shirt at left. The sky is pale and the field is dry.

November 13 2021

Outdoor ground-breaking or site ceremony under a striped canopy in dry red earth. Two men in white dig and shovel fresh soil in the foreground, with a pile of excavated red earth. Behind the canopy, a seated crowd of devotees in orange and white sits on striped mats. A central figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped seat, and a white-clad priest kneels nearby. To the right, a grey stone shrine with a black Shiva lingam on a yoni base stands beside the dig. Trees and blue sky frame the scene.

Outdoor photograph of a dusty red-earth ground where several men are gathered around a large mound of freshly dug red soil. A bare-chested man in a pink-white dhoti stands at the center, while a man in white kurta and white dhoti bends over the mound, and others in checked lungis and striped shirts watch or work nearby. Small plates of flowers and cloth bundles lie on the ground at left, with a metal sieve-like tool in the foreground. Behind them are a partially built metal-framed shed, parked white cars, trees and a striped canopy at right.

2017-02-03 +1 copies

Outdoor scene on open grassland where a small stone shrine-like memorial structure is being built. Two men stand at left, one in a green-and-black striped shirt with a white head cloth and checked lungi, the other in a white shirt and blue-checked lungi. A third man in a white shirt and blue shorts bends low at right, working with a tool in the brick-lined rectangular base. Red earth, bricks and gravel surround a grey granite pillared structure with a domed top, and a young tree stands behind. A dark grey plaque with a small emblem lies in the foreground.

Outdoor photo on a dry, reddish-brown earth site under a pale sky. Several men in lungis and shirts bend over a mound of soil, digging and shovelling, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the edge holding a small brass vessel. A cluster of onlookers in shirts, a woman in a maroon saree and children stand or sit nearby. A clay pot, a pink plastic bucket, a green bundle of leaves and a striped canopy frame the scene; a tripod and parked vehicles appear in the background.

Outdoor photograph of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white ash marks on his chest and forehead, leaning forward and sprinkling water over a grave-like mound decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. A small grey stone shrine with a lingam-like structure stands behind, beside a black stone basin. Several men in white shirts and checked lungis stand watching, including a boy in a beige shirt with hands folded, and a man in glasses in a blue shirt. Dry red earth, a fence and trees form the setting, and a stone marker wrapped in red and white garlands stands at the right edge.

November 13 2021

Outdoor scene on a red earth ground with a large mound of reddish soil at the centre. Several men in lungis and dhotis work around the pile: one crouches at left pouring or scooping soil, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands centre-left, and a man in a checked lungi leans forward at lower right holding a shovel. Other men in shirts and lungis stand in the background near a metal-frame structure, parked cars, a tent and a striped canopy at right, with a small floral offering and plastic items on the ground at left. No one wearing saffron or distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.