Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with multicoloured flowers. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto the Nandi's head. Behind him, another man in an orange dhoti and beaded mala pours from a brass vessel, and a third bare-chested man bends at a metal bucket. A red flag and red banners flutter at the sides, with trees and a metal railing beyond, and a crowd is partly visible in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16A photograph of an outdoor ritual at Adi Kailasa. In the centre, a young man with a bare chest and shaved head wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pouring yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a large black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi has a flower garland of white and red blooms around its neck. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti stands at the right edge, and seated devotees in red and white clothes sit on tiered steps beside red flags and a loudspeaker on a pole. A tree with green leaves is in the background.2016-12-05Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi bull statue wrapped in a yellow and red marigold garland. A shirtless priest in orange dhoti with rudraksha mala and sacred marks pours liquid from a coconut-shaped kalasha onto the Nandi. Beside him, a second orange-clad priest stands on steps with a mala. Red flags fly behind a metal barrier, and seated devotees watch from the lower left. Overcast sky and trees form the backdrop.2016-12-03A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti with a maroon border pouring water from a golden kalasha over a large black Nandi bull statue, as part of an abhishekam. He wears rudraksha malas on his chest and arm, bangles, and white and sandalwood-coloured sacred markings on his forehead and torso. Marigold and multicoloured flower garlands drape the statue's neck, and water streams down its face. Behind him, a partly visible bare-chested man in white and other devotees stand near a red flag and green trees.2016-10-16November 11 20162016-11-11A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks on his arms and chest pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head, and the water splashes down its face. Another person is partly visible at the lower right, and a red flag and green trees are in the background.2016-10-16Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with red-stepped stone stairs. A shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, with sandalwood markings on his arms, stands on the left pouring water from a golden kalasha over a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with multicolour flower strands. Rudraksha malas hang on his chest. A second orange-clad priest with a rudraksha mala stands on the right, and a third man bends over the Nandi on the right side. Red flags, a loudspeaker on a pole, and a seated crowd on the steps appear in the background, along with a green tree.2016-10-16December 03 20162016-12-03A shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti with a red sash and a rudraksha mala pours yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue. The bull's head is draped with yellow and white flower garlands with red blossoms. Trees and an orange flag stand in the background, with a few seated spectators at the right edge. Looks like abhishekam to Nandi.2016-12-05