Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Close photograph of a ritual with a hand holding a small brass object over a lit brass oil lamp (diya) in the foreground, the hand wearing a dark brown rudraksha mala bracelet. Blurred figures in orange and white ritual clothing sit behind, with more glowing lamps at left. The image is a photo of a devotional practice.

More like this

Open the gallery
February 01 20172017-02-01Close photo of a right hand holding a small brass handbell, with a dark rudraksha mala on the wrist. Blurred background shows lit oil lamps on the left and a blurred figure in orange-saffron robes. A second hand rests near a small brass oil lamp in the lower centre. The visible hands belong to people in ritual activity, and only partially visible people are in frame.2017-01-22August 11 20162016-08-11Close photo of seated ritual participants during a puja with brass oil lamps lit on a low table. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and rudraksha bracelets holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind, a figure in white dhoti with yellow border sits beside others in cream and beige cloth. Brass plates hold yellow and orange flowers, rice, bowls and small brass vessels, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands among them. Several other lamps burn across the table.2017-01-06 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07Close photo of a seated puja in progress along a row of participants in white and saffron-trimmed garments with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) and other hands rest near brass plates and small cups of offerings, flowers and rice. Copper vessels, lit candles and several small oil lamps line the cool floor, with a striped woven mat beneath the devotees. The foreground shows an open book or sheet of ritual text. The scene suggests a group ritual with lamps and offerings rather than a specific named event.2017-01-22February 01 20172017-02-01Close-up photo of a hand holding a small clay oil lamp on a brass plate, flame lit, with a black rudraksha-style bead bracelet and gold bangle on the wrist. The person wears white clothing. Blurred figures nearby hold a brass oil lamp and a brass bell, with a red-robed arm visible at the right edge.2013-09-29Several seated people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual with brass oil lamps and brass puja vessels on a light floor. In the foreground, a man with a long rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame while his other hand holds a brass vessel. Beside him, a young person with a white tilak and hoop earrings, wearing orange, holds a lamp. Brass plates hold pink lotus flowers, small brass cups, and a conch-shaped vessel. Incense sticks rise from the left, and warm lights blur in the background.2017-01-13March 07 20132013-03-07January 22 20172017-01-22December 19 20112011-12-19