Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in shallow water at a stone-and-tile ghat. Several men wearing saffron and orange cloths and rudraksha malas stand waist-deep, with one man in the foreground with his hands pressed together in prayer and forehead marked with sacred ash. Flower garlands rest on stone platforms in the water. Onlookers in colourful clothes stand along the tiled embankment above. A man in a white shirt at right gestures toward the group, and a woman is partly visible in the water at left.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple tank or sea edge with a pink-and-white railed steps. Several men stand waist-deep in dark water; the central man with his hands pressed together in prayer wears orange-saffron cloth and has ash-smeared forehead and body, with a dark-haired man beside him holding a kalasha-like object and a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a long mala. On the right, a man with short grey hair wears a white shawl and stands waist-deep beside a stone with a floral garland. A woman bathes in the water on the left. Behind the railing, a crowd of onlookers in colourful saris, shirts and white dhotis watches from the steps. Flower garlands rest on two stone pieces in the foreground.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual bathing scene in a shallow tank or sea-water pool at a temple, with a pink-and-white tiled enclosure and metal railings. Several shaved- or tied-hair men wearing orange and saffron cloths and beaded necklaces stand waist-deep in the water. One man in the centre holds a long metal rod upright while a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a dark cloth in his hands stands beside him. A man in front, seen from behind with a white cloth over his shoulders, performs an anjali gesture facing a large rough stone in the water, which has a flower garland on it. Other stones, one wrapped in black cloth with flowers, sit nearby. Devotees, some in saffron and green saris, watch from the railing above. The setting is a temple water ritual.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seaside ritual at the water's edge. Several men stand waist-deep in the sea, some bare-chested with orange or saffron cloths and rudraksha malas. A central man with long dark hair and a bare chest presses his palms together in prayer, with a ceremonial staff held by a bearded man in orange cloth at left. Two stone stones with flower garlands rise from the water. On the white tiled sea wall above, a crowd of devotees in green, blue and saffron saris and shirts watches, some holding phones. Boats and buildings are visible in the background.2018-04-29 +1 copiesDevotees bathe in a temple tank of greenish water at a stepped ghat with metal railings. In the foreground a man with bare chest and folded hands, wearing a red-orange cloth, stands waist-deep in the water. Behind him, men in saffron-orange cloths and white dhotis stand on the steps, and a crowd of onlookers lines the white wall above. Concrete pillars and pink temple stonework frame the scene under daylight.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copies