Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Close photograph of a golden-brown metal sculpture of a dwarf-like attendant figure with raised arms holding a large ornate bowl overhead, used for abhishekam. The figure has a smiling face, bangles, a beaded necklace and a waist cord. Water drips from the bowl's rim down the statue. A large golden pillar or leg of another sculpture appears at the left edge, with a warm blurred temple background. Caption at bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8. No people are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden bhikshatanamurthy deity murti, a figure of a kneeling/standing ascetic holding a large ornate bowl overhead. Liquid is poured over the figure from a vessel held by a priest whose forearm bears white sacred ash markings, and milky liquid streams down past the figure's bangles and waist cloth. Golden pillars and carved gilded panels form the background, and a caption at the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam / Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmorsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesClose photograph of a gilded bronze murti of Bhikshatanamurthy, a deity form with a crown and ornate headdress, a multi-strand necklace and a sacred thread, holding a trident in one hand and a drum in the other. A devotee's hand, wearing a beaded bracelet, reaches toward the murti in the foreground. Behind it is an ornate golden shrine arch. A caption at the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a bronze-gold metal murti of a four-armed deity, a Shiva form, standing before an ornate gilded arch and backdrop. The figure wears a tall crown, layered necklaces, armlets and a sacred thread, holds a trident in one hand and a damaru-like drum in another, with a small ornament at the upper left, and has a serene smile. Water droplets glisten on the metal. Caption at the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small golden-toned figure of a standing bhikshatanamurthy, a beggar form of Shiva with a bald head, bare chest, and draped loincloth, holding a bowl in one hand and raising the other in blessing, set on a lotus-style pedestal. A hand in the upper left, sleeved in orange cloth, pours liquid from a vessel over the figure, with a thin stream falling onto the murti. Behind it are blurred gold-toned sculptures and ornate pillars in a temple setting. A small pink flower rests on the wooden surface at lower left.2021-11-17 +1 copies