Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha headband, wearing a red-orange wrap, gold bangles and a gold necklace, pours water from a silver kalasha over the head of a seated figure at right, water splashing in the air. Behind him a bald attendant in a rudraksha mala stands at left. At right a deity murti or figure is adorned with red and orange flower garlands. Warm stage lighting and a wooden frame form the backdrop.

More like this

Open the gallery
February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a Shiva lingam. A devotee in a rudraksha headband and a multi-strand rudraksha mala necklace, wearing a red-orange wrap over bare shoulders and gold bangles, pours milk or water from a silver vessel over a dark black stone lingam. Garlands of pink, red and yellow flowers hang on the right beside a deity figure. A second person in a shaved head and orange cloth stands at the left edge. The setting is dark with warm wooden panels behind.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA woman in a reddish-orange sari with a gold-striped border pours milk from a white vessel over a Shivalinga in a dark temple setting. She wears a rudraksha bead headband, rudraksha necklaces and gold bangles. White liquid splashes up around the lingam, which is decorated with flower garlands in pink, yellow and purple at right. Another person in orange-saffron robes is partially visible behind the lingam, and a bald devotee stands at left. This appears to be an abhishekam offering.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and waist, wearing a rudraksha mala headband, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and gold bangles, pours liquid from a shiny golden vessel over a dark stone lingam at the right. His eyes are lowered in concentration. A second man with a shaved head in a red-orange cloth stands partially visible behind the lingam, and another partially visible figure appears at the far left edge. Warm orange lighting and a dark background frame the scene. The man pouring may be a person, based on his distinctive adornments: a rudraksha headband and long rudraksha mala, gold bangles and earrings, and a red-orange garment.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies