Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor puja on a riverside platform. A man in orange robes with long dark hair pours liquid from a silver pitcher over a gilded deity murti and arch, with a small brass bell and a bowl of offerings nearby. Another orange-clad man in a wrap kneels at left beside silver vessels. A rope of marigold-like offerings and a red garment drape the deities. Behind, a blue corrugated awning, hanging cloth, and a few onlookers on a building roof.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a riverside ghat. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe over an orange top, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a deity murti. The murti is a gold-coloured figure group with red and gold garments and a gold crown, standing on a stone platform. Silver bowls and a silver pot sit on the pink ledge in front. Behind him a second person in orange sits, a trident stands at left, and a red-and-white canopy with tassels hangs beside a blue-and-white striped pillar. A large red and white banner and a white wall are behind. Probable Swamiji: the man has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and rudraksha mala, and the page identifies him as present.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a Himalayan town, with a standing man in saffron-orange kurta and a long rudraksha mala holding a white cloth or ribbon over a golden deity murti of a two-figure pair in red and gold garments, with a gold arch behind. A second man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap, sits behind a microphone stand near a colourful umbrella. Blue corrugated roofing, pink buildings and laundry hang around the scene. The page describes a Gangotri deity energizing event, but the figure's appearance is ambiguous, so identity is unsure.2006-05-27A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a riverside platform. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak pours liquid from a silver vessel over a golden deity murti, which includes figures in red garments and a golden arch. Two saffron-clad attendants stand at left, one holding a silver bowl, with silver pots and vessels on the ledge in front. A man in a white shirt watches from the lower right, and another man in a white shirt looks down from a rooftop behind a red-lettered sign reading HIMALAYA. Blue corrugated roofing and a red-and-white tent canopy appear in the background. This is an abhishekam being performed at the riverbank.2006-05-27Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat in the mountains, with a blue corrugated canopy and pink-walled platforms. Two saffron-robed figures stand at a golden deity shrine: the nearer one holds a silver bowl and the one behind raises a long ceremonial implement toward a golden murti of Venkateswara, with a gold-framed arch and offerings in brass and steel vessels. Several other saffron-clad people sit on the platforms, and a few onlookers in white and dark clothing watch from a terrace above. A tall trident stands at left, pine trees and steep rock rise behind, and a red-and-white HIMA... signboard is visible. This is an energising ritual on the banks of the Ganga at Gangotri.2006-05-27Outdoor ritual at a riverside setting in Gangotri. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, arms raised, pouring or holding a white cord over a golden deity murti of a standing figure in a golden arch. Behind the murti, a second man with long hair wears a saffron robe and white shirt with a tilak, seated near a small golden kalasha. White-walled buildings, laundry hanging on lines, a red painted wall and onlookers on a balcony frame the scene. Red and gold fabric drapes the deity.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with a blue corrugated metal awning. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron shawl holds a lit lamp (aarti) toward a golden deity murti in an arched frame, with red-clothed figures beside it. A young man in orange robes stands at left beside brass bowls and a silver vessel on a pink platform, apparently assisting in puja. Several men in shawls and caps watch from a rooftop above, and a man in a vest stands at right. Red cloth and hanging laundry appear in the background.2006-05-27