Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A close photograph of a shivling-style stone lingam on a flat tray, dusted with white powder and topped with a yellow flower. Two small yellow flowers sit on the tray. Beside it, a metal oil lamp with two flames rises from a stand. At the left edge, a partially visible hand with yellow-stained fingers holds the lamp area. The background is a plain dim wall and ceiling. No people are fully visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a sacred yantra-shaped object on a brass tray in a dimly lit room. The conical sri yantra form is coated with white powder. The tray has a raised brass rim and stands on a pale surface against a plain beige wall with a wooden frame edge at right. No people are visible.2011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of a golden Sri Yantra, a pyramid-shaped geometric yantra with stepped tiers, placed on a golden tray with a yellow flower on its apex. A partially visible hand with a white cloth rests at the left edge. The floor is brown tiled. No full person is visible.2011-10-05February 17 20152015-02-17October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden Sri Chakra meru-shaped yantra. A hand holding a white conch shell pours milk or water over the tiered golden structure, which sits on a gold-draped platform in front of a red and gold brocade backdrop. Red flower petals rest at the base of the yantra. In the foreground a coconut wrapped with green mango leaves sits beside a small bunch of white jasmine flowers, and a metal vessel stands to the right. The visible person is only the arm and hand of the officiant, so no full figure is shown.A close photograph of a ritual in progress at a shrine. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet holds a silver lamp stand with a dark cup from which a bright flame rises. Behind it is a tall white conical stone lingam marked with red kumkum and decorated with green leaves at its top. The background shows colourful garlands of yellow and red flowers and draped fabrics in green, red and gold. No face is visible and no one can be identified in this frame.2018-02-13October 05 20112011-10-05Close-up photograph of a golden tiered shivalinga-style vessel, a stepped conical form, being bathed with a flowing white liquid poured from above by an unseen hand at the top edge. Milky liquid streams down the gilded tiers and onto the base, with a green leaf resting at the lower right beside a dark stone pedestal. A white cloth drapes in the soft-focus background on the left. This is a linga abhishekam, a ritual washing of the deity form. No physical people are clearly visible beyond a partial hand.2010-02-12Close photograph of a ritual worship setup on a brown granite surface. A golden stepped Sri Yantra-shaped object sits on a gold tray on a golden peetha-like base, with yellow, pink and white flower petals scattered around it. A hand in the upper right pours liquid from a small gold cup over the yantra. Nearby are a lit brass oil lamp on a gold plate, a brass kalasha, a yellow turmeric-coloured coconut decorated with red kumkum dots and mango leaves, and a brass stand with a sheet of paper. No faces are visible; the photo is a close view of the abhishekam offering.2010-10-17A hand holding a white conch shell pours liquid over a golden metal Sri Yantra, a layered pyramid-shaped ritual object, placed on a gold-cloth covered base within a gold tray. Red flower petals rest at its base, and green leaves and a coconut appear in the foreground. Behind it hangs a red and gold brocade cloth. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual. No person's face or full figure is visible, only the arm and hand, so the a person field is none.