Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Dusk view of a large outdoor field filled with rows of dark black stone Shivalinga on circular yoni pitha bases, many with flower garlands and brass kalasha pots set around them in the foreground. Under a dramatic blue storm sky, white-clad people walk among the rows, with string lights and small stalls along the edges and a tall flagpole at left. A banner with printed Tamil text stands at right. A large crowd is visible in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
Dusk view of a large outdoor field densely filled with rows of dark black stone Shiva lingams on round yoni pedestals, arranged on a blue-tarped ground. Many lingams are set in grid rows, with small yellow paper slips placed among them. Behind them, numerous people in white clothing mill about under string lights and green-lit pavilions, with a tall flagstaff bearing an orange flag, a green-decorated canopy structure and a lit decorative arch on the right. Dark storm clouds fill the sky. A sign in the background shows printed text. Multiple white-clad devotees are visible across the middle distance.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01 +1 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01Night outdoor ceremony at a temple-like open ground under a dark stormy sky. Rows of dark stone lingams or small shrines stand on a long green-lit platform edged with striped curbs. Several men in white dhotis and yellow-orange shawls walk among them, and brass or copper pots sit at the platform's near edge. Behind, a large crowd of people in white and yellow clothing sits watching, with orange flags, strings of lights, a tall flagpole and a striped umbrella visible. Green-tinted lamps and a leafy arch frame the scene.2008-08-01Dusk scene at an outdoor ashram grounds with a long row of black stone Shiva lingams on a raised tiled platform in the foreground, each with small placards in front. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many in white clothes, sits and stands in rows under strings of small lights. Several figures in white and yellow move near a tall green-lit pole and a flagpole with orange flags. Trees and a dark blue sky frame the scene, with a shrine structure and tents at the right edge.2008-08-01Dusk ceremony in an open ground at Bidadi ashram with a large array of black stone Shivalingams in rows across the foreground, each on a round base. Behind them a crowd of devotees sits in white and saffron clothes, with orange and yellow garments visible. Green-lit ceremonial poles with leaf decorations, strings of lights and saffron flags frame the scene. A thatched pavilion with a decorated altar holds a central figure in orange robes seated before the shrine, with attendants in white around him. Storm clouds hang over the sky.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 03 20082008-08-03November 10 20112011-11-10Night photograph of a vast field of black stone Shiva lingams on circular yoni pedestals arranged in long rows, many topped with small yellow flowers, under bright floodlights on tall poles. Distant figures in white clothing stand along the far rows near the lit central pathway, and strings of red lights line the edges. Only a few small figures are discernible in the distance. The scene suggests a mass abhishekam or ritual lingam worship.2011-11-10Night photograph of a vast outdoor courtyard filled with rows of black stone shivalinga on circular yoni pedestals, several topped with yellow-green flowers or leaves. Bright floodlights on white pillars light the scene, with a string of red lights along the far edge and small distant figures in white clothing standing at the back. Mass linga abhishekam setting.2011-11-10