Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A temple abhishekam scene at a stone shrine. A gold-coloured deity murti seated on a throne, adorned with flower garlands in red, yellow and white, is central. In front, a woman in a brown sari bends and pours liquid from a metal vessel into a large dark stone basin. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands beside her, and several young men in white shirts and dark trousers hold steel pots and cups in a line on the left. A small brass lamp and brass pots sit on the wet stone floor, and a stone-carved wall frames the scene.

More like this

Open the gallery
A temple abhishekam at a gilded shrine with two large golden deity murtis seated side by side, one with a tall crown and one with a crown and red-orange garment. Four people in white dhoti and yellow-trimmed shawls attend. One man at left pours liquid from a brass vessel over the figures. A man at right in white holds a brass pot and a yellow-cloth-wrapped vessel. Nearer the front, a figure in saffron-orange robes bends over a shivalinga-like stone with a kalasha-shaped stand. A framed photo of a smiling man with garlands sits at the bottom of the frame. Marigold and tricolour garlands decorate the arch and pillars.2010-01-01February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam at a stone shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Two large golden deity murtis sit on a red-draped platform, the central one wearing an orange turban and rudraksha-style beads. Three women in white saris and a man in orange stand around a black stone basin, pouring water over the murtis. A small brass kalasha and oil lamps sit in front, and a small figure in red and white garlands sits at right.2009-02-23A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A woman in a white head covering and a green, maroon and beige shawl over a cream outfit pours water from a vessel over a black stone shivalinga set on a black stone yoni pedestal. Behind it, a pair of large deity murtis stand under a gold-framed arch against a dark blue backdrop, one wearing a red headdress and the other a crown, both adorned with layered necklaces and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. To the left, a man in white with an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a child in yellow and white stands nearby. In the lower right foreground, a figure in white with an orange head covering is partly visible. A small brass pyramid-shaped object sits on the floor.2008-10-19Abhishekam at a temple shrine: a man in white dhoti and shirt with white cap pours water over a black stone lingam-shaped pedestal before two orange-clad deity murtis adorned with red, gold and jeweled crowns and garlands of yellow and red flowers. A woman in a green striped sari pours from a metal vessel, and a man in white stands at right. Brass oil lamps stand at left and a small orange-robed statue appears at lower right. Pink flowers float on the water pedestal.2009-07-07December 31 20082008-12-31March 23 20082008-03-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside an open-sided stone temple pavilion showing a pradosha puja at a shrine. Two bronze deity figures, seated side by side on a raised pedestal, are being bathed. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white forehead mark pours water over the figures from a pot held in his hands, and water runs down onto a black stone lingam-shaped basin. Nearby, three men in white dhotis with orange sashes stand at the basin edge, and a brass vessel and small brass pots sit on the wet floor beside a small white figurine and small shrine model. Green trees and shrubs are visible beyond the pillars, and the basin holds scattered petals.2007-09-24A night-time photograph of a white marble shrine holding a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne, decorated with a long arch of marigold garlands in orange, yellow and green. A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse bends forward to offer something at the base of the murti, beside a dark stone abhishekam vessel. Three men in orange and saffron robes stand at left, one with a shaved head, and a small figure in red and white sits on the right side of the shrine. Pink curtains frame the scene and string lights are visible at the top left.2009-02-23December 31 20092009-12-31A temple ritual photo at a shrine with a gold-framed arch behind a black stone shivalinga on a black yoni-pitha base. A bare-headed elderly person in white dhoti and white shawl, with glasses and a rudraksha-style neck garland, pours water from a steel vessel over a small copper pyramid-shaped yantra on a yellow wooden stand, performing abhishekam. Behind, a younger man in white with an orange-trimmed cloth and a rudraksha mala stands near brass kalashas. A deity murti with red turban, pink and teal silk, pearl necklaces and yellow flower garlands stands in the background. At the right foreground a person in white with an orange head covering is partly visible.2008-10-19July 05 20102010-07-05