Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Close photograph of a gilded metal murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a pedestal within an ornate golden arch. Water from a silver vessel held above pours over the figures during abhishekam. Shiva holds a damaru drum and Parvati a stem-like object, both figures draped in white cloth with gold borders. In the right foreground a person in orange robes stands, partly visible. The background is dark and blurred with a few soft red lights.

More like this

Open the gallery
Close photograph of a gilded metal murti of Shiva seated with Parvati, both wearing white dhoti and cloth with gold borders, Shiva holding a drum and a hand raised in blessing, Parvati holding a small instrument. Water or milk is being poured from a silver vessel held by a figure in orange robes at the upper right, flowing down over the deities in an abhishekam. Dark background with blurred figures in white behind.2011-11-10Close photo of a gilded bronze utsava murti of a seated deity with a tall crown and a companion figure beside it, under an ornate golden arch. A silver vessel pours water in a thin stream over the figures during abhishekam. The deities wear white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and the front figure holds a drum-shaped instrument. Background is dark with blurred people in orange at the edge. Ritual bathing of a processional deity image.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close photo of a gilt bronze deity murti seated on a pedestal, with a figure of Shiva-form and consort-like figure draped in white cloth with gold borders, being bathed by a stream of water poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at upper right. The pouring hand wears beaded bracelets and the person wears an orange robe. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch, with blurred warm lights and a blurred figure in the background. This depicts an abhishekam ritual.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close photograph of a gilded metal utsava murti of Shiva seated with Parvati beside him, both bathed in milk or abhishekam liquid that streams down the figures and the pedestal. Shiva holds a damaru-like drum and a hand in abhaya gesture, and Parvati holds a lotus stem. An ornate brass arch frames the murti. Above, a hand in an orange-sleeved garment pours from a silver kalasha. The background is blurred with warm red light and an orange-clad arm visible at right.2011-11-10Close photo of a gilt metal deity murti pair seated on a pedestal inside an ornate arched frame, one figure with a trident-like staff and a drum, the other with a seated pose, draped in white cloth with gold borders. Above, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-bead necklace pours liquid from a silver vessel onto the murti in an abhishekam. Blurred background of people.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close-up photograph of a gilded bronze murti of Shiva seated with Parvati beside him on a pedestal, being bathed with milk poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the top right. Shiva holds a damaru drum and a trident, and wears a tall jata crown; Parvati wears a white draped cloth. A figure in orange robes stands at the right edge, partly out of focus. Milk streams over the statue and pools on the base, with a green leaf visible near the figure's hand, indicating abhishekam ritual bathing.2011-11-10Close-up photograph of a gilded metal murti of Shiva seated with Parvati beside him, both wearing white cloth with gold borders and a gold necklace. A silver vessel with a thin stream of liquid is being poured over them by a hand at the upper right, in the style of an abhishekam. A person in orange robes is partially visible at the right edge. Background is dark and blurred.2011-11-10