Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor photo of a large seated crowd on red-brick tiered steps lined with black stone Shiva lingams on round yoni-style bases. Many devotees sit in rows, some with palms joined in prayer, others with eyes closed. A bare-chested man in white dhoti at center holds a small object, and a pink-saried woman at left presses her hands together. Red flags and a crane-like structure rise behind the steps, with leafy trees at the top. A shirtless man in saffron dhoti sits near a lingam in the foreground. Overall a pada puja style gathering of devotees around lingams, with a fenced walkway in the lower left.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 15 20162016-12-15A large outdoor ritual gathering on red-brick tiered steps beside a water channel, with many seated participants facing a central area. Rows of black stone lingams stand on the steps, each with a small brass vessel or oil lamp beside it. Participants wear white, pink, teal and patterned kurtas and saris, with some men bare-chested in white dhotis. Red flags line a metal railing at left. The scene resembles a lingam abhishekam rite; the page's Rudra Abhishekam reference is not visible beyond the lingams and vessels.2016-12-16December 03 20162016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03