Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A close photograph of a ritual offering at a temple. A hand pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a golden tray arranged with silver bowls, pink and magenta flowers, and red fruit. A woman in a magenta sari with red and black bangles is visible at the right edge, and another person in white is partly visible at the lower left. Golden decorations and an ornate gold surface fill the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01Close view of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. A woman in a magenta sari with gold bangles and red and gold glass bangles pours liquid from a small silver cup into a silver bowl. Several silver bowls hold red and white flowers, red apples and rose petals. A shirtless blurred person in white sits in the foreground, and another person's dark clothing appears at the lower right. The background is gold-toned.2011-11-01Close photo of ritual offering preparation on a gold-decorated altar. Two women in red saris with gold borders hold small silver vessels, one pouring or offering from a silver cup, over a silver tray of pink and red flower petals and silver bowls. A bare-armed woman in a red blouse with gold-embroidered sleeve, bangles and a bracelet reaches in from the left, and a blurred figure with long dark hair in a pale top stands at the right edge. Gold ornate carved surfaces fill the background.2011-10-22Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A hand in a bangle and a magenta sleeve pours water from a small silver vessel over pink and magenta flowers. Silver bowls hold red fruit, sliced items and petals, and a red flower sits at the lower right. A person in white garments is partly visible in the foreground, and another person in a maroon garment is seen at the upper right. The setting is a temple-like ritual space with gold ornamentation. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01Close photograph of an abhishekam offering. A young woman in an orange sari with red and gold bangles pours milk from a small silver-and-gold bowl over an offering. Golden and silver trays hold red apples, pink flowers and green leaves, and a silver bowl of white liquid sits nearby. Blurred dark-haired heads and a beige sleeve frame the foreground, with a second hand holding a silver lid. The scene is a temple abhishekam ritual.2011-11-01Close-up photograph of a puja offering being made over a golden tray. A man in white clothing with a bangle and a beaded mala, seen from the shoulders down, pours from a small silver bowl. Hands of a woman wearing green sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the tray, which holds silver vessels, pink lotus flowers and a red fruit. At right, a person in a white shirt and dark head covering is visible, and a figure in an orange garment stands behind. A gold-toned backdrop sits in the background. a person is not clearly visible here.2011-09-15A woman in an orange sari with a black beaded necklace and red bangles pours or offers from a small silver bowl onto a large ornate gold tray. The tray holds many small silver cups and dishes, some filled with white liquid, pink lotus flowers and green leaves, and a red fruit at the lower edge. Other people's dark-haired heads are blurred in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-01September 21 20112011-09-21September 18 20112011-09-18Close view of a ritual offering table covered in gold-toned ornate metalwork. An elderly woman with a gold bangle and a red-and-white sari reaches toward a silver bowl, while another woman in a dark red sari with gold border pours from a small cup. Red and pink flowers, a red fruit, and silver bowls of offerings sit on the tray. A child with dark hair in a grey top is seen at the right edge, partly out of frame. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram puja.2011-10-22