Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 19 2016

More like this

Open the gallery
December 15 20162016-12-15December 16 20162016-12-16September 25 20112011-09-25December 12 20162016-12-12January 11 20172017-01-11Close photo of a temple ritual on red-painted stone steps. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours liquid from a small silver spoon onto brass plates holding white flowers, a red rose and yellow marigold, rice-like offerings and a small brass cup. A lit brass oil lamp sits on the left, and a dark stone base with scattered petals lies at the bottom right. No people's faces are visible; only the hand and arm appear.2016-12-14January 11 20172017-01-11Close photo of a priest performing a puja at a black stone Shivalinga on a red brick ledge. The partly visible priest wears white dhoti, rudraksha mala beads and white ash markings on his arms, and his hand reaches toward brass plates of red rose petals and green leaves. Nearby are small brass bowls with white paste, a brass lamp, incense sticks, a brass kalasha-like vessel and a small printed image of a seated saffron-clad figure on a stand. The partly visible person's face is not shown.2016-12-17Close-up photograph of a puja being performed on a brass tray. A hand with dark skin and a wrist wrapped in rudraksha beads reaches toward a small brass shivalinga-style object with a cobra hood form, placed on a brass base beside marigold and leaf offerings, a small brass bowl of white grains, and a second tray with rudraksha beads and white pearls. A red-orange cloth lies under the tray. In the foreground are a yellow-patterned box, a dark tin, and a folded paper cone with gold trim. The scene suggests a Shiva abhishekam or puja, with no visible a person figure.2017-01-06Close photo of a hand holding a small brass spoon over a black Shivalinga on a red stone ledge, pouring liquid from a clear plastic bottle onto the lingam's top. The lingam is decorated with white flower petals and red rose petals at its base. Nearby are brass plates of rice-like offerings garnished with red flowers, small brass bowls, a brass kalasha, and a red and cream cloth bag. The wrist bears bangles and a gold bracelet. Only the hand and arm of one person are visible, so no face or full figure appears and no one can be identified. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Shiva lingam.2016-12-15January 26 20172017-01-26A close photograph of a puja setup on an orange-red cloth. A brass plate holds a small clear crystal linga on a brass base surrounded by white flower petals. Nearby are brass bowls, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell, a white conch shell, and a small brass cup. A hand, wearing a bangle, reaches into the frame at the top. No person's face is visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the image.2017-01-01