Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
June 03 2012

More like this

Open the gallery
June 03 20122012-06-03A photograph of an outdoor stone-yard setting with rows of carved stone shivalingams and bases. In the foreground a figure with a swept-back hair bun and rudraksha mala wears orange robes with a yellow border and holds a small white item while facing a large lingam. The lingam is draped in an orange cloth, a white and red flower garland, and a silver necklace, with a crown-like orange headpiece and a shiny stone face bearing a ritual marking. A red and yellow cloth covers the base. Stacked stone blocks, trees and a blue sky form the background. The figure's appearance is a person candidate based on the orange robes, rudraksha mala and bun, though the face is not clearly visible from this angle.2012-06-19July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03A person in orange saffron robes with a draped shawl and an orange-and-gold border stands in profile at left, palms pressed together in anjali mudra while facing a large black stone lingam. The lingam is wrapped in an orange cloth with a white marked band, draped with white and red flower garlands, and set on a red and gold cloth. An orange umbrella is visible at upper left, and behind them lie rows of stone pieces and pillars in an open outdoor yard with trees and a clear sky.2012-06-19October 04 20122012-10-04A photograph of a large black dome-shaped stone lingam draped with a long garland of red roses, white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi, gold chain and beaded red-and-yellow garland stands at left, holding a small silver vessel above the lingam during abhishekam. A bald priest in saffron-orange cloth leans over the top of the lingam at right. Behind them, orange marigold strings hang across a red-and-white draped canopy, and a seated row of women in white and pink saris and a person in red sit on red steps. A black speaker stands on the right. Two standing figures and several seated people are visible.2013-07-01A large dark polished black stone linga is the central subject, draped with a multicoloured marigold garland in red, yellow, white, green and purple. A person in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white garland, rudraksha and gold necklaces, bangles and a red bindi stands at its top, pouring liquid from a white vessel onto it. Two shaven-headed priests with white tilaks stand beside them, and white railings with red-tiled buildings and a tree form the background. Seated devotees in white and red sit on red steps at lower left and right, watching the ritual.2013-06-03A large black stone deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, adorned with long white and red flower garlands, an orange turban-style headdress, a silver necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. A red and gold cloth drapes the figure and a gold-bordered sash runs across it. Its face bears white tripundra markings. Behind it stand orange shipping containers, black water drums and white pillars, with trees beyond. Rows of black stone pieces lie on the ground in front. A few distant figures in white clothes are partly visible at the edges. No a person candidate is visible.2012-06-03Outdoor temple scene at dawn-like daylight among rows of black stone shivalingams. A tall man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with a hair bun, rudraksha mala, and a beaded necklace, stands on a woven mat with one arm extended, releasing pink flower petals toward a large lingam draped in a pink and orange cloth with a red and gold patterned shawl and garlands of rudraksha and beads. A younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a red thread stands at left holding a tray of flowers. A small blue deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit on the platform, with a white canopy tent and green trees behind. The scene reads as a padapuja or pada-pooja offering. Two people are visible.2012-10-05Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl with rudraksha mala standing on a raised stone platform, holding white flowers, in front of a large Shivalinga draped with a green and yellow cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with a kalasha-like crown. A younger attendant in white dhoti with gold border holds a plate of flowers to the left. Many small black lingams are arranged on the ground around them, with trees, a white canopy and a lamp post behind. a person is.2012-10-11A large dark polished black stone lingam is draped with a long garland of red, orange, yellow, white, green and purple flowers. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a wrapped orange-saffron garment and gold-beaded mala necklaces stands on a white railing platform, holding a white offering bowl or shell near the lingam, performing abhishekam. Two shaved-headed priests in orange robes with white forehead markings stand nearby, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. Red tiered steps and a red-roofed building with trees appear behind.2013-06-03