Children apply bhasma (sacred ash) to their forehead, face, and arms. In Shaivism, bhasma (also known as vibhuti) reminds devotees of the transient nature of life, as it is a product of fire and symbolizes the ultimate reality of death and the dissolution of the physical body.

Creator

• Mumbai Archive Project Team

Mitwirkende

• Ankita Jain

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Stichwort

• Maharashtra
• Mahashivaratri
• Papvimochneshwar Temple
• Mumbai
• Koli
• Koliwada
• Mumbai Archive Project
• Mukhalingam
• Worli
• Shiva

Ort

• Worli

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

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