Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
March 02 2013

More like this

Open the gallery
March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession with two decorated ratha-style palanquins under lamplight. The left ornate multi-tiered canopy has red, orange and blue patterned fabric, tassels, and an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands in a red-draped shrine. Bare-chested men in white dhotis with orange shoulder cloths and sacred markings walk beside, some holding the ropes of the chariot. A second chariot on the right shows a seated figure under a canopy strung with marigold garlands and red tassels. Devotees in white and orange attire stand near staves and a kalasha-like finial.2013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02Night photograph of a decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha on a dirt ground, draped with marigold garlands, colourful tasseled fringes and a striped canopy. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the back of the cart holding a long-handled fan or chamara, while two young attendants in white with pink-tinted clothing stand beside it. A man in white shirt and dhoti watches at right. A red tractor and blue tarp are visible at left.2013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a procession on a dirt road. A decorated deity murti sits under a red and gold parasol atop a flower-garlanded, gold-covered platform on a flatbed cart, pulled by a red tractor at left. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes holds a crown-like ceremonial object near the murti. Two men carry burning torches beside the cart, and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold border walks at right. Tin-roofed pavilion and trees are behind, with spectators at left.2011-12-24Night procession scene at a decorated ratha or palanquin-style shrine with a deity murti adorned in red, yellow and orange flower garlands and a gold crown, seated on a red satin cloth under an ornate canopy with bright patterned hangings, peacock and bird motifs, and yellow fringe. Four men stand at the front: a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold chain on the left, a man in saffron-orange robe with a forehead tilak and a rudraksha-style mala on the left-centre, a man in white dhoti and gold cord at centre, and a bare-chested man with a tilak at right of the group. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the platform in front, and a dark tree and string of lights fill the background.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02October 30 20112011-10-30October 12 20132013-10-12March 02 20132013-03-02December 31 20152015-12-31