Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 17 2016

More like this

Open the gallery
December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with palm and leafy trees. A tractor pulls an ornate golden ratha carrying a decorated deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers, with a striped multicolour umbrella overhead. In front, a shirtless man in a white dhoti holds the ratha and steadies the deity while the tractor driver in a white striped shirt steers. Another man in white with a blue umbrella walks at the left edge. A second decorated carriage with a red-and-gold figure follows behind.2016-12-17A pink Mahindra tractor pulls a decorated golden cart along a paved road lined with trees and palms. On the cart stands an ornate golden structure with red and gold drapery and a large striped umbrella-like canopy above a deity murti. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks beside the cart, and a man in a pink shirt drives the tractor. A second cart trails behind, and a few people are visible in the distance. Red walls and a green gate frame the scene, with a large billboard at upper left.2016-12-17April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17Night procession photographed from a tractor-drawn wagon. A red tractor with a white canopy and a driver in a white shirt leads a decorated wooden float. On the float, a golden ratha-style structure with a large gold umbrella over an elaborately decorated throne holds a figure in white garments, with multicoloured tassels hanging from the canopy. A person in an orange-red dhoti stands on the float beside the figure. Monks in orange-red robes walk alongside, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. A blue cloth banner on the float reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Procession.2013-04-24Night photograph of a temple chariot procession, the thiruther utchavam, pulled along a dirt road by a red Mahindra-style tractor. A man in white shirt and checked lungi sits at the wheel under a canvas canopy, with another person visible in the tractor's rear. Behind him a gold-painted flatbed carries a golden ratha with a multicoloured canopy, curled golden serpent-like finials, colourful tassels and a deity murti decorated with garlands, lit by string lights. A small generator sits on the trailer. Dark background.2015-05-01December 27 20132013-12-27A decorated ratha-style procession vehicle is parked on a dirt road, carrying a golden deity murti under an ornate canopy with a fringed gold umbrella. The murti, seated on a peacock-like vahana, is framed by red, yellow and white flower garlands. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt stands beside the cart near a red tractor with a green canopy. Behind him are brick walls, a green-and-blue van and a utility pole. No one is identified by face; the visible people are a devotee in white, and a tractor driver in striped clothing.2011-10-31April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies