Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A dense outdoor crowd gathers in a courtyard during a devotional procession. Men and women wear white clothing, with several men in white wearing yellow shoulder scarves and some people wearing saffron-orange and blue-trimmed garments. A man in white carries a silver or brass tray holding flower garlands and a kalasha-like offering, while another stands beside him holding a small brass vessel. Many people have palms pressed together in anjali, and a woman on the right in a white sari with turquoise border wears a round blue badge. Palm-thatched huts and a red-roofed building appear in the background, with a figure in orange cloth at the left edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor photo of a crowd in white clothes receiving a sannyasi-style figure at an open ground under a pale sky. In the centre, a man in an orange garment is partly visible behind a rounded wicker-wrapped object crowned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Men in white shirts and trousers, some with folded hands, reach toward him, and a young woman in white holds a golden tray of white flowers and red petals. Women in white saris and a white shawl stand at left, one wearing rudraksha beads. A tent edge with orange and red fabric appears at upper right.2009-08-17Dense outdoor crowd of devotees on a paved temple-precinct ground during a procession. Most men wear white shirts or white dhotis, and some wear orange shawls. A central figure with a long dark hair, wearing an orange-yellow robe, a striped orange turban, and multiple beaded necklaces, smiles while surrounded by the crowd; a man in a white shirt and light grey hair with a red-and-white beaded garland stands nearby. A bald man with glasses wears an orange wrap over white clothing. Women in saris, including pink and green, stand in the background. Flowers in yellow and red sit at the right edge of the frame.2006-09-24A crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing gathers outdoors on dry ground. In the foreground, a bald man with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala smiles and holds his hands in namaste; he wears a white shirt with a green and yellow rosette badge. Beside him, a man in white with a similar badge also presses palms together. Women in white and red saris, some wearing gold earrings and beaded malas, smile nearby. At the left and upper right, people in white dhotis and orange shawls carry brass trays with coconuts and pineapples, and a decorated colorful float or structure is visible behind them.2007-02-15December 25 20082008-12-25A dense outdoor crowd of devotees gathers under a tree during a festival procession. Many men and women wear white shirts and white dhotis or sarees, with some in orange or saffron robes and rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre right wears an orange saffron wrap and a gold necklace, and a golden staff with a decorative top is visible at upper right. Several people hold their hands in namaskar or anjali. Faces are turned toward a figure outside the frame, and no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on dry ground with a crowd of devotees dressed in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls. In the centre, a smiling young man in a white shirt with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a yellow-green garland. Beside him, a young man in an orange shawl and white kurta carries a brass vessel with mango leaves and a coconut-like fruit on a tray. Behind them, two decorated umbrellas with blue, orange and green panels and gold motifs shelter the crowd. Several women in white and saffron attire stand among the group, and a building and trees appear in the background.2007-02-15December 23 20092009-12-23January 21 20102010-01-21A dense outdoor crowd of devotees walks along a palm-lined path, many in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas. Many people raise small silver and steel vessels with yellow and red covers on their heads and in their hands, apparently carrying offerings in a procession. Orange saffron flags and decorated canopies with colourful patterns rise at the left, with banana and coconut palms behind. The crowd fills the frame, and most people are seen from the back or side, with several figures in orange or saffron clothing among them.A crowded outdoor procession of devotees dressed in white with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. At centre, a figure wearing an orange turban and a green garland, hands pressed together in anjali, stands among the crowd. A man beside him with long swept-back hair and an orange shawl gestures with his hand while holding a wooden staff. Other devotees raise wooden poles, and a yellow and orange ornate ratha or chariot piece is visible at right. Onlookers in white and orange press in from all sides.2006-09-24December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27