Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
May 08 2016

More like this

Open the gallery
May 08 20162016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08A night-time photograph of a crowd at an outdoor event in front of a red and yellow illuminated pavilion with arched entrances. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a saffron turban, wearing long rudraksha-style beaded malas, smiles and reaches toward a black vehicle decorated with a trident symbol. Around him, a woman in a red sari with garlands and a man in saffron with a beaded mala walk alongside. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, some with bare chests and sacred markings, press close in the crowd, and a bald man in a white shirt is in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is the centre figure, based on the saffron turban, shawl and rudraksha malas.2016-05-06 +1 copiesA night procession on a paved path beside a white car. At centre, a smiling figure with voluminous dark hair and a red bindi wears a maroon shawl over maroon robes and a long red-and-white flower garland, walking forward. Behind to the right, a tall young man with a shaved head and white tilak holds a tall golden staff and wears a saffron dhoti with rudraksha beads. To the left, a man in orange-and-gold silk carries a decorated kalasha-like offering of flowers and green leaves. Another man in white dhoti with gold border wears a rudraksha mala. Several attendants stand behind in saffron and maroon, one gesturing with an outstretched hand.2016-01-02 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple-like setting lit by warm lamps. A central figure in a deep maroon-brown robe wears a multicolour and white flower garland with a purple tassel, a gold pendant, and a brown rudraksha-style bead necklace, carrying a tall staff. Behind him, a man in a dark brown robe raises a long pole, and a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit torch. Women in orange and gold saris and gold jewellery follow, with an illuminated golden temple tower and lights behind. a person appears to be the central figure in the maroon robe and garland, based on a visible rudraksha necklace and gold pendant alongside the garland and staff; he is in procession rather than on a throne.2016-09-05February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31Night photograph of a religious procession at a festival, with bright illuminated booths and string lights behind. A central figure wears a deep maroon turban topped with a crescent ornament, a maroon robe and a heavy layered gold necklace of large beads and a pendant, with gold bangles on the wrists. Beside and around him walk saddhus in saffron and orange robes, one elderly bearded man with white hair and glasses holding a walking stick, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. Several people carry garlands and bundles. a person: the central figure has a turban with crescent, gold ornate necklaces and a maroon robe, so a candidate is present in person, appearance uncertain.2016-05-11November 21 20102010-11-21May 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a gravel ground with a lit golden temple chariot in the background. A central man in a rust-red saffron wrap and dhoti wears a red flower garland and a large gold pendant, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead; a bright red-and-gold umbrella with fringed embroidery is held above him, and he walks forward with a smile. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk with palms pressed together in anjali, some with rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at the right, and a woman in white with a red shawl joins hands in front of her. A lamp-carrying attendant walks at left.2016-02-21