Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession at an open-air temple courtyard lit by warm lamps. A tall ornate ratha or palanquin draped with colourful striped fabric, orange tassels and a circular golden hoop stands in the centre on a small wooden cart. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls walk around it, and women in saris and salwar stand nearby. A devotee in red seated on a small orange stepped platform at left faces a tall decorated ritual pillar. Bunting in orange and red hangs across the top, and a small orange-hued dais and red-and-white painted edge sit in the foreground. A smiling young man in the lower left corner wears a bead mala. Shrine and procession setting.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night procession at an ashram. A decorated wooden palanquin or ratha with a pillared canopy, draped in striped red, yellow and blue cloth with diamond patterns, glows under warm lamplight. Crowds of devotees in white and light-coloured clothes walk along a dirt path beside a low orange brick wall, with dark trees behind. Several people near the palanquin wear saffron-orange garments. Some figures are blurred in motion. The scene is a nocturnal temple procession with devotees carrying lamps.2010-11-19Night procession of a richly decorated chariot (ratha) on a dirt road, lit from within, with a deity murti in a canopied shrine with garlands. Men in orange and white dhotis, some bare-chested, pull the wooden poles of the ratha, while a woman in an orange sari guides the front. A crowd of devotees in white and pastel saris and white clothing walks behind, some with hands folded. A small child in an orange striped shirt stands at the left. A corrugated roof and tree stand in the background.2011-12-17Night photo of a decorated ratha-style palanquin under a open-sided pavilion hung with colourful festoons and tassels. Inside the shrine a deity murti is garlanded with flowers and dressed in a blue cloth. A man in an orange cloth holds up a lamp or aarti flame before the murti. Devotees stand around in white dhotis and white saris, several in orange and pink, hands folded in anjali. A young man in white with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in the front left with palms pressed together. Brass vessels sit on the platform beside the offerings.2010-11-19Night photo of an illuminated ceremonial structure with a red, orange and gold canopy and tall cylindrical pillars decorated with black, white and yellow patterned panels, lit by a bright spotlight. Around it, blurred figures move across dirt ground beside a low brick wall and dark hedges. Several people wear white dhotis and kurta-style garments, with some in orange or maroon clothing. A figure in white at the right stands near a table with offerings, and figures at the table are handling items. The motion blur suggests a procession or ritual movement, with no clearly identifiable central figure.2010-11-19December 17 20112011-12-17Night procession at a rathotsavam, with an ornately decorated ratha chariot lit warmly from within, its multicoloured canopy, pillars and fringed banners glowing against the dark sky. A seated deity murti sits under the canopy. Surrounding the chariot, a dense crowd of devotees walks along a dirt path; several people carry saffron and orange flags, and some men in white dhotis and shirts hold flaming torches aloft. A man in an orange t-shirt stands at left, a woman in a green sari and a woman in white cloth are visible in the crowd, and a bald man in white stands at right. No clearly identifiable person in the scene matches a person depiction, so no candidate is noted.2011-12-17Night procession with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti lit by oil lamps, its canopy covered in colourful embroidered cloth. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads walks ahead of the cart, grasping its side, with his head shaved; he has no visible long hair, crown, or ornate cues to suggest a person, so he is described only as a priest or devotee. Behind him stands a man in white dhoti with a white umbrella held aloft. Devotees in white and orange garments walk alongside, some holding orange flags with emblems, and a woman in a yellow-orange saree stands near the cart. Torches and lamps light the scene against a dark night sky.2011-12-05December 17 20112011-12-17Night-time photo inside a covered open hall of a temple-like space. At centre, a priest in orange robe stands behind a decorated wooden cart with a colourful canopy of red, blue, yellow and white panels and orange tassels, holding a lit lamp above a deity murti in a blue garment with a floral garland. Offerings, a kalasha-like vessel and a white fan sit on the cart. Around it, people with palms pressed together in namaste, including men in white dhoti and women in white or orange saris, watch in prayer. Orange pennant strings hang overhead. A shaved-headed man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and smoke or haze drifts through the dim space. Ritual worship of a cart-mounted deity.2010-11-19A night-time outdoor procession at an ashram-style courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with red pennant flags and tall, multicoloured cloth-wrapped pillars with tasseled ends. At centre stands an ornate, colourful palanquin or ratha canopy with orange and red drapery and a tiered domed top, carried by people in white. Around it, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron-orange sarees and pink and purple saris stands or walks, some holding long poles or staffs. In the foreground a woman in a cream saree with hands pressed in anjali stands near a raised white-and-red bordered platform holding a dark red cushioned seat. A large black speaker sits on the platform. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this view.2010-11-19Night procession at an ashram path lined with trees and a low stone wall. A richly decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy in red, yellow, blue and orange holds a deity murti in red and blue garments. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry the palanquin on poles, while a man in an orange robe walks at the front and another in orange stands on the platform beside the deity. Observers in white and dark clothing stand to the right, and a woman in a purple top watches nearby.2010-11-19Night procession at an ashram-style outdoor setting. A richly decorated palanquin with an orange, red and multicoloured fabric canopy, its pillars painted with blue, yellow and white motifs, carries a deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, carry the wooden poles on their shoulders. A man in an orange robe walks beside them. A woman in a yellow saffron-bordered sari stands at left, and devotees in white and yellow follow behind in the dark under trees. The canopy bears the word a person in red lettering. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible figures, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2010-11-19