February 12 2009 - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

February 12 2009

More like this

Open the gallery

February 12 2009

A street procession on a busy road, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walking behind two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, red, blue and green panels and bird motifs. Many participants wear rudraksha malas and white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads, and several women carry metal trays of offerings. Behind them a white bus with a Nithyanandam sign and passing traffic, including a truck and motorbikes, are visible on the roadway. The scene is a daytime outdoor procession with no clearly identifiable a person present.

A dense outdoor crowd gathers at dusk beside parked buses during a procession. Two tall ornate umbrella-like standards with gold fringe and embroidered red and gold panels rise above the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear saris; some devotees have white and red marks on their foreheads. A bus in front displays the word Express and Tamil script, and another white bus shows Nithyanandam and Rathams signage. Orange flags are visible among the people, and a uniformed police officer stands near the blue bus.

January 01 2009

Street procession scene in the evening with a crowd of devotees on a dusty road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a gilded ratha chariot with an ornate golden canopy carries deity murti figures, with a man in white standing near it. Foreground devotees wear white shirts and hold orange-saffron flags with a bird emblem; a woman in an orange sari and a girl in white with a flower garland stand at left. Roadside stalls and a tall tower appear in the background.

Outdoor evening procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, many young women with long braids in white salwar or sari-style clothing. On the left, an ornate umbrella canopy with blue, gold and red panels and fringed tassels shelters a figure in orange-saffron robes. On the right, several adults stand with hands joined in namaskar and arms raised overhead in devotion, a woman in a yellow sari and another in a pink-and-white outfit among them. Saplings and small trees line the path, with tents and vehicles in the distance under a pale evening sky.

June 19 2014

2014-06-19 +1 copies

December 27 2009

Evening procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees walking along a dirt path lined with palm trees. In the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a colourful canopy and a golden-framed structure moves forward, surrounded by ceremonial standards and fans. Many people wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear sarees in yellow, orange, blue and green, some with flowers in their hair. Children stand among the adults. A figure in an orange robe is visible near the palanquin. Hills and a low wall mark the background under a pale sky.

A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty sandy road lined with palm trees and red-and-white bunting. Many devotees in white ritual clothing, men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards, and women in white saris carry brass vessels and silver trays on their heads. Drummers play large drums, and saffron-orange flags on poles and ornate orange-and-gold decorated umbrellas or parasols rise above the crowd. A white car is parked at the left edge.

A large crowd of devotees stands outdoors on bare earth beneath palm trees, watching a procession or ceremony. Two ornate umbrellas with orange, blue and multicoloured fringed canopies stand at left, and a tall wooden ritual pole rises at centre-right. Many people wear white garments, saffron-orange and pink saris and kurtas, and several children in mixed clothing stand in front; some hold their hands folded in namaskar. Several women wear garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces. A white van is visible at right.

A festival procession moves along a dirt road at dusk. Many devotees in white ritual clothing walk closely together, several carrying tall orange flags with black circular emblems on wooden poles. Two decorated umbrellas with multicoloured fringe and a golden flag pole rise above the crowd, and a yellow auto-rickshaw and parked cars line the background. A bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a woman in a white sari with yellow border walks in the centre. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.