Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A dense street procession moves between shops under a long string of saffron-orange pennant flags. Many crowded men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing white caps and saffron scarves, walk and press forward. Large saffron flags on poles rise above the crowd on the left. A blue hoarding with Kannada script stands at the lower left, and a few people are visible on the right near a parked motorcycle. Concrete utility poles and overhead wires frame the street.

More like this

Open the gallery
A dense street procession packed between shopfronts and strung triangular orange pennants. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange or saffron scarves, walk in the crowd, while uniformed police in khaki stand in the foreground near motorcycles parked along the road. Several tall orange flags on poles rise above the marchers, and blue and purple signboards with Kannada script hang on the left. Numerous people line the street, and a banner shows a stylized figure on the right.2011-05-24A dense street crowd fills a narrow town road during a procession. Large saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the people, and strings of small orange pennants stretch across the street. Many men in white shirts, pastel and checked shirts, and lungis press forward, some raising hands. A loudspeaker horn and amplifier sit at left among the crowd, and parked motorcycles line the right side beside shopfronts and hanging blue and purple banners.2011-05-24A street procession moves through a dense, crowded town lane lined with shops and strung with orange and yellow triangular pennants. At left, a silver-decorated palanquin or ratha carries a seated figure in orange and saffron clothing under an ornate canopy, with garlands of yellow flowers along its frame. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing white caps, walk beside and behind it, and metal vessels with orange-topped offerings are carried at the front. A man at right holds up a large orange flag on a pole. Red and gold decorative panels hang from the palanquin and along the route, and a dense crowd of onlookers fills the foreground.2011-05-24A photograph taken from an elevated position looking down a crowded urban street during a procession. Hundreds of people, many in white shirts and orange or saffron scarves and caps, fill the road between multi-storey concrete buildings with shop fronts, hanging signboards and overhead wires strung with orange flags. Several men in front hold tall saffron-orange flags on poles. Street vendors under white and red umbrellas stand at the left edge, and a small statue or figure is visible under a canopy in the far background. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd.2011-05-24A dense street procession moves through a narrow market lane lined with shops and blue and pink buildings. Many people crowd the roadway, mostly men in white shirts and light clothing, with some women in saffron and colourful saris at the lower left. Large saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and strings of orange pennant bunting stretch across the street. Parked motorbikes line the right side, and a loudspeaker horn is visible among the crowd. Signboards in Kannada script advertise a jewellery shop and a Delhi bazaar. A golden temple tower is faintly visible at the top left, and a distant float or vehicle appears in the middle of the procession.2011-05-24A dense outdoor procession crowd moves forward beneath multicoloured striped umbrellas with tasselled fringes, held on tall poles. Many people wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear orange or saffron clothing and some hold large orange saffron flags with a dark emblem. A man in a white shirt with a bald head stands at centre, and several people nearby reach out toward him. Some saffron-clad participants carry white placards in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-02-05Aerial view of a road procession on a city street. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, walk in a crowd waving saffron-orange flags on poles. Several hold red and white placards with printed text and a small portrait. On the right, a footbridge overhead, parked motorbikes, a woman in a pink sari and shopfronts with signboards line the road. The procession fills the centre and lower half of the frame.2010-07-24A large outdoor street procession in bright daylight under trees and a pale sky. Dense crowds fill the road: men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans walk among others in white dhotis, white shawls and white headcloths. A tall bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe stands near the centre, and a man in a white turban and white shawl is in the lower right. Several large banners in Kannada script are held aloft, including a long white-and-green banner with a portrait, and yellow and pink banners. A few building facades and a bus appear at the edges. No identifiable a person candidate is distinguishable from appearance alone.2007-02-20A dense crowd of young men and women in white clothing and orange headbands moves through a procession, many raising hands and holding long orange flags on poles. Ornate canopy umbrellas with multicoloured embroidered panels and tassels, one reading DHYANAPEETAM, rise above the crowd. Some participants wear orange sashes and red shoulder cloths. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view; the scene conveys a festival procession with devotees and flag bearers.2007-12-25A street procession moves past parked auto-rickshaws and a green truck. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts carry orange-red and orange flags and white placards. At center, a large decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a golden-yellow turban and green-embroidered figure is carried along, with an orange-robed figure walking beside it. Saffron-robed attendants and a uniformed police officer in khaki line the roadway. A man in a white shirt wears a white and orange lanyard. Some people are partly obscured by the crowd.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, while saffron-orange flags on tall poles are carried above the crowd. Several colourful striped umbrellas shade a central group. A man in the foreground grins and holds a pole, and an older man in an orange shawl walks at the front. Vehicles and a parked auto-rickshaw line the roadside, and a drummer in a light shirt walks among them.2008-08-01A large outdoor procession moves along a village road lined with trees, utility poles and parked buses. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shoulder cloths. Several carry tall saffron flags and ornate embroidered banners bearing a blue emblem, and colourful umbrellas are raised above the crowd. A drummer in a white dhoti beats a drum at the front. Motorcycles and cyclists share the road, and a man in a light blue shirt walks ahead with a stick. Dozens of marchers are visible, and the scene suggests a religious procession.2008-08-01