Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night photograph of a festival procession along a riverside ghat in an Indian city, lit by sodium street lamps and warm glowing lights. At centre, a decorated float or vehicle with a canopy in blue and gold, draped with flower garlands and colourful cloth, carries seated figures in saffron and red robes. Around it, a crowd of men in white dhotis and kurtas walks alongside, some holding long poles or flags. Buildings with signage and banners line the background, and dark water and stone steps are visible at the bottom edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night procession on a bridge-like roadway with a decorated vehicle at centre, draped in marigold garlands and strings of flowers with a canopy top and small lamps. Several people in the cart wear orange and white clothing, one seated figure in red near the middle; a person holds a long staff topped with a light. A crowd of standing people in white and light clothes lines both sides of the procession, some holding flags. Warm street lamps and hazy lights illuminate the scene, with a building facade and signboards in the background. The vehicle appears to be a ratha-style procession car, though its exact identity is uncertain.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession crossing a pontoon bridge over a river, with reflections of lights on the dark water below. A decorated vehicle carries a flower-garlanded palanquin or ratha beneath a blue canopy, with figures in orange and red clothing standing on it. A row of people in white and light clothing walks alongside on both sides of the bridge, some holding flags and staffs. Street lamps glow through haze in the background, and a large flag with bold patterns flies at the right edge.2013-02-12A night photograph of a decorated palanquin-style float with illuminated garlands and a fringed canopy, carried along a pontoon bridge over dark water. Several people in white and saffron clothing walk and push alongside the float and the bridge, with orange flags and string lights in the background. A yellow-orange glow fills the scene. Blue lettering appears on a banner atop the float.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night photograph of a procession at Kumbh Mela on a riverside bridge or ghat, lit by warm yellow lights. A brightly illuminated decorated vehicle with fairy lights and a red and gold canopy is pulled by a red tractor. Several robed men in white and saffron dhotis stand around the float, one holding a tall golden standard pole and another an orange flag. Devotees in white shawls line the sides, and a barefoot man in white in the foreground is partly visible. Crowds fill the background. No clear a person candidate can be confirmed by appearance here.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night photograph of a decorated ratha-style procession vehicle lit by rows of oil lamps along the edge of a stone platform. On the vehicle, a man in white garments stands at the centre with raised hands near a kalasha-like ornament, flanked by figures in orange and red clothing. The vehicle is draped with a blue canopy, marigold-like garlands and a golden crown-shaped finial. Several saffron and orange flags are flying on poles. A large crowd of devotees in white, orange and dark clothing stands behind a rope barrier along the right side. Some lamps are placed in front of the barrier.2013-02-12Night procession on a concrete bridge over a water channel. A decorated float with a blue canopy and marigold garlands carries several people in saffron and orange robes, one standing and others seated, including a figure in white near the front. Along both sides, a line of devotees in white dhotis and cloth wraps walks beside the float, holding small lit lamps on poles. A tractor with a canopy is at right, and a yellow banner with an emblem hangs on a pole at left.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Blurry night photograph of a brightly lit ceremonial procession float with an ornate golden canopy decorated with colourful ribbons and strings of lights, carried on a vehicle. Several people in white and saffron clothing stand and walk around the float, with orange flags visible on the right. Beside it, a red tractor-style vehicle carries people in white clothes. Dark silhouetted heads appear in the foreground along a stone railing.2013-02-10