Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession with a richly decorated canopied palanquin, its pillars wrapped in red, yellow and white cloth with blue and gold roundel motifs and yellow fringed valances. Inside the palanquin stands a metal deity murti draped in saffron cloth. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha beads walks beside the palanquin carrying a tall silver ceremonial stick with a bulbous finial. Nearby a man in white dhoti and shawl with a bead necklace and painted forehead marks walks in front, and a man in a striped shirt looks upward. Other devotees in white clothing and a red-and-orange flag appear in the dark background, lit by lamps.

More like this

Open the gallery
March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession with a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin canopy topped with a colourful pyramidal roof, multicoloured fringed panels and yellow tassels, carrying a deity murti dressed in a red-orange cloth. Devotees walk around it in white dhotis and shirts, one man in an orange shirt plays a drum, and another holds a long wind instrument. Several men have white sacred marks on their faces and bodies, and one wears a rudraksha mala. A lit lamp and an ornate golden umbrella stand to the left.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A night procession at a temple festival. A large ornately decorated wooden ratha/chariot canopy with a red, yellow and white painted cloth top, fringed yellow valances and cylindrical painted pillars glows under warm lights. Inside the canopy a deity murti is visible on a red-draped platform. A man in orange ochre robes and rudraksha beads stands at the left edge of the chariot, one hand on its frame. In front, several women in saris, including one with white face paint and a woman in a patterned dress, walk alongside, and a woman in white sari with a gold necklace walks at right. Another chariot with a lit canopy and a carved horse figure follows at right, with people carrying long poles.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night 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.2010-11-19A nighttime outdoor procession on a dirt path. In the foreground, a flatbed cart carries a colourfully decorated canopy with a tiered red, yellow and blue pavilion hung with tassels and a garland. Two seated men in white ritual dhotis, one bare-chested, sit on the cart beside a green coconut and offerings; one holds a small object. Behind them, a gold-framed palanquin glows with lamplight, enclosing a lit deity murti. Devotees in white and saffron walk alongside, and marigolds line the path.2011-10-06Night procession scene at a decorated ratha or palanquin-style shrine with a deity murti adorned in red, yellow and orange flower garlands and a gold crown, seated on a red satin cloth under an ornate canopy with bright patterned hangings, peacock and bird motifs, and yellow fringe. Four men stand at the front: a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold chain on the left, a man in saffron-orange robe with a forehead tilak and a rudraksha-style mala on the left-centre, a man in white dhoti and gold cord at centre, and a bare-chested man with a tilak at right of the group. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the platform in front, and a dark tree and string of lights fill the background.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from ground level: a deity murti in gold and green clothing with garlands of red and white flowers sits within an ornate ratha or palanquin canopy. The canopy is draped in red, yellow and multicoloured fabric with painted patterns and a tiered red-and-white top. Several people in white dhotis and orange cloth walk alongside, including one at right raising a hand, and a brass lamp is visible at the upper right of the canopy. A white covering and a red metal rail appear at the left foreground, with trees against the dark sky.2013-03-02December 17 20112011-12-17