Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A barefoot man in a white sleeveless vest and red dhoti tied with a blue and yellow sash performs a stick-wielding martial display on a green mat. He holds a long wooden staff raised over his shoulder mid-stride. Behind him a large crowd sits on the ground under a red and cream draped tent, many in white clothes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, some with hands folded in devotion. A woman in an orange sari sits near the front. A metal pole and white canopy frame the scene. No a person candidate is visible among the seated people.

More like this

Open the gallery
Two young men perform a stick-based dance on a green tarpaulin stage before a large seated crowd. Both wear white sleeveless vests and red dhoti-style shorts with coloured sashes at the waist and bare feet, and each lifts a wooden stick in the air mid-leap. Confetti is scattered across the green mat. Behind them, hundreds of spectators sit on the ground, many women in white saris and garlands, some men in white shirts, and a man in an orange shirt sits to the right. Standing staff in white and a large speaker stack with a banner reading Velmurugan sit at the left, under white and red canopies.2007-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor stick-fighting demonstration on a green mat under a white and red draped tent. Two young men in red shorts and white sleeveless vests hold long wooden staves in mid-motion, one lunging forward barefoot. Behind them a large seated crowd of devotees, most in white ritual clothing, watches from rows of blue plastic chairs and mats. Loudspeakers stand at the tent corner and a hanging garland decorates the stage backdrop.2007-12-30Photo of a human pyramid performance under a large white tent on a green mat at an outdoor festival. Five young men in red tunics and white dhoti-style trousers form a tiered tower, with a boy in red and yellow at the top holding a small brass bell and lamp-like object. Two men below hold the tower steady, and a man in red stands at the front right holding a brass cymbal-like instrument. Seated spectators in white and colourful festive clothing line rows of white chairs and tables behind them, with some wearing saffron and yellow turbans and garlands. No identifiable figure in the scene is clearly a person by appearance.2008-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph at dusk on bare dirt ground in front of a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and palm trees. A man with his back to the camera, wearing a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti with a red sash, stands near a tall blue pole. Behind him a crowd of around twenty people stands in white kurtas, white and cream sarees, and red and orange sarees, hands folded or held at the waist. On the left, a person in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat beneath a decorated umbrella with red fringe, with other seated men in white nearby. Two colourful ceremonial umbrellas are visible at the upper left.2006-12-25Outdoor photo under a large red-and-white patterned tent canopy on a green mat, showing two young performers in yellow sleeveless vests, black trousers and orange headbands doing a human-pyramid stunt. The standing man on the ground supports a boy balanced on his shoulders, who holds a small golden metal pot or vessel in one hand. Behind them a large seated crowd in white clothes watches, with a few dhol drummers in blue and yellow kneeling at left and a row of performers in red and yellow costumes standing at right. A robed man in white with an orange shawl stands near the crowd. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photo of an outdoor open-air ground with a large crowd of people seated and standing in front of a long green corrugated-roof hall with red walls. In the foreground a young man in a white sleeveless top and white dhoti with a red cloth sash performs a movement, facing away from the camera. Among the crowd, several figures wear white ritual clothing, and a seated woman in orange sits near the center. Two decorated umbrellas, one with a fringe canopy, stand in the background, and blue metal poles and a railing frame the scene.2006-12-25December 30 20072007-12-30