Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession at a temple with a tall gopuram covered in carved sculptures on the left. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-yellow dhoti stands on a raised platform, holding a large multicoloured umbrella with orange, blue and white panels over a golden deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. A crowd of devotees presses around the palanquin, including a man in a white shirt in the foreground and men with white tilak markings. Electric lights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Night procession at a temple: a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti stands on a wooden palanquin decorated with garlands of white, yellow and red flowers beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy, holding a brass lamp or ritual object above a deity murti. Dense crowds of men and women press around the wooden poles, some holding them, many in white shirts and dhotis. Several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand among them, and a pillared colonnade lit by lamps lines the courtyard beside a temple tower.2012-04-05Night procession at a stone temple gopuram carved with many figures. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a red sash and a beaded necklace stands on a raised platform, holding a poles of a canopy. Beneath a multicoloured parasol with orange, blue and white panels, a deity murti is decorated with heavy garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers. A crowd of devotees surrounds the procession, some with raised hands. The scene is lit by night lights against a dark sky.2012-04-05Night procession at a South Indian temple. A decorated palanquin carrying a small gold-coloured deity murti is covered by a striped canopy in orange, blue, white and yellow with a gold finial, and garlanded with bands of red, white and yellow flowers. A man in a yellow dhoti bends low under the palanquin, carrying it on his shoulders. A dense crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis presses around it, some holding up a metal tray with a lit flame, and some raising hands. Temple pillars and a tiered gopuram tower stand in the background under a dark sky.2012-04-05Night procession photographed outdoors among a dense crowd of devotees pressing forward with raised hands. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a grey-patterned waist cloth stands on a flower-decorated float or chariot, one hand raised and head tilted. Behind him is a large ornate umbrella with blue, orange and red panels and tassels, and the float is heavily garlanded with yellow, white and red flowers. Temple gopuram-style architecture and a streetlight-lit compound form the background. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand near the float, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Night photograph of a temple procession at a South Indian temple. Two large colourful umbrellas with fringed borders in orange, red, blue and white are held aloft over two decorated deity murti palanquins covered in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A man in a white dhoti stands bare-chested under the right umbrella, while a figure in a pink and purple sari-like garment holds the left one. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around the wooden palanquin poles. A gopuram tower, lit from below, rises in the background.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Night procession at a temple. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-marked torso and forehead holds a brass lamp of burning flame before a richly garlanded deity murti carried on a wooden palanquin. Marigold and multicolour flower garlands drape the murti. Above it a striped ceremonial canopy with red, green, yellow and white fringes and blue tassels shades the procession. Dense crowds press around the palanquin, many raising hands and phones. Behind, an ornate gopuram features a Ganesha relief, and a lit Ganesha shrine stands at right beside a cameraman.2012-04-05Night procession at a temple: a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold waist cloth stands on a decorated palanquin, arm outstretched, scattering petals into the air. The palanquin is covered by a striped canopy of red, yellow, green and white with blue fringe, and is heavily garlanded with marigold, orange and pink flowers around a deity murti. A dense crowd of men presses behind a wooden barrier, many reaching up with raised hands. Behind them a temple gopuram shows an elephant-headed deity relief, lit by warm lamps, with a Ganesha shrine on the right.2012-04-05