Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A shirtless man in a green head cloth and white dhoti with a green border raises a silver bowl toward a tiered, flower-decorated ratha-style palanquin with white and red garlands, a pink lotus base and lion and elephant figures at its foot. A bright light shines beside him and smoke drifts at left. Behind, seated devotees in white and maroon garments watch. At far left a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a woman in orange robes sits in the centre foreground. The scene suggests a deity procession or puja at night.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night procession scene at a temple: a priest in a white dhoti with a green sash and green headcloth raises a silver vessel above a richly decorated ratha-style palanquin. The palanquin carries a gilded deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands, with a pink lotus base, carved elephant and lion figures, and a small bronze figure at the front. Several seated people in white and red ceremonial shawls and a woman in orange robes sit on the ground watching. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable. Golden sculptures stand at the right and background.2016-07-04Night photograph of a temple procession chariot decorated with white and red flower garlands, a golden canopy, and painted wooden figures with ribbons along its base. Two men in green cloth, one with a green headband and bare upper body, lean in to adjust the flowers on the ratha. Seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls watch from the left, and a bright light illuminates the scene. A golden deity murti stands at the right edge.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a flaming brass aarti lamp toward a flower-decorated kalasha on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose garlands. Smoke drifts across the left side. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod and two other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Hanging strings of beads and yellow fabric trim frame the top.2016-12-07December 23 20162016-12-23March 16 20172017-03-16May 02 20172017-05-02December 02 20172017-12-02August 21 20142014-08-21Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand at night before a decorated platform with painted clay figures and white and red flower garlands. The priest on the left, with hair tied in a bun, wears a gold necklace and a striped cloth draped over his shoulder, holding a brass vessel. The priest beside him, wearing glasses and a gold necklace, raises his hands with a small object. Both have white sacred ash markings on their arms and chest. Behind the platform are painted lion figures and seated devotional statues, and a row of flower garlands and kalasha pots adorns the altar.2017-05-02Night photograph of a temple ritual at a gilded processional palanquin. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shoulder cloth, with an orange head wrap, holds a silver lamp with a lit flame toward the front of the palanquin. Inside the golden canopy, two metal deity murtis sit on a red cushioned seat, one adorned with white garlands and a white cloth, the other in green and gold attire. The canopy is decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands, and orange cloth hangs at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor night procession or temple aarti.2008-11-11May 02 20172017-05-02