Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A night procession on a dirt road with people carrying flaming torches. In the foreground, women in white and orange-bordered saris hold burning torches; a woman in white with a mala at right holds a torch aloft. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a decorated palanquin or ratha topped by a striped canopy, carrying a deity murti garlanded with flowers. Trident-like staffs and lamps line the procession, and a street light and palm trees frame the dark background.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 23 20062006-12-23November 22 20102010-11-22Night procession on a dirt path past a stone wall and flowering bushes. A small ornate palanquin-style shrine, covered in colourful draped fabric, carries a garlanded deity murti lit inside. Men in white dhoti and shirts walk beside it, and a bare-chested man in white with a red-bordered cloth leads, holding a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella. Behind them a figure in saffron-orange robes walks among the white-clad devotees. A drummer in yellow garb follows on the right beside a bright orange wall. A portable light stands on a pole at the top left.2010-11-19Night procession on a dirt ground with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some in orange and green. Ornate colourful parasols with gold fringe are held aloft over a decorated deity murti or palanquin at centre. Drummers in white carry two-headed drums, and a man in white plays a wind instrument. A man in white holding a long staff walks at the front. Some people carry small flames. Small white specks of light fill the dark sky above.2006-12-23October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dirt path lit by strings of red and white bulb lights. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and sandals, walks beside a tall trident (trishul) and a woman in cream sari with yellow border holds a brass tray. Behind them devotees in white dhotis, cream saris and yellow shawls carry trident staffs, and a decorated ceremonial umbrella and ornamented banners on poles move through the crowd. A white van stands at left.2010-11-21Dusk outdoor crowd gathered for a procession at an ashram-style grounds with string lights. Dozens of women in white and cream clothes fill the foreground, many with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, several with hands folded in namaskar. One woman in the front right wears an orange saffron top with a rudraksha mala. In the background a decorated ratha/palanquin with golden deity figures under a lit canopy is carried above the crowd. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people or the ratha figures.2015-07-31Night procession at a temple-like site. In the centre, a palanquin carries a decorated deity murti under a striped canopy, with a woman in an orange sari and red blouse photographing it with a phone. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bell-like object in hand walks in front, while men in white dhotis with sacred threads and tilak march beside a bright orange-and-yellow wall. Drummers in white on the right beat large drums. Two tall tridents rise on the left, and a lit oil lamp sits near the foreground. A stone sculpture is visible at the left edge.2010-11-20A night-time procession moves along a dirt path lined with trees and a tall orange-red boundary wall beneath a street lamp. A lit palanquin or chariot carrying a deity murti with a glowing lamp sits at the back. Foreground devotees wear saffron-orange robes and white garments, several holding silver trishula tridents and ritual staffs. A man in a patterned shawl walks among them, and a bald man in white clothing with a white shawl and mala walks at the right. Several young women in orange and white lead the group. The scene is a ceremonial procession with a palanquin, with about 15 people visible.2010-11-19Night procession on a dirt path lined with trees and a low orange wall. In the foreground two men in white dhotis hold tall silver trishula staffs, one bare-chested with white tripundra marks and a rudraksha mala, the other in a beige shirt. Behind them a crowd of devotees, including children in pink, teal and yellow clothes and women in orange and pink saris, walks toward a covered palanquin decorated with a striped canopy and a gold-and-red adorned deity murti. A man in an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl walks at the front near the palanquin, with white-robed attendants following. Lamps and a small handheld light illuminate the scene.2010-11-20December 31 20082008-12-31Night procession on a dirt path beside an orange-red compound wall, lit by several flaming torches held by men in white shirts. A decorated deity murti or palanquin with gold and red adornments glows in the background, carried or accompanied by people in white dhotis and garlands. A tractor-drawn float with marigold garlands sits in the middle, and a man in an olive shirt walks in front. Several devotees in white clothing carry ceremonial umbrella-like standards with red and gold designs, and tall bamboo and trees frame the scene. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2011-12-05