Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A street procession in a village lane under a clear blue sky. Three large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured panels, tassels and the printed words Nithyanandapeetam are carried over a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking on dirt. In the centre, a bald, bearded man in orange robes and sandals walks forward with hands folded; a turbaned sannyasi in orange walks beside him. Attendants in white dhoti and saffron shawls carry tall golden staffs and a trident-topped standard. Onlookers in shirts and white clothing line the path, and small yellow pennant flags hang overhead. Mud-brick houses with tiled roofs stand on the left.

More like this

Open the gallery
A procession on a dusty village road in India. Several monastics in orange and saffron robes walk in the centre; one tall figure in an orange wrap with a gold necklace and an orange head covering stands at left-centre, and a bald man in an orange robe walks ahead of him. Behind them, four large umbrellas with orange, blue and green panels and gold motifs, the dove emblem and the word Dhyanapeetam are carried aloft. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold a golden staff and a trident-topped staff. Bunting strings of yellow flags hang above a whitewashed building under a clear blue sky.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear sky, with several ornate umbrellas carried above a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees. Front centre, a figure with a long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a large gold-and-bead necklace and sandals, walks with a trident-topped staff in hand as a probable Swamiji (probable) in the procession. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange turban and robe walks, and a white-bearded elder in a brown-orange shawl follows. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, several holding long poles topped with decorated umbrellas in red, orange and blue with bird emblems and tassels. Trees and a fence line the road behind the crowd.2007-02-02A procession on a dirt road in a South Indian town under bright blue sky. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the centre, one with a shaved head and bare chest in a flowing orange cloth, another wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, another with a white-bearded face. Four large umbrellas in orange, blue and multicolour canopies, marked with the printed word a person and white dove motifs, are held above them. White-clad attendants on either side carry tall gold staffs and a trident-topped staff. Yellow pennant flags fly along a building to the left, and onlookers stand behind the procession.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession on a dusty village street during a festival. A central figure in saffron robes and an orange head wrap walks between saffron-robed sannyasis, one holding a long gold-and-white staff. On the left, a bearded man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a tall gold staff, and on the right a man in white with an orange shawl holds another staff. Four large orange and blue ornate umbrellas with gold motifs and tassels are held overhead. Spectators crowd behind, and a decorated temple gopuram and strings of yellow garlands appear in the background under a clear blue sky.2007-02-02A procession on a dusty road under a clear blue sky. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall silver staffs with ornate tops, and multiple colourful fringed umbrellas in orange, red and blue with gold emblems are held aloft over the group. At the centre, two men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side, one wearing an orange turban and a beaded necklace, while a white-bearded sadhu in orange wraps walks nearby and another man in orange carries a gold staff. Onlookers and processionists fill the background, with trees and utility poles along the roadside.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02