Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession at an ashram, with a figure seated on an ornate gold throne-like seat atop a flower-decorated palanquin under a multicolour fringed canopy. The seated figure is bare-chested with a red shawl, a pink and white garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace; a golden trident stands at the front. Bare-chested attendants carry the palanquin and sit near it, with devotees in white and saffron along the steps and a crowd in the background under string lights. Overall it is a nighttime brahmotsavam-style ratha or palanquin procession.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesEvening procession on a golden palanquin under a multicoloured canopy with red, blue, yellow and white fringe. A bearded man in a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits on a gold throne with a trident-topped staff beside him, surrounded by marigold and maroon garlands. Behind, a dense crowd of seated devotees in white, saffron and pink saris and dhotis watches under strings of warm lights on a temple wall, with some raising hands in prayer. a person: the seated man wears a red shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's a person reference, while the trident and palanquin fit a ratha procession.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesNight procession photograph: a bearded man sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushion on a decorated palanquin, wearing a red garland of pink flowers, rudraksha-style necklaces and a saffron-toned robe. A gold trident stands at the side and a white canopy with blue, yellow, teal, red and white tassels shelters him. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape the front of the palanquin, with light strings glowing on the wall behind. A large seated crowd in white, pink and saffron clothing watches, and people in the foreground are partly visible.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of a ceremonial procession at a temple-like compound lit by rows of string lights. A man with a dark beard, wearing a saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a pink-and-white floral garland, sits on an ornate golden palanquin with a red cushioned seat. The palanquin is covered with marigold and mixed flower garlands and topped by a canopy with red, blue, yellow and teal fringed tassels. A golden trident stands at the side, and incense smoke drifts from the left. Behind, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, saffron and pink clothing watch and raise their hands in prayer. The man is an appearance-based a person seated on a palanquin in procession, with distinctive saffron clothing and garlands as cues.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06