Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a ceremonial scene under a canopy decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, red and pink tassels, and hanging bells. A man seated on a throne-like raised seat wears a tall black crown-like turban with a gold crescent ornament, a yellow-orange marigold garland, a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, smiling. Beside him a second man in a reddish-brown robe with a white forehead mark sits, and in the foreground a figure in dark clothing holds a ceremonial staff. A silver staff with ornamental top stands near a red and gold embroidered cushion. The crowd is largely out of frame and not counted.

More like this

Open the gallery
March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A night procession on a flower-decorated float, its canopy hung with marigold and white garlands, tassels in purple, pink, green and orange, and glowing lamps. A long-haired man in a rust-red robe and yellow marigold garland sits on a silver throne-like seat, holding a silver staff, smiling. Beside him a man with a white tilak on his forehead sits in white and a shawl, and at the right an attendant in a gold-trimmed dark garment holds a silver-tipped staff. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron-orange robe, marigold garland and ceremonial silver staff.2016-03-07A photograph inside a richly decorated palanquin or ratha canopy draped with white and orange flower garlands, hanging red, pink and green tassels, and golden fringed ornaments. A man with a long dark tied-up hair crown and a green tassel seated on a golden throne-like seat smiles, wearing a red-orange robe and a yellow marigold garland with rudraksha-style beads. Beside him a man in an orange-red robe with a shawl, a white forehead marking and a trident held upright. A third figure in dark clothing stands at the right edge holding a staff.2016-03-07A seated man in a decorated palanquin or ratha-style conveyance at night, under a canopy of flower garlands and hanging tassels in red, pink, orange and green. He wears a red-orange cloth, a yellow-orange marigold garland, gold armbands and bangles, and holds a tall silver staff. Behind him stands a figure in dark clothing with a gold-trimmed shawl, and a red and gold embroidered umbrella stands beside the seat. Blue string lights and bright stage lights surround the procession. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with long dark hair piled high, marigold garland and ornate red-orange clothing, shown in a procession setting.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling person sits on an ornate golden throne inside a palanquin-like canopy decorated with white jasmine and red-pink flower garlands, with a bright lamp at the left and a golden railing in front. The person wears a deep red garment, a yellow marigold garland, a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned bead necklace, a gold bangle, and a tall dark braided hair crown with green and pink tassels and a crescent ornament. Behind on the right, a second person in dark clothing stands partly visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated person has long swept-back hair in a crown, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces on saffron-red clothing, consistent with the event page.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07