Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large street procession moves along a town road lined with two- and three-storey shops and houses, palm trees behind. Dozens of people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a dense group, many carrying tall red and orange flags. Uniformed police in khaki walk alongside and ahead of the marchers. Colourful umbrellas with striped panels are held aloft, and a decorated red-and-gold float-style vehicle carries a printed banner showing a saffron-robed figure. Bunting strings stretch across the street. A motorcycle with a woven basket on its carrier passes in the foreground.

More like this

Open the gallery
February 05 20092009-02-05August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road lined with shops, parked vehicles and power lines. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas walk in a crowd, several wearing saffron/orange shawls, and some carry saffron flags on poles. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the front, and a yellow school-style bus stands at left. On the right a small roadside shrine with a colourful painted gopuram-style top and blue deity figures is visible. Some men carry drums and banners are held aloft. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-0127 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copies27 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள்27 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copiesOutdoor street procession on a roadside under a large shady tree. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and round white-and-orange badges, walk along the road. A man in front wears a yellow shawl, another in a saffron shawl. Several carry orange and red flags on poles and small placards. A marching man near the front carries a ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial. Behind them, a wooden float or cart carries a painted figure, and a roadside shrine with a deity image stands at left. Vehicles, a motorcycle and a uniformed guard are visible along the road.2010-07-24January 12 20092009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01A large outdoor procession moves along a village road lined with trees, utility poles and parked buses. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shoulder cloths. Several carry tall saffron flags and ornate embroidered banners bearing a blue emblem, and colourful umbrellas are raised above the crowd. A drummer in a white dhoti beats a drum at the front. Motorcycles and cyclists share the road, and a man in a light blue shirt walks ahead with a stick. Dozens of marchers are visible, and the scene suggests a religious procession.2008-08-01A procession moves down a tree-lined road, viewed from above. Many men in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders. Several carry or pull ornate, decorated palanquins and ratha-style structures with orange and gold canopies near the front of the line. An orange flag flies above the procession. A uniformed police officer walks among the marchers. On the right, roadside stalls, a parked motorcycle, and a bank building with a red roof line the street, and a few people stand watching. The scene reads as a temple or ashram festival procession.2008-08-01