Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A crowded temple procession scene. In the foreground, a man with dark hair and a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, seen from behind. A central figure in a rust-coloured turban and white garland sits near a saffron-robed elder with a white beard and orange turban. A cameraman in white films beside them. Two shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel at right near a pink and blue ornate palanquin or ratha. Behind, a large crowd of devotees, many women in saffron and pink saris, gathers beneath decorated umbrellas and ceremonial staffs.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 23 20162016-12-23A dense crowd gathers around a temple ritual in a Hindu shrine. In the centre, a man wearing a rust-orange turban and a gold-embroidered garland stands among devotees. A bald man in white ceremonial dress with sandalwood markings on his forehead stands nearby, and a man with a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. An elderly figure in orange robes sits in the foreground beside shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron. Behind them, a cameraman in white dhoti films the scene, and an ornate yellow and pink temple structure with carved lions stands at right. Women in saris watch from the background.2016-12-23A crowded indoor ceremonial hall with a red carpeted floor under a white tent ceiling and bright lights. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti with gold border and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace, standing among devotees while an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside him. Around them, devotees wear orange and white robes and garlands, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands at left, and a seated priest in an orange turban and orange shawl sits at lower right beside a large brass plate. A video camera on a tripod films the scene, and red, orange and yellow canopies and stalls line the background.2016-04-25Crowded outdoor temple scene during a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti with red rudraksha beads and white sacred markings leans forward to reach toward a silver vessel decorated with orange and pink flowers, held up by a man in saffron cloth wearing a gold necklace. Around them shaved-headed men in saffron and white garments, gold chains, and white forehead markings press close, while onlookers and photographers with cameras fill the background beside a temple gopuram with colourful carvings and green trees.2011-01-16June 05 20122012-06-05Dense crowd photographed inside an orange-draped tent at a religious gathering. In the foreground, a grey-haired figure in saffron robes wears a thick marigold garland, with a bald man in orange garlanded beside him. Several men wear white or pink turbans, and one in an orange turban stands at right. A cameraman with a video camera and a photographer with a raised camera film from the left. Behind, a painted deity shrine with gold framing and a red-and-white flag appear on the tent walls. Roughly thirty people are visible, mostly in orange, white and pink clothing.2013-02-11May 22 20162016-05-22February 11 20132013-02-11Crowded outdoor ceremony under a canopy with yellow bamboo poles and banana leaves. Many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees press forward. A man in the foreground, bare-chested with rudraksha and flower malas and a red cloth, is in the lower left. Beside him a man in a red-and-gold turban holds a golden-topped staff. A figure in a maroon turban and ornate orange robe with a gold necklace stands at centre, possibly a priest or sannyasi. Behind them, a decorated deity murti stands on a purple and gold altar. Several men wear white and orange headwear. Appearance-based candidate is uncertain, so the identity is unsure.2015-01-13April 22 20162016-04-22May 13 20122012-05-13January 13 20152015-01-13