Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession photographed from the crowd. Several umbrellas in red, green and orange with Dhyanapeetam printed on them and a bird emblem are raised above devotees. A woman with a long braid wears a white top with an orange shawl, and men in white shirts with lanyards stand nearby. On the right, a deity murti sits within an ornate gold frame, adorned with pink flowers, beside a large garland of red and yellow blooms and a blue cloth. Orange flags rise in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night procession photographed from the side. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured panels, tassels and a dove emblem are held aloft over a crowd. Orange flags with a dove-and-lotus logo fly in the background. In the foreground a devotee in an orange garment and a white-shirted man stand with hands clasped near a decorated palanquin-like frame holding a deity murti dressed in a pink floral garland and gold cloth. Yellow and red flower garlands hang at the right edge. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, press forward in the crowd.2007-12-23Night procession photographed from the front of a deity murti decorated with red, yellow and orange marigold garlands. A decorated silver-framed palanquin or ratha carries a small metal deity figure. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in prayer, and a man in an orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace stands near the centre. Orange flags and multicoloured fringed umbrellas rise in the background, and a man in glasses at lower left holds his hands together.2007-12-23Night procession photographed from the front of a decorated float. Several multicoloured fringed parasols with blue and white emblems are held above a crowd, and red-and-orange flags stand in the background. In the foreground, a man in white with folded hands and a small flashlight is at the left edge. A younger man in white with a white garment and folded hands stands near the centre, and beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace holds his hands together. A golden halo-shaped frame surrounds a small deity murti dressed in purple cloth and adorned with flower garlands. Red and yellow marigold garlands drape the float on the right.2007-12-23Night procession in a crowd of many devotees in white shirts and trousers, with saffron-orange flags on poles behind them. Several colourful umbrellas with a dove emblem and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam are held aloft. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt holds a gold-framed halo and a small deity murti decorated with pink flowers, while on the right a large garland of red, orange and yellow marigolds is visible. A bearded man in an orange garment stands among the crowd.2007-12-23Night procession scene with a large floral garland of red, orange and yellow marigolds in the right foreground around a deity murti in a golden prabhavali arch, carried on a palanquin. Several large umbrellas with orange, blue and multicoloured fringed canopies are raised above a crowd. Saffron flags hang in the background. A man in a saffron robe and a long gold-coloured necklace stands center-left, hands folded, beside a devotee in white clothes with hands joined in namaste. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis look on, and some hold up a glowing lamp.2007-12-23Night procession with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a framed portrait and a deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers, surrounded by devotees. Red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas shade the palanquin. A young man in saffron-orange cloth and a gold-bead necklace walks beside it, while devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, a woman in a white sari with a long braid, and men with spectacles press around the carriage. A large crowd fills the frame.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession crowded with devotees in white and orange clothing. Two large ceremonial umbrellas dominate the left and top, each in green, orange and blue panels with a dove emblem and the word NithyanandaPeetam, fringed with colourful tassels. A brass ceremonial lamp or staff with an ornate finial rises in the center above the crowd. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls; women in saris stand among them. A thatched hut and dark trees form the background.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession scene with two colourful canopy umbrellas on wooden poles, their panels reading "Dhyanapeetam" with white dove motifs and red, green, blue and orange fabric with tassels. Behind them hang saffron flags. A man with long dark hair and a red sleeveless garment with a marigold garland stands with palms pressed together beside a gilded ceremonial palanquin bearing a small deity murti under a golden arch. Men in white shirts with lanyards and orange shawls crowd around, and a man in a saffron robe bends to the palanquin on the right, next to a large flower garland in red, yellow and green. Devotees fill the foreground.2007-12-23Night procession carrying a deity murti on a flower-decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy, bordered with marigolds and white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red waist cloths and white headbands, grip the poles and carry the palanquin. In the center, a figure with long dark curly hair wears a saffron-orange garment and faces the palanquin with hands raised. Onlookers in the dark background include women in saffron and white saris.2010-11-21