Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A dense crowd of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls fills a procession route during a festival. Large ornate umbrellas with gold finials and embroidered red and yellow panels, decorated with bird and lotus motifs, are held aloft on poles. Orange flags flutter in the background. Many people raise their hands and some hold small objects; a woman in a pink sari and a girl in an orange cap stand near the front. Trees and a clear blue sky frame the scene.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 29 20082008-12-29January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd moves under palm trees and a strung banner line of orange and cream pennants. Ornate yellow, orange and gold embroidered standards with fringed tassels are carried aloft by men in white shirts and orange-saffron garments. Large multicoloured parasols in green, yellow, red and blue with gold motifs shade the procession. A thatched shelter and a red flag appear behind the crowd. Many devotees in white, orange and dark clothing press closely around the banners, with one man in a dark green shirt in the foreground. No clear individual can be confidently identified as the a person, so the figure remains uncertain.2009-01-01December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a dusty open road under a clear blue sky. Crowds of devotees in white clothes and orange saffron shawls press around two white horses with gold-trimmed harnesses and red bridles. In the right foreground, a large red and blue canopy with gold border, gold fringe and a white bird emblem is carried over the procession, its tassels and green pompoms visible. Orange flags and colourful striped tents line the route, and a power pole stands behind. Many people, some with palms pressed together in greeting, walk along the road.2008-12-29A festival procession on a dusty open road under a clear blue sky. Two white bulls with gold-trimmed red and gold harnesses pull a cart under a large blue canopy edged with gold and tasselled green and red fringe, topped by a gold lotus emblem. Crowds of devotees in white clothes surround the cart, many with raised hands, while orange and red flags flutter and decorated umbrellas and banners stand in the background among trees. A man in a lavender shirt stands near the bulls. The scene resembles a ratha procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-12-29Outdoor procession photographed from a crowd at a festival ground under bright sunlight. Large crowd of devotees in white clothes, many women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, moves around colourful ceremonial umbrellas and tall golden teardrop-shaped standards decorated with floral and bird motifs. Orange flags and orange-draped figures are visible, and many people raise their hands and clap. Trees and tents stand in the background. Several people hold up mobile phones to record.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with banana plants and palms, with a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing. Several large ornate umbrellas (chhatras) with red, yellow and green embroidered canopies and golden finials are carried above the group. A central figure in an orange-gold robe and a red-orange dhoti walks under the umbrellas, while women in saffron, orange and turquoise saris and men in white shirts follow, some with hands folded in prayer. A woman in white with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style mala stands in front, eyes closed. Orange pennant bunting stretches across the background under a clear blue sky.2009-01-01A procession in an open dirt courtyard beside a terracotta-coloured wall. Two ornate ceremonial parasols with multicoloured fringes and blue-and-gold motifs shade a decorated palanquin-style carriage at the upper centre, where a seated figure in red and saffron-toned clothing is visible. Red flags on long poles are raised among a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, with some in orange or saffron. Many people walk closely together, some holding flags or parasol poles, and onlookers stand at the right edge. A green tree and clear blue sky frame the scene.2010-12-22Outdoor festival procession on a dusty road in bright daylight. A large crowd, mostly women in white saris and white salwar-style outfits, walks closely together, some with hands folded in prayer. Several decorated parasols in yellow, blue, red and green with gold fringe and finials are held aloft above the crowd, alongside red and orange flags on poles and colourful balloons. Some people wear lanyards and name badges. Behind them a pale banner and temporary structures are visible under a hazy sky.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a chain-link fence and a low white wall, with dry scrubland and a few trees behind. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange sashes, crowd together. Several colourful umbrellas with blue, orange and green patterns and tassels are held up, along with tall orange flags. Drummers with large drums are at the left, and a red and gold canopy and balloons are visible in the centre. The people are numerous and mostly partially visible, making the total hard to count precisely.2008-12-29