Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A procession in an outdoor setting with trees behind. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland, holds palms together in greeting as they walk. Beside and behind them, several men in saffron robes carry books, and a man in a white shirt wears a name badge. Men in white ritual clothing and a man in a light checked shirt are in the crowd. Above, a colourful canopy with a bird emblem and a carried trident-topped staff and thatched decorated structures appear. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland cues.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 30 20062006-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30A procession outdoors on a dirt path. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace of gold beads wears a saffron-orange robe, hands pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white clothes walks with a camera. Behind them a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl holds a long wooden pole of a large pink and gold canopy umbrella. Other white-clad devotees and saffron-robed sannyasis follow, with smaller ornate umbrellas beside them. On the right, a man in white carries a metal ratha-style frame holding a deity murti decorated with orange marigold and white flower garlands. Red-roofed buildings and green trees form the backdrop. Visible people number roughly 20-30 across the scene.2006-07-11A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A central figure in an orange robe with a long white and orange flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, with long swept-back hair, a tilak and a rudraksha mala. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas, and women in white saris carry a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Large red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with floral borders are held aloft above the group, and a red and gold fan-shaped banner is carried at right. Thatched structures and a pale building stand behind. a person is shown as the garlanded central figure in orange, and the description is based on those cues. Approximately seven to nine people are visible.2006-12-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession walking along a paved courtyard beneath a tree, with a stone temple wall and a corrugated shelter behind. An orange umbrella is held aloft at upper left over a group of devotees. A woman in an orange sari with flowers in her hair walks at left, and several men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with shaved heads, walk in the middle. A man in a light blue shirt and a man in a white shirt walk at right, with a garland of pink and yellow flowers held nearby. Several women in red and maroon saris are visible in the background.2012-09-12Outdoor procession on a dusty road under a clear sky. A central man in orange robes, with long dark hair and a thick white and red flower garland, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Above him, a multicoloured umbrella with tassels and the printed name Dhyanapeetam is carried on a pole, with more decorated umbrellas behind. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk alongside. On the left, a woman in a dark maroon sari holds a brass plate of flowers. A man with grey hair and a green-bordered white shawl walks on the right in a white kurta. Trees and a utility pole stand in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-12-26April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered under tall decorated parasols with red, green and yellow fringe, during a procession. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a bearded, bare-chested man in orange dhoti and beads stands near a figure in orange robes holding a book. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in white caps, stand behind, with a video camera operator at left. An orange cloth panel and gold-patterned fabric fill the right edge, and open grassland and trees lie behind the crowd.2009-01-21December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a row of attendants in white and yellow clothes carrying multicoloured ceremonial parasols with tasselled edges. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a large red-and-white garland, walking barefoot behind the parasols. A man in orange robes walks at the right, and a man in orange with grey hair and beard walks among the group. Palm trees and a low wall stand in the background. Several people wear white kurtas and yellow shawls, and a few wear lanyards.2009-12-24A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a long red-and-white flower garland walks barefoot at centre, flanked by two saffron-robed sannyasis with beards and rudraksha malas. A man in white on the left wears a dark mala and a pendant, and devotees in white and cream stand along the path, several with hands pressed in anjali. Two ceremonial parasol-style umbrellas with green, red and yellow fringed canopies and a tasselled pennant are carried above the group. Petals scatter on the ground.2009-12-24