Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor festival scene under a clear blue sky during a procession. On the right, a large metal deity murti is decorated with dense yellow and purple flower garlands, a golden orange headdress and blue-green draped cloth, with its hands raised in blessing. In the foreground, a row of men and a woman in white ritual clothing sit behind a low table draped with a striped cloth. Several people hold their hands in namaskar, one man holds a brass kalasha vessel, and trays hold flowers, white sweets and small offerings. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a man in saffron-orange cloth sit among them. A cameraman films, and more people in white stand behind, with a dirt field and small structures in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ceremony at a festival. In the foreground a priest in orange robes stands at left, holding a bell and offerings. Centre-right is a decorated palanquin-style seat with a murti of a deity wearing an orange turban and gold ornaments, heavily garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, seated on a yellow cloth with gold border. Behind it hangs a large arch of pink, white and yellow garlands and a portrait of a robed man in orange wearing rudraksha beads. Brass bells, a trays of flower petals, fruits, coconuts and sweets rest on a mat. Several men and women in white clothes watch and sit at left and centre, some with hands folded in devotion, indicating a puja during the Brahmotsava festival.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-like site with a bare dirt ground, a red and yellow umbrella overhead, and a white bus behind. A deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, a gold crown and a green cloth sits on a white table draped in orange, set with fruit, plantain, flower baskets, a brass kalasha-style vessel and other pooja offerings. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe with a maroon-edged shawl faces the table with an arm extended toward the offerings, while white-clad devotees stand around with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white kurtas and lanyards and a bearded man in white stand nearby, with a few onlookers in the background. The scene suggests a procession or pooja for the murti. Water tanks and simple brick buildings are visible at right.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a decorated cart (ratha) with a garland arch of red, white, green and yellow flowers. Two people in orange robes stand on the cart beside a framed portrait, and a seated deity murti or figure wrapped in yellow and blue garlands sits on a yellow cushion. Crowd members in white kurtas and white dhotis surround the cart; one man in white holds a rudraksha mala and another in white is photographing. In the foreground a figure in an orange shawl with a long dark hair stands at right. Blue sky, trees and a golden finial on a pole at right.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a street beside a leafy tree and blue sky. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands on the left, raising a lamp or cup above a decorated float. The float has a multicoloured fringed canopy, garlands of yellow and white flowers, and an image of a seated saint in orange robes on a backdrop. Beneath it sits a deity murti dressed in white cloth and adorned with yellow garlands and a blue-green garment. In the foreground, men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman with long dark hair in an orange top faces the float. Offering plates with flowers and fruit lie on the cart.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23