Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night-time outdoor ritual at an open ground lit by floodlights, with rows of white-clad devotees seated on mats facing a central deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-orange cloth. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with an orange headcloth stands with hands raised in namaskar, while a man in an orange shirt and another in white look toward the murti; a woman in blue and a child stand at the left edge. Shipping-container style structures and parked vehicles are visible behind, with more white-clad figures moving along the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
April 06 20122012-04-06Night outdoor photo of a large open-air gathering at a ceremony ground lit by floodlights, with rows of seated devotees in white clothes behind many small pots or vessels. At the centre stands a deity murti or ritual image draped in red and gold cloth and decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and a chest ornament. In the foreground, several people stand with hands folded in anjali, a man in a white shirt and a man in a striped shirt among them, while another person sits at the front. Brass items and flower petals lie on a low table before the image, and shipping-container structures with strings of flags form the backdrop.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor ritual ground at Thiruvannamalai under a moon-lit sky with a dark hill behind. A large central deity murti of Shiva stands on a raised white pedestal, its face and head decorated with a crown-like headdress, orange cloth and thick garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Hundreds of rows of white-clothed devotees sit on the ground facing it, many wearing white dhotis and some with shaved or covered heads, with bright floodlights and shipping-container walls around the grounds. The scene suggests a night pad-puja or darshan gathering.2012-01-08Night outdoor satsang at a large open ground under street lamps and a crescent moon. In the foreground stands a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and maroon flowers, with a red cloth, silver necklace and rudraksha-style beaded mala, seated on a white draped platform with a striped cloth. Behind it, hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes face the murti, and shipping containers and parked vehicles line the background.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a temple-like ground under floodlights, with a hill silhouetted against a moonlit sky. A large central seated figure, a deity murti or statue, is adorned with multicolour garlands of marigold and mixed flowers, rudraksha-style beads, and a white and yellow cloth draped over its base. Hundreds of identical small white-clad figures in rows. Several standing figures in white appear at the edges of the field. White pillars and shipping-container-style structures line the background, and a white SUV is parked nearby.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor pad-puja gathering. In the foreground, a figure seated on a white-draped platform wears a large orange-and-white face, a crown of white and green flowers, and garlands of yellow, pink, purple and white blossoms with a rudraksha mala and ornate silver necklace; the face and clothing suggest a deity murti or statue rather than a living person. Rows of small black lingams with white cloths are arranged across the ground before him, lit by floodlights under a dark sky with a moon and hills behind. Several small figures stand at the edges near parked vehicles and a building, too small to count reliably.2012-01-08April 06 20122012-04-06Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering on an open ground. Hundreds of seated participants wearing white clothes and black caps fill the foreground in long, neat rows. Behind them a brightly lit stage with string lights and small red lamps stands under a banner, with a crowd of standing people in front of it. Tall white light poles frame the scene, and a white floral garland rests on the lower right.2009-08-05April 17 20112011-04-17