Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession of a heavily decorated ratha-style palanquin on a tractor-drawn platform, its tiers wrapped in marigold and white jasmine garlands with red and yellow flowers. Two men in white dhoti and shawl stand on the platform near the front, one holding a long object, the other seated near the centre; their faces are not clearly visible enough to judge identity. Behind the float, a dense crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing walks along, some with hands raised. Two yellow and maroon umbrellas are carried over the procession, and a bright floodlight illuminates the scene. A tall ornamental staff with a brass finial stands at right.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession photograph of a richly decorated ratha (temple chariot) entirely covered in garlands of marigold and white flowers, with red and green foliage and a green-and-gold canopy. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand on the chariot; one figure in a saffron-orange garment and a golden turban stands at the centre, with a further man in a white outfit and garland nearby. A tractor-like vehicle with a red tail light is attached at the front, and a person in a dark shirt stands beside it. Bright white light stands and a speaker are placed around the chariot. On the right, several devotees in purple and white clothing hold yellow and gold decorated parasols, and a crowd is visible behind them under strings of coloured lights.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a large float decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in red, white and yellow, topped by an ornate ratha-style canopy. Inside the float a deity murti is visible beneath the flower decoration. A standing figure in white and gold clothing stands at the float's side. Women in yellow, green, orange and red sarees line the road, many with hands raised in devotion, and a few carry lamps. Illuminated temple gopuram towers and lights glow in the background, with smoke rising at left.2016-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession. A flower-decorated wooden palanquin with a tiered canopy draped in white, red and orange garlands carries several figures in white and saffron dhotis on its platform. Bare-chested attendants in white dhotis walk alongside holding long poles, and a tractor with bright LED light bars sits at right. Strings of coloured lights and garlands frame the scene.2016-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession. A flower-decorated ratha, or chariot, with a tall canopy of white, red and yellow garlands carries a golden seated figure and a standing man in white dhoti and shawl. Two men in white dhotis hold long ceremonial staffs at the left edge, and a figure in a light garment stands in the foreground near a tractor with bright white light bars. Garlands of marigold hang along the chariot base. A deity murti is visible under the canopy.2016-12-23