Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor photograph of a street procession under bright sky and tree canopy. Several colourful striped parasols with tasselled fringes, red, green, blue and yellow, are carried aloft over a crowd. Many devotees wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, with saffron and orange shawls and flags around them. A white vehicle with a rooftop load and a decorated front stands on the right. Near the centre, a figure in a saffron garment is partly visible among the marchers, but no identity is established.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road with a large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white and light clothing. Several ornate parasols with red, blue and multicoloured embroidered canopies and fringed tassels are carried above the crowd, alongside large golden leaf-shaped standards. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a saffron cloth and armbands stands beside a dark vehicle, holding its side. A brass trumpet player is visible in the crowd. The scene is part of a ceremonial procession.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 12 20092009-01-12A large crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes walks along a dirt path during a procession, with many men and women in white shirts and saris, some carrying drums. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and gold canopies and fringed tassels of yellow, green and blue overhang the scene at left and right. A tall silver ceremonial staff with a decorative finial stands at right. Orange and saffron flags flutter in the background among trees, and a few cars are parked beyond. A man in the foreground wears dark glasses and a white shirt with a lanyard. No individual can be identified as a person from this view. +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day with a large crowd of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis moving along a road. Many carry tall orange and red flags and decorated poles, and several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and fringed edges rise above the crowd. A person in a white kurta with an orange shawl holds up a camera on the left. Some shirts bear printed Dhyanapeetam-style graphics. Balloons and a decorated structure appear in the background beside a building with orange trim.2008-12-29January 12 20092009-01-12December 30 20082008-12-30January 12 20092009-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road, with a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and saffron garments. Several ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, orange and green fringed canopies and gold finials are carried above the walkers, and a brass horn player stands among them. At right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth reaches toward a dark car, while a man in an orange cloth stands nearby. The scene suggests a ratha or festival procession with devotees escorting the vehicle.2016-01-03A dense procession moves along a tree-lined dirt road beneath tall trees, with minibuses parked at the sides. Several umbrellas or canopies are carried above the crowd: one pale pink-gold, one cream-gold with embroidery, and a tiered orange-and-gold umbrella on a pole. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange or red shawls and garlands. Men in orange and red-brown turbans and wraps walk in the front. Some men wear orange-red shawls draped over white clothing, and a person in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl is at the left edge. The scene is motion-blurred and crowded.2014-12-17