Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large crowd of devotees in white clothes, many with orange headbands and sashes, raise their hands and dance under a canopy of red, orange and green draped cloth with hanging orange pennants. In the background a white building bears the sign reading Sri Ananda, with a cloth-covered stage area and a standing figure in orange at right. Ritual brass items and a decorated palanquin-style platform are visible near the centre. Hand-raised devotees fill the foreground.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor festival gathering under a large red canopy trimmed with orange and green pennants and fabric swags. Many people in white clothes with orange sashes and headbands dance and raise their arms in a crowded group. Some wear white shirts printed with a lotus-like emblem. Orange flags and a banner reading Sri Ananda are visible behind, along with trident-like poles and a loudspeaker. Several people stand in the back and on a platform, and a small deity shrine decorated with flowers appears at the left edge. Bright daylight, ceremonial celebration setting.2008-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27A large festival pandal with a red and yellow canopy strung with orange and green decorations and small pennants. Dense crowds of devotees sit on a red carpet on the left, many in white clothes, some wearing white shirts and dhotis, with a few women in blue and yellow saris. On a raised platform at the centre-back, figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a traditional lamp and ritual objects, while others in white stand behind them and along the right side of the stage. A gold ceremonial staff and decorated banners stand near the platform, and a banner reading Sri Anandeshwar appears in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A dense outdoor procession gathers under a long canopy of orange and red cloth with decorative panels, yellow-gold fringes and colourful painted motifs. Crowds of devotees wear white dhotis and saris, saffron-orange robes, and yellow scarves, many with rudraksha malas. In the background, a priest in orange robes stands near a raised platform with floral offerings and a smoke-like haze, and figures in white and orange gather around it. Small triangular flags and bunting hang overhead, and a sign reading Sri Ananda is visible behind the canopy.2008-12-28Outdoor festival scene under a canopy of orange, red and yellow fabric with pennants and hanging decorations. Many people in white clothes, several with orange or saffron sashes and orange headbands, dance and clap on a red carpet. In the foreground a bearded man in a white kurta with a pendant dances with arms raised, surrounded by others in white shirts and white dhotis. Behind them, rows of onlookers, a sound system and a decorated shrine area are visible.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29May 11 20162016-05-11A large open-air pavilion with orange and red draped canopy, triangular pennants and hanging decorative poles, filled with a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes and some in orange, facing a raised stage. On the stage, several robed figures in orange and saffron sit near a decorated deity murti and floral arrangements, while a standing priest in white and another figure in orange attend to ritual activity. Palm trees and a parked white vehicle are visible beyond the pavilion, and a small sign reads Nithyanandeshwari Temple.2008-12-28 +1 copiesLarge crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white sits on the ground under a red and gold canopy hung with orange pennants and decorative fabric panels. On a raised white and red platform at the front, several robed figures in saffron and orange sit and stand near a floral-decorated altar and a small deity murti, with a kalasha-like ritual setup nearby. A figure in orange stands at the left beside a statue of a deity on a pedestal, and a person in orange holds a ceremonial umbrella near the stage. Palm trees and a parked silver SUV are visible beyond the open side. Painted signage on a white wall behind the stage reads Nandeshwara.2008-12-28A large outdoor gathering under a white tented pavilion with draped white fabric, speakers on stands, and a red carpet runner. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis dance and raise their arms energetically, some wearing orange or saffron sashes and a few women in white and colourful saris stand nearby. A red cloth is held aloft at left-centre, and white flower garlands hang at the right edge near a seated figure in a pink striped shirt. The crowd fills the frame, with a dense mass of onlookers behind a metal barrier.2009-07-08 +1 copiesPhotograph of a procession at Sri Anandeshwara Temple during a festival. A central figure in an orange robe with a white-and-orange floral garland and a black headband stands under a multicoloured canopy with a yellow-and-blue umbrella on a pole, flanked by orange ceremonial banners. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes, several holding round painted drums or handheld items, and women and children in white dresses and white-and-orange shawls stand in a crowd under a white tent. A man in a saffron dhoti near the front holds a small object. Behind them a raised platform with flower decorations and a sign board, with a speaker on a stand at right.2008-12-24 +1 copies