Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a framed portrait and a deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers, surrounded by devotees. Red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas shade the palanquin. A young man in saffron-orange cloth and a gold-bead necklace walks beside it, while devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, a woman in a white sari with a long braid, and men with spectacles press around the carriage. A large crowd fills the frame.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession with a deity murti carried on a palanquin decorated with a multicoloured arched halo of red, green, yellow and purple bands studded with round mirrored ornaments. Several men walk around it: a man in front wears an orange shawl over a white shirt, and a man at right in a white kurta and dark-framed glasses holds his hands together in front of him. Men in white and orange shawls surround the palanquin, and tall gold-coloured torch stands and a red fringed umbrella frame the scene.2006-12-23Night procession with a deity murti decorated with garlands and a colourful ornate palanquin canopy with tassels and lotus and dove emblems. A man in an orange robe stands on the palanquin, raising one arm, while many people in white clothes and orange shawls walk around it. A large crowd of men and women in white and orange surrounds the canopy poles, and a trident is visible at left.2007-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris moving between rows of white crosses-like wooden posts. At centre, a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a colourful multi-coloured garland arch is carried under a large ornate umbrella in red, blue and gold with a printed emblem. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth walks ahead holding a torch, while a woman in an orange-bordered sari carries a silver vessel and others in orange shawls follow. Flaming torches are held up on both sides. A portion of a shaved-headed man in white is in the foreground. Several people are visible; the crowd beyond is dense.2006-12-23Night procession photographed among a dense crowd of devotees. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a flower-decorated palanquin/ratha with a domed canopy, ringed with garlands in red, green, white and yellow, and a deity murti or image inside. A man in orange at the rear of the vehicle also stands close to it. In the foreground a man in a red garment raises a long wooden pole beside a gold-topped staff, and devotees press around with hands folded in namaste. Several people are visible, the frame is crowded, and the background is dark.2007-12-23Night procession photographed from the side. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured panels, tassels and a dove emblem are held aloft over a crowd. Orange flags with a dove-and-lotus logo fly in the background. In the foreground a devotee in an orange garment and a white-shirted man stand with hands clasped near a decorated palanquin-like frame holding a deity murti dressed in a pink floral garland and gold cloth. Yellow and red flower garlands hang at the right edge. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, press forward in the crowd.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A night-time photograph of a religious procession. At centre, a decorated palanquin or utsava murti carries a deity figure garlanded with yellow, orange and red flowers beneath a multicoloured umbrella. Several men in white dhotis and shirts grip the long wooden poles of the palanquin. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and holds a pole, appearing to be a sannyasi, but this figure's appearance does not clearly establish identity, so no identification is made. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand around, with string lights and tassels visible overhead.2010-11-21Night procession with a decorated deity murti on a palanquin-style ratha, framed by a semicircular arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands and mirrored ornaments. A man in a white shirt and dhoti in the centre holds his hands together in namaskar; men in white and saffron-orange shawls walk around him. Tall brass lamp stands with oil lamps flank the frame, and a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella hangs at upper left. Several people in white or orange garments are visible, including a long-haired figure with a saffron shawl at right. Night setting, with lamps and devotees surrounding the procession.2006-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23