Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor procession under palm trees with devotees carrying red and orange umbrellas and saffron flags. Central figure wears a white turban with a red bindi, a white and red flower garland, and saffron robes, holding a white dove up toward the sky. Surrounding men in white kurtas and dark shirts smile and reach toward him. A red umbrella bears the printed name a person. A golden staff rises in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits under a canopy decorated with red, orange, yellow and green tassels and pennants. He wears a white turban with a red bindi on the forehead, a long red-and-white flower garland, and a gold-and-bead rudraksha-style necklace. He rests one hand on his knee while holding a wooden umbrella pole. Behind him a seated crowd in white clothing watches, several smiling, and the orange fabric banners carry a faint logo. The festive setting suggests a procession or public celebration. a person: the long hair, ornate turban, saffron clothing, gold necklace and beaded adornments are consistent with the a person appearance cues, and he is seated on a decorated platform.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky beneath a decorated pink and white ceremonial umbrella with red fringe, held aloft by a man at the right edge. A central figure with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured strands, hands clasped, eyes closed, smiling. Behind him a row of orange flags flies from tall white poles among palm trees, and a crowd of devotees stands around, several in orange garments and white kurtas, one man at right wearing a white kurta and a beaded necklace. Dry open ground lies in the background.2006-12-25A procession outdoors with a central man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a tulsi-style bead necklace and gold-toned rudraksha-style beads, smiling with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, orange-robed attendants and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand in a crowd, and golden ceremonial staffs and colourful fringed umbrellas with bird emblems rise above. A bearded man in glasses and an orange robe is at the left edge and a woman with a red bindi and white forehead marks is at the right. The scene reads as a festival or ashram procession.2008-07-17December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession scene with devotees in orange and white. A bearded man on the left in orange robes and gold chain gestures forward. Centre, a young man in an orange shawl, white headwrap, and long white and red flower garlands stands beside a golden staff. Behind him, a monk in orange with rudraksha beads, and devotees in white shirts and orange sashes. On the right, a man in white shirt and rudraksha mala holds out a white cloth or sacred offering while another man reaches toward it. Behind them, an ornate red-and-gold ratha canopy with orange flags and tassels. Bright daylight.2008-12-29January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor procession at a temple-like event with colourful ornamental umbrellas and decorated poles overhead. A smiling man with long dark hair and an orange turban, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala, reaches toward a white jasmine garland held by a young man in white and orange. Nearby, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk among devotees. In the lower right, a large offering basket is heaped with yellow marigolds, white flowers and a red cloth, with banana leaves beside it. A man in orange at right looks toward the camera with a red tilak on his forehead. Palm trees and a small structure appear behind.2006-12-31