Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A man in a bright lime-green sleeveless top and sparkly lime-green shorts over red track pants dances on a tiled stage, bells tied at his ankles. Behind him a white-clad man in a gold-bordered dhoti holds a yellow and blue ceremonial structure with peacock-feather fringes and a golden canopy, possibly a kavadi-style frame. Two men in cream and maroon shirts and white dhotis watch from the side, one with arms crossed. A yellow fabric hangs at the top left and a wall fan is visible above.

More like this

Open the gallery
June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a folk-style dance costume stands centre-stage on a tiled hall floor, bent slightly forward with knees bent. He wears a tall, ornate headdress with a yellow-and-blue panel, red and gold feathers and a fringed crown, a sleeveless neon-green top, a green and orange waist sash, red trousers with white side stripes, and bells or anklets with gold bead decorations. A bare-footed man in a white dhoti and orange shawl carries an orange cushion-like drum at left, and onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes watch from the right beside a wall painted with temple artwork. A white pedestal fan and a lattice window sit at left.2009-06-22A performer in a bright lime-green sleeveless top, red track trousers and ornate metal-studded anklets stands on a hall floor carrying a long wooden pole decorated with red-and-yellow tassels and dark feather plumes, attached to a large curved golden-fringed blue ornamental frame. Behind him, a second performer in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long curved brass horn. To the right, a man in a cream kurta and orange dhoti stands beside a white pillar. A white pedestal fan, an orange bag and a lattice window sit in the background, and a brown wooden door is set in a white wall.2009-06-22A performer in a lime-green sleeveless top, orange waist sash, red track pants with white side stripes and ankle bells stands on a bare-floored hall holding a peacock-feather-topped kavadi arch in his mouth, a bottle-like rod held between teeth. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl stands, another man in a white t-shirt and dark shorts with arms crossed watches, and a woman in red sits at left.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and red track pants with white side stripes dances on a pale tiled floor, balancing a long wooden frame decorated with dark feathers, gold-toned discs and fringe on his head and shoulder. Bells are fastened around his ankles. Beside him, a standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold borders holds a long dark staff with a red tassel. A lattice window and a red bag appear in the background, and a small purple logo is in the lower left corner.2009-06-22A folk dance performance on a stage with a light grey floor. A dancer in a neon green sleeveless top, green shorts over red leggings, and ankle bells moves at the centre. Behind him, four drummers in white dhotis or a maroon shirt play traditional drums; two play large yellow-and-blue decorated drums with feathered ornaments, and a drummer at right holds a horn-like instrument. A teal backdrop shows a green map of Tamil Nadu with painted figures. A glass bottle sits at the lower left edge.2009-06-22