Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession photographed from a tractor-drawn wagon. A red tractor with a white canopy and a driver in a white shirt leads a decorated wooden float. On the float, a golden ratha-style structure with a large gold umbrella over an elaborately decorated throne holds a figure in white garments, with multicoloured tassels hanging from the canopy. A person in an orange-red dhoti stands on the float beside the figure. Monks in orange-red robes walk alongside, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. A blue cloth banner on the float reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Procession.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night photograph of a decorated ceremonial ratha or palanquin cart lit with string lights and draped in marigold garlands and colourful fabric. Inside the canopy sits a figure beneath a crown-like floral ornament; beside it stands a man in a saffron-orange shawl and turban with an ornate gold necklace. To the right, two attendants in dark maroon robes hold long staffs, and a man in white kurta stands near a red tractor at left. An ornate gold-fringed parasol is visible at upper right.2015-01-13April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNight photograph of a temple chariot procession, the thiruther utchavam, pulled along a dirt road by a red Mahindra-style tractor. A man in white shirt and checked lungi sits at the wheel under a canvas canopy, with another person visible in the tractor's rear. Behind him a gold-painted flatbed carries a golden ratha with a multicoloured canopy, curled golden serpent-like finials, colourful tassels and a deity murti decorated with garlands, lit by string lights. A small generator sits on the trailer. Dark background.2015-05-01Night procession photograph of a gilded ornate ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with flower garlands in red, white and yellow. Several saffron-robed men in orange cloth stand on and around the palanquin, one leaning in to offer worship at the murti. A man in a white ritual cloth stands at the rear, and a man in a pink shirt sits on a red tractor driving the procession. A large gold-embroidered umbrella canopy with fringe overhangs the scene, and brass ceremonial discs hang from a side pole. Strings of coloured tassels hang from the cart's frame, and the background is dark with trees.2013-04-24April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 26 20122012-04-26February 19 20152015-02-19Night photograph of a decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha on a dirt ground, draped with marigold garlands, colourful tasseled fringes and a striped canopy. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the back of the cart holding a long-handled fan or chamara, while two young attendants in white with pink-tinted clothing stand beside it. A man in white shirt and dhoti watches at right. A red tractor and blue tarp are visible at left.2013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 30 20112011-10-30Hazy night photograph of a procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. A decorated vehicle with a silver-embossed canopy and an ornate golden seat carries a figure in orange robes and an orange head covering, with a multicoloured umbrella overhead. In the foreground, a young man in a grey jacket sits at a yellow tractor-like cart's steering wheel. Around the cart, several men in orange robes wear beaded necklaces and sit on the vehicle's platform. A man in white jacket and orange shawl stands at left, with a colourful fringed umbrella beside him. Crowds and lights fill the background.December 12 20112011-12-12