Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession with several decorated vehicles carrying deity murtis under ornate golden canopies with multicoloured fringed umbrellas. The central cart holds a golden bull (nandi) beneath figures draped in red and pink cloth with garlands. Tractor-drawn carts pull the floats along a dark road. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand at the left, one man with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in white bows her head at the lower right. Red-and-white vehicle plates are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
November 21 20152015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21Night procession on a dirt ground with several tractor-drawn decorated platforms. The central platform carries a golden bull (Nandi) with a deity murti draped in red garlands and yellow marigold strands under a multicoloured canopy. Flanking platforms hold gilded shrines with deity murtis under striped umbrellas and red cloth. Tractor drivers in white shirts sit at the wheels, and a man in a white shirt stands in the centre holding a video camera. Several onlookers are at the left edge, partly visible.2015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21November 11 20152015-11-11November 21 20152015-11-21November 22 20152015-11-22November 21 20152015-11-21Night procession on a dirt ground at an ashram-style site. Red tractors with green canopies pull illuminated floats decorated with colourful lights. On the left, a brightly lit float shows painted figures in red garments beside a bull. Two ornate deity murti stand on a golden platform under striped, multicoloured umbrellas, carried on the floats. A man in a dark shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground. On the far right, several men in dark robes and ceremonial dhotis walk near a decorated canopy strung with coloured lights. A metal-clad building stands behind.2015-11-21November 11 20152015-11-11Night procession at an open ground with three illuminated decorated vehicles carrying deity murtis under canopies with colourful tassels. The central float shows a seated figure with a child-like murti and ornate arch. Several people in white and off-white clothing and saffron-orange robes stand and walk among the floats, one man in white holding a phone up to photograph. Strings of coloured lights line the background. Devotees watch the ratha procession in darkness.2015-11-11Night procession with three illuminated temple vehicles on a dirt ground. On the left, a tractor-drawn float carries a tall, gold-decorated shrine with a deity murti and a bull figure beneath a striped canopy. In the centre, a wooden cart with large wheels carries a gold-ornamented deity murti with wings beneath a multicoloured umbrella canopy. On the right, a third decorated float with a canopy is partly visible. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground, some facing the vehicles. A low building with lights is behind them, and the scene is lit by spotlights.2015-11-11