Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night outdoor scene with a fine mist or spray filling the air, lit in teal and warm amber tones. In the foreground a smiling young girl with curly dark hair in an orange-brown top looks back over her shoulder, and to her right a girl with long dark hair and bare back raises both arms overhead toward the spray. A woman in an orange sari with hair in a bun stands at lower left. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands among other people, and a large ornate orange and gold umbrella or canopy hangs at the upper left edge. The people appear to be dancing or celebrating in the mist, with bare arms and shoulders smeared with white powder. No readable a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 30 20162016-10-30A night-time outdoor celebration where a dense cloud of fine white powder or spray fills the air above a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with a yellow cloth at the waist and a beaded necklace holds a tall pole topped by an orange and red embroidered umbrella-like canopy bearing a bird emblem. Several people raise their arms, and a child in a white dhoti with curly hair stands at right, others wear orange and saffron garments.2016-10-30October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08October 30 20162016-10-30A night procession on a dark road with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange garments. In the foreground, shirtless men in orange lower garments walk with arms raised, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold waist sash spins a stream of fire or flame at the right. Orange powder or kumkum flies through the air above him. A decorated orange flag on a pole stands at the left, a bright light glows behind the crowd, and a red vehicle with a canopy appears at right. Several people wear rudraksha-style necklaces and white or orange cloth. No one can be identified with certainty from this view, so no figure is marked as a person.2016-10-30A dense crowd of devotees dances energetically in a temple hall filled with haze or smoke, with warm golden lights and gilded ornaments visible in the background. Many wear white kurtas or dhotis with red or orange shawls and red beaded necklaces; others wear saffron-orange robes. Arms are raised, hands clap and gesture joyfully, and several faces show ecstatic expressions. A man in white with a red sash and wrist bands stands at right, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti dances near the center. No prominent figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so no candidate is marked.2016-10-08March 13 20172017-03-13A dense crowd of devotees dances energetically inside a hall, amid haze or smoke that softens the scene. Many men wear white dhotis and white kurta-style garments, while a woman in a red-orange sari with gold border dances with arms raised at left centre. Others wear saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace is visible on a bare-chested man at centre right. Arms are raised in ecstatic movement, and warm golden lights glow in the background.2016-10-08October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night outdoor festival scene with a smiling man in a loose beige kurta and shawl, his face and hair dusted with white powder, hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him, several devotees have white powder on their faces and bare chests, a small child with white-smeared face and beaded necklaces stands at left, and a blue ornate umbrella and orange flags are visible. Bright lights and blurred figures fill the background. A copyright credit overlays the lower right corner. The man's appearance (long swept hair, beige clothing, no distinctive crown or saffron robes) does not meet the threshold for an identification, so he is described only by role and clothing.2016-10-30