Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night-time photo of a procession at an ashram with a crowd pressing close. At centre a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a lit torch flame aloft, wearing a long gold necklace and gold bangles. Beside him a bald man in rust-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch holds a woven basket. To the left a bare-chested priest with gold necklaces and white-and-red tilak marks stands near a red and gold umbrella and a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. Several devotees and a man in white shirt with ID badge stand around, and a photographer's camera is in the lower right. The Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam setting and procession suggest a ritual procession, but the centre figure's identity is uncertain from appearance.

More like this

Open the gallery
Evening outdoor ritual at a riverside festival setting with an illuminated temple structure and tall red-and-gold ritual pole behind. A central man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing layered rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold-bead necklaces, holds a brass aarti lamp with burning flame and smoke. Around him, a man in white dhoti with gold-bead necklace stands at left, a bald man in maroon-brown robes with malas stands beside him, a man in bright orange kurta with red shawl and rudraksha mala stands to the right, and a man in white kurta with raised hand gestures on the right. Orange umbrellas and a trident-topped pole appear in the background, with a crowd of devotees behind. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in saffron turban and rudraksha malas performing the aarti.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession with a lit flame. Foreground right, a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron shawl over a brown-orange garment holds a flaming lamp in one hand and presses palms together, wearing a thick gold necklace, gold bangles and a small gold earring. Behind him a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and a deity murti in gold, garlanded with yellow flowers, are carried in procession. Beside the flame bearer, a bare-chested priest with a white tilak and a gold necklace, another bearded man with rudraksha beads and a bare torso, a man in a white shirt with an ID badge, and devotees in white dhotis surround the procession. Bystanders stand in the background against a dark sky.2013-02-11Evening procession at night with a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara decorated with garlands and flanked by two smaller figures, carried under red and multicolored umbrellas. In the foreground, a woman in an orange turban, orange garments, and a heavy gold necklace smiles and holds a gold bangle-clad hand near her side. Beside her, a bald man in an orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala. On the left, a bare-chested priest in yellow dhoti with a sacred thread and gold ornaments stands among devotees with tilak marks. A man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard stands in the middle. A videographer's camera and hand appear at the left edge.2013-02-11Night-time ritual outdoors where a woman in a saffron-orange shawl and matching head wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red waist cloth beside her. Behind them stands a figure in a decorated ceremonial headdress and ornate garments near a lit torch, under a black ceremonial umbrella. Several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, including one in white ritual dress, stand around the lamp, and a flaming torch rises at right. Smoke drifts above the scene.2013-02-11Photograph of an evening temple-procession scene with a crowd pressing close. Center right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rust-orange turban holds a burning torch in one hand while pressing palms together in anjali, with gold necklaces and bangles. Behind and beside them, shirtless priests with white vibhuti and tilak marks stand near a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and a ceremonial umbrella and kalasha-like brass object appear above. A bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti, and a man in a white striped shirt with an ID badge stands among the crowd. The orange-robed figure shows a turban and gold ornaments, but the identity cue is not conclusive.2013-02-11Night procession at an outdoor event with an ornate deity murti of Venkateshwara carried on a float, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a red umbrella overhead. On the right, a man in orange robes and an orange turban holds a flaming torch and wears a gold necklace, bangles and rudraksha mala; his appearance has some cues but is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Around him, shaved-headed priests with white vertical tilaks wear gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, one holds a silver plate, and a man in white shirt with a blue lanyard stands nearby. Warm lamplight glows in the background.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A night-time outdoor procession near a red-and-white striped tent. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long-haired figure in an orange turban and reddish-brown robe walk side by side, followed by saffron-clad sannyasis. On the right, a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and gold necklace holds a tall silver staff. Several devotees in white and saffron surround them, with a man in a white cap at the back.2016-05-07Night photo of a procession walking along a paved path, with a red-lit structure in the background. A man in the centre wears an orange turban, an orange robe and a large brown rudraksha mala. Beside him a bearded man in an orange robe with a red-brown mala walks in step. A man on the far right in white dhoti and gold-bordered white shawl holds a tall silver staff, with gold beaded necklaces. Other men in white kurtas, saffron-clad attendants and a figure in white with a red cap stand around. Visible people total roughly a dozen, with several partially visible at the edges.May 07 20122012-05-07Night photograph of a procession moving through an outdoor event area with red-lit structures behind. At the centre, a tall man wears a rust-orange turban, a rust-orange wrap and a long brown rudraksha mala, with a gold chain at his neck, and walks forward with a serious expression. To his left, a younger man in orange robes with a shaved head wears gold-toned beads, and beside him men in white kurtas and white dhotis walk with the group. On the right, a bearded man in orange robes wears a dark mala and a red tilak, and a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth holds a silver staff. Several other people in white and orange clothing surround the group.2016-05-07