Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A procession walks along a dirt road lined with trees and a red boundary wall strung with small lights and paper streamers. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a framed printed portrait of a figure in orange robes. Beside him a man in white holds an image of a blue-clad deity murti. Several men wear white with orange or saffron shawls and orange dhotis. Behind them a white and blue minibus with a Tamil-script sign, and a few onlookers and workers stand nearby, including a woman in pink and a child in red.

More like this

Open the gallery
A procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with red walls and orange flags. Men in white shirts and white dhotis wear red-orange shawls. In front, a man carries a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair, labelled with printed text. Behind him, a man in white holds a tray of offerings and a man in white carries a small deity murti dressed in blue with red garlands. A woman in a white sari with red border walks at the left. A white van with orange flags stands in the background among trees and string lights.2014-07-11A group of about twelve people runs barefoot along a dirt road in a procession, most wearing white shirts and dhotis or saris with red-orange shawls and sashes. A man in the centre-front carries a framed portrait of a smiling woman in an orange garment with a garland, and another man holds a small blue-draped deity murti with a flower garland. Some participants hold orange flags, and a white van with orange flags and Tamil lettering follows behind a red compound wall with bunting.2014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11July 14 20112011-07-14A photograph of a group procession walking along an unpaved dirt road at dusk, with rough rocks and sparse grass in the foreground. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or white saris walk in the line, several carrying orange-and-saffron banners and colourful ceremonial umbrellas on poles. Two men in front hold a large white banner bearing a red-framed portrait and printed Tamil lettering. Behind them, women in white saris with orange borders walk alongside. Unfinished brick buildings, a white low-rise structure, and water tanks stand in the background.2008-09-28Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamSeptember 17 20072007-09-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a grassy hillside and mango trees behind. Women in white sarees with gold borders walk in front carrying brass trays of offerings with green leaves and flowers. Behind them, a woman in an orange saree with a long garland walks between men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Men in white hold a decorated red and blue ceremonial canopy (ratha-style umbrella) and tall poles bearing a fringed ornamental standard. A white van is parked on the right beside a man in a striped shirt, and orange and white flags fly from poles along the path.2008-11-11Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road lined with dry grass and tall trees, with a blue van carrying a banner reading Paduka Yatra. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland walks under a small multicoloured umbrella held by a companion in white, with long swept-back hair and a garland. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white clothes, some in white dhotis and saris, walk along, and one woman in the right foreground stands with hands folded in namaste. A young person in a green shirt walks near the van. The scene is a paduka procession of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam devotees.2007-02-24Outdoor street procession moving along a tree-lined road with many men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several large multicoloured ornate umbrellas and decorated square banners with emblems are carried aloft. Red-orange flags wave above the crowd, and a white banner with Tamil script is held at left. A white van and a bus are visible behind the marchers, and a uniformed police officer walks among them. The crowd appears to number in the dozens.2008-08-01