Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night procession at an outdoor event. Central focus is a decorated palanquin carrying three deity murtis (ornate, adorned with red and white garlands and jewelry), shaded by two large red and green fringed umbrellas. Dense crowd surrounds it; a man in the foreground holds a brass torch with a flame. Several devotees in white dhotis and bare-chested priests with sandal marks and rudraksha malas stand near the palanquin, some with hands folded in prayer. Dark night sky and small lamps in background.

More like this

Open the gallery
February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at a crowded outdoor event. Central focus is a deity murti of Venkateshwara, decorated with red and white flower garlands, carried on a palanquin-style platform surrounded by devotees. Two ornate red and green fringed umbrellas shade the procession, and a flaming torch is held at right. A man at right wears an orange turban, orange robe and beaded necklaces, holding a torch-bearing staff, while a bald man in white shirt with blue lanyard and several men in white and orange clothing press around. Dark sky and street lamps in background.2013-02-11Night procession with a deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) standing centrally, dressed in ornate silver-and-gold jewelled garments and a tall crown, flanked by two smaller consort figures in matching silver crowns, all draped in white, yellow and red garlands. Two large umbrellas, one red with yellow tassels and one green, frame the procession. In the foreground, several men gather, including a man with long grey hair in white clothing, a bald man with a white tilak and bare upper body, and a man in white at left. Some wear white dhoti and shawls; others have tilak marks on their foreheads. Two additional standing figures appear in the right foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-02-11Night procession photograph showing three large deity murtis (Venkateshwara flanked by two consorts) richly dressed in silver-and-gold ornaments, crowns and jewelled necklaces, heavily garlanded with white and red flowers, carried on a palanquin. A red umbrella with yellow, green and white tassels shades them, and a flaming torch is held at right. Dense crowd of devotees surrounds the murtis; several men wear white dhotis and sacred marks on the forehead, and one bald man in a white shirt stands at lower left. Darkness behind.2013-02-11Night procession at a temple-style festival: a large deity murti (Venkateshwara-style, with tall crown and gold ornaments) is carried on a flower-decorated palanquin, garlanded with red and white marigold strands. A bare-chested elderly priest with grey hair and a white dhoti holds a flaming camphor plate aloft, while others around him carry the palanquin and a man with a brass torch stands at right. Devotees in white and yellow dhotis, some with sandalwood tilak and rudraksha malas, press close. Photographers with flash-equipped cameras document the scene at left, and a glowing red flame rises from the top right.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at an ashram with a deity murti of Venkateshwara, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, carried on a palanquin beneath a red canopy with tasselled fringe and a lamp stand. A bare-chested priest with white tilak and gold chain stands in front, with other men in white shirts with visitor badges and dhoti-clad devotees nearby. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban holds a flaming ritual lamp toward the deity, with hands folded in reverence. Several older men in white and gold ornaments stand in the crowd, lit by warm evening light.2013-02-11 +1 copiesNight procession at an outdoor setting with dark sky behind. Central deity murti of Venkateshwara is carried on a palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands, flanked by two smaller murtis. Two ornate parasols with green and red fringed canopies shelter the procession. Torch bearers in white shirts hold lit flames on long poles at right and left, and a lamp stand with several flames stands at left. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest with a white vertical tilak and a bare chest wears a yellow-and-red dhoti and a sacred thread, and an older man with grey hair and a bare chest in a yellow dhoti holds a small metal vessel. Several men in white shirts wear blue event lanyards and badges. A few other men in dhotis and shirts stand nearby, and a woman with long light hair stands at far left. No person in the scene is identified as a person.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11