Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 23 2008

More like this

Open the gallery
December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky with palm trees. Many devotees in white clothing crowd around a group of ornate processional umbrellas and banners on poles, colourful with red, yellow, blue and green panels and gold tassels. Orange flags flutter above. A small decorated shrine-like float with a deity murti stands at the left behind a low wall. Several people raise hands in greeting or devotion, and a man in an orange dhoti stands among them. Behind the crowd are a stone hill and a rooftop.2008-12-23December 31 20082008-12-31A temple procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Ornate umbrellas with blue, red and gold embroidered panels and tasselled edges are carried above the group, alongside orange flags. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk near the centre, one wearing a long orange shawl and a gold necklace. Men in white dhotis and shirts play a long brass horn and drums, and one man in a blue-and-white checked shirt carries a silver tray of flowers and a lamp. Several women in white saris with orange borders walk in the procession.2009-06-09A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with a colourful canopy carries a deity murti, surrounded by devotees. Men and women in white dhotis, saris and kurtas walk barefoot, several holding long orange flags with blue emblems. Colourful striped umbrellas are carried overhead, and a white van is visible in the background. The procession appears to be a ratha-style or palanquin procession with orange flags and white-clad devotees.2009-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. Many participants in white dhotis and white saris walk in a long column, with orange-robed figures among them. Several colourful ornate umbrellas with gold tassels and a row of orange and red flags are carried above the crowd. A drummer in a white shirt and checked lungi plays a large drum at left, and a person in a purple shirt and white dhoti walks near the front. Banana leaves and tall bamboo poles border the path.2009-06-09December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside palm trees and a small white building. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk with orange and saffron shawls, some carrying long poles. Colourful striped and embroidered parasols with gold tips are held aloft over the group. Drummers play large drums in front, and a musician plays a long wind instrument. A white shrine-like structure with a decorated pillar and garlanded deity murti stands at the left. Women in saris carry offerings, and crowd members surround the procession.2006-12-26December 27 20072007-12-27