Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
August 25 2017

More like this

Open the gallery
August 25 20172017-08-25Night-time procession at a temple courtyard with an ornate palanquin or ratha topped by a decorated canopy and garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red tilak walks forward, and beside him a bald man in saffron robes with eyeglasses and gold beaded necklaces walks. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and red shawl carries a shoulder bag, and several people in white and cream saris and dhotis follow along a dark path lined with hanging tassels and lamps.2010-11-21February 17 20162016-02-17January 12 20172017-01-12Night procession on a paved path with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. At center, a man with shoulder-length hair in an orange garment and orange shawl, garlanded and smiling, walks barefoot ahead of the group. Left, a man holds a tall decorated umbrella-style standard with a trident-topped pole and a bearer in white dhoti carries a silver vessel. Right foreground, women with palms pressed together in namaste wear orange saris with gold borders. Behind, a gilded deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands, and a yellow canopy. This looks like a temple procession. a person candidate: the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha-style garlands, a probable match, though appearance is not fully certain.2013-03-10Night procession on a paved path lined with dark trees. In the foreground a young sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with white ash bands on his arms and forehead. Behind him a line of orange-robed sadhus carries drums and walks toward an illuminated golden arched shrine on a palanquin-like vehicle holding a deity murti. Orange-clad men carrying drums, a headlight glare, and a pile of sand fill the background.2017-11-15Night photograph of a crowd walking across a stone plaza, lit by distant street lamps and a temple structure at right. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala smiles while walking. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and people in white kurtas with orange shawls walk together, some carrying bags. A man at lower right in orange robes holds a dark umbrella. The scene suggests a devotional procession at dusk, with many people visible in the frame.2008-07-10January 12 20172017-01-12August 07 20172017-08-07Night procession at a temple with a ceremonial palanquin-like ratha behind the crowd. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace of ornaments wears saffron-orange robes with a gold border and smiles while walking. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklace walks forward. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in procession, some with hands folded, and a woman in a teal sari stands at left. The ornate canopy above the palanquin has red, green and gold floral decoration, and tall festival poles with coloured streamers frame the scene. The foreground man's cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ornate beaded necklace) match the a person description, though the identification is uncertain.2010-11-21Night photo of a group of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis on a stone courtyard, many with bare upper bodies, white forehead and body markings, and rudraksha malas. A bearded man in maroon-red robes and a long pink-and-white flower garland stands centre, holding a silver-headed staff, with a gold pendant necklace and beaded mala. Beside him, a man holds a tall gold-topped staff, and a woman in a grey sari with a patterned shoulder bag stands at right. Behind them, illuminated golden temple chariot structures and lit pillars glow against the dark sky.2017-02-09August 25 20172017-08-25