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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04January 07 20122012-01-07December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04June 01 20122012-06-01A dense crowd fills a long, brightly lit temple corridor with ornate painted pillars and columns on the right and a metal grille on the left. Many people in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange-yellow shawls or sashes, press forward. A figure in the centre wears an orange-saffron garment, and a man with a light shawl stands near the grille. Spectators in the background raise cameras and phones. Several devotees in white reach toward the grille.2010-12-29A crowded temple interior at a shrine entrance, with a dense mass of devotees pressing against a metal railing. Uniformed police in khaki stand among the crowd, and a film camera on a shoulder rig is visible near the centre. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and a woman in orange-saffron clothing stand near the railing. Behind the barrier, several men in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand before the shrine, one holding folded hands near the grille. Stone pillars and a dim, bright-lit hall frame the scene.2012-01-07A crowded interior of a temple corridor with dark stone pillars painted with colourful bands and overhead fluorescent lights. A dense mass of devotees presses against a metal grille on the left. Many men wear white dhotis and shawls with yellow or orange borders, and a few women wear red and yellow saris. A bare-chested man on the left and a man in white near the centre stand among the crowd, while others raise cameras and phones at the upper right. Hands reach toward the grille, and one man holds a folded paper. The image is a photograph, and the scene appears to be a darshan queue at a temple.2010-12-29A crowded temple interior at night, with a dense mass of devotees and men in white shirts pressing toward a barred gate on the right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among them, one wearing a white cap, and a bright light glows at the upper left. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-red sari and a man in a pink-and-white shawl stand near saffron-robed sannyasis who are visible behind the metal railings. Several monastic figures in orange robes are present, but none is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone. A crush of people fills the frame.2012-01-07A large seated crowd of devotees in an evening outdoor gathering, many with hands pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saffron and orange clothing, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A man in the front row wears a red checked shirt and glasses, and a man in a patterned brown shirt sits nearby. A bearded man in the middle wears a white shawl with gold border. No clear a person candidate is visible among the seated devotees, so the figure identities remain uncertain.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills the foreground of an indoor hall at a Sadashivoham gathering. Many attendees wear rudraksha malas and orange or cream clothing, and several sit with hands pressed in anjali. A man in cream kurta with a red-beaded mala sits centre-right, and a bare-chested man with a mala sits right. Blurred people with white and pastel clothes fill the background, with a stage structure and white drapery visible at top.2016-12-05July 16 20152015-07-16December 15 20162016-12-15