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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai

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A long queue of men stands along a street beside a tall grey concrete wall and corrugated red metal sheeting. Most are in ordinary shirts and dhotis or lungis; one older man with white hair and a moustache wears a checked shirt and carries a folded cloth bag, and several others hold yellow cloth bags with orange printing. Overhead wires and a street lamp are visible at right, with a small shrine structure at the far right edge.

A long queue of devotees stands along a temple's outer wall at Tiruvannamalai, with a large gopuram tower rising in the background behind palm trees. Men and women wait in line, most wearing plain shirts, dhotis and lungis, while one woman in a magenta saree holds a bag. A man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti carries a yellow bag, and another in a saffron-orange dhoti walks barefoot past the line. Several people carry plastic bags of offerings. No a person is visible in this image.

A long queue of men, women and children stands along a stone-block temple wall beside a corrugated red-and-brown metal panel. Most wear light shirts, white dhotis and mundus, and some carry cloth or plastic bags, including one with a yellow and orange printed design. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the far left near a green bin. The people wait barefoot on a paved walkway. No deity, priest or a person is visible in the frame.

December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai

A long queue of devotees stands behind metal barrier railings beside a stone temple wall under a corrugated metal shelter at Tiruvannamalai. Men and women wait in a line; a woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge, and women in pink and magenta saris are visible in the queue. Several men wear white dhotis, checked shirts and grey trousers. A bamboo pole supports the barrier, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge pointing toward the line. Discarded paper litter lies on the ground in front of the railings. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd scene.

A photograph of a line of devotees standing indoors in a dimly lit hall, queuing in a row. In the foreground a man in a blue-and-navy checked short-sleeved shirt with a red thread around his neck stands with hands clasped. Beside him a man in a grey-green shirt wears black-rimmed glasses, and behind them a man in a white kurta holds his hands together. Further back a boy in a light blue polo shirt and a man in a white dhoti-style garment stand in line, and a man in a white kurta with a red thread stands near the left. At the far left, an older man in a white kurta with a green lanyard stands near a robed figure. A saffron-robed figure is faintly visible in the upper left background, along with a dark wall and warm lighting.

May 09 2012

Outdoor photograph of a long line of people standing on grass at an open ground, most in white dhotis or shirts, some with lanyard ID badges. A man in front wears a white shirt and dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a woman in a red saree and gold bangles stands among them. On the right a man in a white shirt wears a red-brown mala. Two dark wooden boxes sit in the lower left foreground. A multi-storey pink building and palm trees stand in the background under overcast sky.

November 27 2012

A night-time photograph of a line of devotees standing on sandy ground beside a low grey breeze-block wall. Several men and a woman hold flat wooden or brown plates and small vessels. Most wear white dhotis or white clothing; one man in the centre wears a white shawl, a saffron-orange sacred thread and a beaded necklace, and another wears a pink shirt with a checked lungi. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti and a sacred thread. A woman in a white sari-style dress wears spectacles and holds a metal cup. People stand in an orderly queue along a metal railing. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

A photograph inside a temple hall with a marble-clad wall on the left and stone pillars wrapped in patterned fabric with bird and floral motifs. Strings of orange and yellow marigold garlands hang across the ceiling. A line of devotees stands in a queue, mostly men in white dhotis and white or pastel shirts, one in a checked shirt and one in a navy top at the right edge. An elderly woman in a yellow sari with a yellow mark on her forehead stands at the left. Near the bottom right, a long wooden or cloth-covered table and a gold-coloured object are visible. The people appear to be waiting for darshan.

November 27 2012