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Night photograph of a crowd of devotees seated on wide stone steps outdoors, dark sky behind them. Most wear white garments and many wear saffron/orange shawls or sarees; one man in the lower right wears a blue striped shirt. A woman in an orange saree sits in the foreground beside a brass lamp on the steps. Several standing figures are at the upper left and centre. Setting suggests an evening outdoor gathering on steps near a temple-like site.

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December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11A night photograph of a large group of devotees seated on tiered concrete steps under a dark sky. Many wear white dhotis or kurtas with saffron/orange shawls, and a few women in orange saris sit among them. Some people stand at the upper left and right. Several devotees at the lower left hold small brass items. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the a person field is set to none.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11Night photograph of a crowd gathered on stone steps outdoors. In the centre, a seated woman in an orange saffron garment with a yellow-and-orange beaded necklace sits with hands together, flanked by people in orange and white robes. Around her, many devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls sit or stand on the steps, some holding a child in a blue outfit. A man in white holds a camera on his shoulder, and a seated man in white at left works on a small case or equipment. The dark sky and lamplit steps suggest a Karthikai Deepam evening gathering. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2008-12-11January 09 20082008-01-09December 11 20082008-12-11Night photo of a procession descending stone steps lit with small oil lamps along the edges. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in ornate saffron robes and a heavy gold necklace walks with a cane, flanked by a saffron-robed attendant on the right and an older saffron-robed figure with a bare chest and orange cloth on the left. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash and an attendant in a blue shirt carry white cloth and offerings. A man in a brown shirt holds a brass plate on the left. Several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand on the upper level in the dark, with a glowing lamp or light visible near the top right.2008-12-11November 21 20102010-11-21January 02 20082008-01-02