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Outdoor festival stage under a white canopy with a pink and yellow patterned backdrop. On the left, a saffron-robed figure with long hair and an orange turban sits on a white-covered seat with a red cloth, wearing a beaded necklace and holding his hands together in greeting, while a white-clad attendant stands beside him. Two saffron-robed attendants hold decorated umbrellas above. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the green mat in front. At right, a man in white kneels to guide a figure lying prone on a purple cloth runner, with a floral decoration nearby. Loudspeakers stand on the right, and a vehicle labelled Yelmurugan is parked behind the crowd.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor festival stage under a pink and white canopy with colourful decorative umbrellas at the left. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with orange and beaded necklaces, sits at the left on a white cushioned seat behind a red-draped table holding offerings. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands centre stage holding a microphone, with a white garland and orange shawl. Seated devotees in white, some in saffron, fill the green mat in front of the stage. At the lower right, a child in white lies prone on a purple cloth, while a man in white kneels beside. Large speaker stacks stand at the right beside a vehicle with the name Velmurugan on its side.2007-12-30Outdoor festival stage under a white tent with striped umbrellas and a green mat. Several young boys in orange and red loincloths and white vests perform a floor-based acrobatic display, bent over with hands on the ground in a line. On a raised red-covered platform, a man in saffron robes with an orange turban sits near a seated figure in orange with rudraksha beads, and a standing attendant in white stands at left. Devotees in white clothes sit and stand around the platform, and a large crowd fills the background behind speaker stacks.2007-12-30Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy on a green mat, with a red-draped table in the foreground. A man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised white seat with hands pressed together, a microphone before him. Around him seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls watch. In the foreground young men in white vests and red-orange shorts perform a human pyramid, one balancing on the shoulders of another while others crouch and brace. A tall speaker stack and a sign reading Yelmurugan are visible, with a large crowd behind a barrier and colorful umbrellas overhead.2007-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photo of an outdoor festival tent with a pink and striped backdrop and multicoloured umbrellas. On a red-covered dais, a person in orange robes and an orange turban sits cross-legged, with a trident-shaped staff beside them and a bowl of pink flowers nearby. Two standing attendants in white hold the umbrellas, and a man in white sits to the right. A young man in white dhoti and a purple cloth lies prone on a purple mat with a decorated pot balanced on his head, while another man in white runs past. Seated women in orange saris and orange-clad attendants watch from the green matting on the left.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor festival scene under a canopy of orange, yellow and green cloth hung with orange triangular pennants and tall blue-and-gold decorated poles. Along a long red carpet, many people sit in rows in white and orange clothing. On a raised red-and-white platform at right, several seated men wear saffron and orange shawls and dhotis, and one man in a white kurta holds a decorated round fan-like object. In the foreground a standing man in orange robes faces the platform, and a figure holds a small ornate parasol. Palm trees and a tall decorated pillar stand in the background, and a deity murti sits in a shrine to the far side.2008-12-29