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Outdoor photo of a procession walking along a stone path toward a large white gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai. A large leafy green tree shades the left side. Many people in white dhotis and saris walk in a crowd, with several figures in saffron and orange robes near the centre, one holding a purple cloth bundle at lower left. Grey stone walls line the right side, and a few onlookers stand by the wall.

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Outdoor photograph of a large crowd walking through a paved courtyard toward a towering South Indian temple gopuram covered in white sculpted figures, beside a broad green tree and a long stone wall. Several women wear orange and saffron saris, others wear white sarees with coloured borders, and several men wear white dhotis and shirts. One older bald man in a white shirt and dhoti walks near the centre. Other onlookers stand along the wall and by a small blue-roofed shrine structure.2009-08-06December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 06 20092009-08-06December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photo of a procession walking through a temple precinct beneath a tall white gopuram tower with carved tiers, with a colourful domed shrine and a lamp post in the background. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in front of him. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts with saffron shawls and white garlands walk in step; one at left carries a white and red flower garland, and an older bald man in white at front-centre holds a folded cloth.2006-08-21September 12 20122012-09-12A photograph of a crowd walking along a paved path beside a large temple gopuram tower under shade trees. Many people wear white dhotis and white saris, while several women and monastic-looking figures wear saffron/orange robes and orange shawls. A group in saffron leads the procession near the centre, with others following behind. A small blue-roofed shrine and carved temple walls stand at right, and an older bald man in white leads from the lower left.2009-08-06Photograph of a group walking along a paved path beside a brick wall toward a large white gopuram temple tower at dusk, with a large tree and a green-and-yellow information board on the right. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk in front, one with a rudraksha mala, while men in white shirts and white dhotis follow, one wearing a white kurta and a beaded necklace near the centre. Devotees stand along the wall, and a figure in orange sits near the left edge. The sky is pale lavender and a nandi statue sits atop the wall.2012-08-17Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple courtyard with a tall, sculpted gopuram tower on the right and a thatched palm-leaf shelter on the left. A small shrine on a raised stone ledge holds a deity murti of a seated figure with a peacock beside it. A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing saffron or orange shawls and garlands, walk and gather on stone steps, with one man in an orange turban and another in a grey shirt and dhoti standing among them. In the foreground, women with flowers in their hair face away from the camera, and a cameraman in white films the group with a handheld video camera.2006-09-24Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamPhotograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a stone pathway toward a large white gopuram temple tower at Tiruvannamalai temple. The sannyasi on the right has long swept-back dark hair and wears a saffron cloth and a garland of flowers, with a rudraksha-style mala; the sannyasi on the left is bald with a white beard, wearing a deep orange wrap. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing pink and white rosette badges, walk alongside; a woman in a teal sari is at left. Trees and a stone wall frame the scene, and a blue-domed shrine is visible behind them.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04