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A crowded street scene outside a temple entrance with red and white striped walls, a yellow signboard reading in Tamil that names the Arulmigu Sri Devivembil Amman Thirukovil, and a yellow-canopied wooden palanquin stand. Dense crowds of devotees mill about, with several women in saris, one in a yellow sari and one in a blue sari, and men in shirts. Some women have hands joined in prayer. Banana plants and green leaf festoons decorate the striped awnings above. The pictured figures are ordinary devotees and onlookers; no identifiable a person appears in the frame.

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A crowd of devotees stands outside a South Indian temple entrance decorated with banana stalks, mango-leaf toran and a white-and-orange striped awning. A yellow signboard in Tamil reads the temple's name. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand inside the gateway near a small shrine with garlands and a kalasha. Men in shirts and women in saris and salwar kameez with children watch from the street. Gopuram towers rise in the background. No one clearly matches the described a person appearance.2006-10-30November 01 20062006-11-01Blurred evening photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered on a street outside a temple at dusk, apparently during a procession. Women in colourful saris in blue, purple, yellow, pink and green stand close together, many with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, while men in white shirts and dark clothing move among them. A yellow banner with Tamil text hangs above the temple entrance, with a palm tree and street lamps nearby. Some people hold small items and a child is visible in red.2006-11-01October 30 20062006-10-30A crowd of villagers stands in front of a blue-walled temple shrine decorated with hanging mango-leaf and green foliage swags strung across the entrance. A red signboard with white Tamil lettering is mounted above the doorway, flanked by painted deity figures on green and red pillars. In the foreground, women wear saris in teal, white, maroon and blue, some with forehead vibhuti marks and beaded necklaces; men wear white and pale shirts. Orange and red flags hang at the left and right edges, and warm sunlight flares across the scene.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24November 01 20062006-11-01December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04November 05 20062006-11-05Night photograph of a crowd gathered outside a Tamil temple entrance beneath a yellow-orange banner. The banner shows printed deity images with flower decorations and Tamil script naming the Tiruvenneeswarar temple. Many devotees stand close together, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, along with women in saris, including a woman in a pale green sari and a woman in a brown patterned sari holding a plastic bag. A man in a blue shirt stands in front. Bamboo poles and a white cloth barrier frame the entrance. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2006-10-13A crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of devotees pressed together under a long patterned maroon-and-gold canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron headbands, and several women wear white saris, orange and purple saris, and gold necklaces. Purple, teal and pink ceremonial banners hang along the right side, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange garment stands against a blue wall on the left. Air conditioning units line the building walls, and an older man with glasses in the foreground looks toward the camera.2008-07-28Crowded outdoor temple scene at dusk in Tamil Nadu. A decorated temple gateway with painted colourful sculptures on its roof is framed by two tall banana trees with leaves. A yellow signboard with Tamil script hangs above the entrance. Many devotees in white shirts, saffron and green saris, and white dhotis press around the doorway; a bare-headed elderly man with a white beard and white clothes stands near the front. Orange flags hang at the right edge. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible, so no a person candidate is marked.2006-11-05