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Night street scene in Thiruvannamalai during a crowded procession. A bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a white-and-yellow flower garland stands at centre, with a marigold-garlanded white-clad man and a figure with long dreadlocked hair in front, all surrounded by many devotees in everyday shirts and dhotis. Some wear white vibhuti and tilak marks on their foreheads. A blue Thiruvannamalai Traffic Police booth stands on the left, and a green-and-white KAG Tiles bus is on the right, with a KVS sign lit above. Many people press in close around the group.

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February 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a street crowd in Thiruvannamalai near a blue-and-white canopy labelled Thiruvannamalai Traffic Police. At centre, a man with a shaved head, forehead markings and a rust-brown shawl is garlanded with a long flower garland of yellow, orange, pink and green blooms. A man beside him in white dhoti with a gold-coloured border and gold necklace stands close, and a woman in a dark outfit is in the lower left foreground. Many men press around them, some in shirts and one holding a mobile phone, while a man in the background holds a camera. Buses and shop fronts are visible behind the crowd.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNight street scene in a crowded Tamil town lane during a procession, with many people pressing close. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a white garment and a large garland of colourful flowers over his shoulders, with a crowd of devotees around him. Nearby, a man in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style mala and bare upper body walks beside him. Several women in blue and red saris, and men in orange cloth and beads, surround them. Shops, a red ICICI Bank sign, and a blue building line the street. Visible physical people number roughly 20 to 30, with partial figures at the edges.2017-02-07 +2 copiesPhotograph taken at night outdoors at a temple-side area with a whitewashed building, a yellow-and-blue Tamil signboard, and a small shrine with a decorated dome. A bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl with a green leaf garland and white forehead markings stands at the centre, smiling, with his hand raised near a crowd. Around him are many people in orange and saffron clothing with bead necklaces and white vibhuti or sandalwood markings on their foreheads and bodies, some bare-chested. A man in a white shirt and a young man in a purple shirt are nearby, and a person in the foreground holds up a mobile phone to photograph the central figure. Several onlookers, including children, crowd close together.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a dense crowd outside a temple-side courtyard. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and a thick green garland, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace; he is smiling and surrounded by devotees. Around him, young men and women in saffron-orange dhotis and garlands and some with white forehead markings press close, while a man in a pink shirt and bystanders raise a mobile phone to photograph him. A small shrine with a kalasha-like structure stands behind, and a yellow Tamil signboard hangs on a white wall. Roughly 40 people are visible.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copies