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Night photograph of a crowd walking across a dark stone courtyard toward a pillared stone mandapa with a lit interior. In the centre a person in a saffron-orange robe and sandals walks forward, flanked by men in orange dhotis with red borders and white shirts. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the left and right, some with garlands and neck chains. A small pavilion with a purple roof and a sign reading Ice Cream stands at the left edge, and more devotees in white fill the background.

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January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11December 11 20082008-12-11January 11 20092009-01-11Dusk procession on a stone-paved area beside a pillared stone colonnade with weathered columns. A crowd of devotees moves forward, many men in white shirts and dhotis, several in saffron-orange garments. A man in a white kurta at centre holds an orange flag on a pole, and a large orange flag is partly visible at the left edge. A woman in an orange sari with a white blouse stands at right. A person in orange robes stands among the pillars at left. Dark sky with scattered lights in the background.2009-01-11Night outdoor scene on stone steps at a Karthikai Deepam event, with a crowd of devotees in white and orange-saffron clothes. In the foreground, a man in a yellow and red-bordered dhoti and an orange shawl walks barefoot beside a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace, while a man in a blue striped shirt and white dhoti carries a stone. A woman in white with an orange shawl and mala walks at left. Behind them, people in white and orange stand on the tiered steps, and a white-clad man carries a red-draped object, with string lights visible on the steps. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at right. a person presence is not visually clear from appearance alone.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11Night photograph of a barefoot procession walking along a dark road during a girivalam around a sacred hill. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange shawl over a white kurta wears a rudraksha-style beaded mala and bangles, walking with a group behind him. Around them are devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several in saffron or orange shawls, and a few in orange sarongs. An orange-robed sadhu walks at the front left. Dark trees line the road above them.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02December 11 20082008-12-11