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Dense crowd at a temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown shawl, wearing a flower garland with white, yellow and pink blooms, reaches forward to hold a red fruit being offered at a green-painted altar. Behind him a bare-chested priest in a red and green dhoti and pearl necklace holds a red fruit over the altar, with a brass lamp beside it. A cameraman in a yellow shirt films with a Sony camera, and several men in white and saffron clothing crowd the narrow street.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07October 20 20162016-10-20February 07 20172017-02-07January 15 20172017-01-15Photograph of a crowded ritual gathering at night. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a short beard and glasses, wearing a white dhoti and an orange headband, bends forward with cupped hands receiving something from a long-haired man at right. That man has long dark hair, a garland of pink and white flowers around his neck, a dark rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and a gold earring, and wears a maroon shawl over his bare shoulder. Behind them, several bare-chested men with white markings on their torsos and foreheads stand in the crowd, some wearing white dhotis and beaded necklaces. A red cloth-covered surface and gold ornament edge appear at the right edge. The setting suggests a Rudra Abhishekam or similar temple ritual, though the exact rite is not clearly visible.2016-12-02October 20 20162016-10-20January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 08 20172017-01-08October 30 20162016-10-30