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Night photograph of the Arunachaleshwara Temple gopuram in Tiruvannamalai, its tiered tower outlined in strings of electric lights, with the illuminated temple corridor and wall lit with festival lamps in the foreground. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly seen from behind and in partial silhouette, fills the lower frame near the temple walls, some in light clothing and one in a blue shawl. Street lamps and bright spotlights glow at the right. The scene reflects the Karthikai Deepam festival atmosphere at the temple.

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Night photograph of a crowd in front of a illuminated South Indian temple gopuram covered in strings of white and multicoloured fairy lights. Several people in the foreground seen from behind, including a figure in saffron-orange robes with long wavy hair at centre, and others in white shirts and dhotis. Lit archways and strings of coloured bulbs stretch across the scene under a dark sky, with a bright street lamp at upper right.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a temple courtyard at a South Indian temple, its gopuram and colonnades outlined in strings of warm lights. A crowd of about twenty men, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, walks across the paved ground past a small shrine canopy. A man in the centre wears a red-orange shawl over white and holds his hands together in front of him. Several men in orange and saffron garments stand among them, and a few people carry white cloth. A bright floodlight glows near the tower. The scene resembles the Arunachaleshwara temple precinct during evening darshan.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a illuminated Hindu temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, its tiered tower outlined in white and yellow lights with red and gold bunting strung across the street. Dense crowds of devotees stand in the foreground, partly visible with heads cut off by the frame. Strings of lamps decorate nearby shop fronts and a pavilion on the left. No identifiable individual is clearly shown, and no ritual action is clearly visible.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a crowd gathered along the base of a high stone temple wall at Tiruvannamalai, lit by strings of warm yellow electric lights draped along the wall's top and sides. Bright white floodlights and lit canopy stalls with more string lights glow in the background. In the foreground, several people stand with their backs or profiles to the camera, including a man in a dark uniform-style cap and people in light white and pale clothing. The scene conveys a festival evening crowd at a temple. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2006-12-04Night view of a temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, its tiered tower outlined with rows of small electric lights and strings of red and white bulbs along the enclosing wall. Blurred bright street lamps and a hanging lamp appear at the top of the frame against a dark sky. No people are visible in the scene; the image shows only illuminated temple architecture decorated for the Karthikai Deepam festival.2006-12-04Night view of the Arunachaleshwara temple gopuram in Tiruvannamalai, its tiered tower whitewashed and lit with rows of small lamps along the edges and window openings. Strings of coloured lights trail down the right side. Dark stone gateway and walls below, with a few people visible at the base near barricades and a small figure in the upper window opening. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2017-02-06December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04September 18 20152015-09-18