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A long queue of men stands along a street beside a tall grey concrete wall and corrugated red metal sheeting. Most are in ordinary shirts and dhotis or lungis; one older man with white hair and a moustache wears a checked shirt and carries a folded cloth bag, and several others hold yellow cloth bags with orange printing. Overhead wires and a street lamp are visible at right, with a small shrine structure at the far right edge.

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A long queue of devotees stands along a temple's outer wall at Tiruvannamalai, with a large gopuram tower rising in the background behind palm trees. Men and women wait in line, most wearing plain shirts, dhotis and lungis, while one woman in a magenta saree holds a bag. A man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti carries a yellow bag, and another in a saffron-orange dhoti walks barefoot past the line. Several people carry plastic bags of offerings. No a person is visible in this image.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04May 09 20122012-05-09Outdoor photograph of a long line of people standing on grass at an open ground, most in white dhotis or shirts, some with lanyard ID badges. A man in front wears a white shirt and dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a woman in a red saree and gold bangles stands among them. On the right a man in a white shirt wears a red-brown mala. Two dark wooden boxes sit in the lower left foreground. A multi-storey pink building and palm trees stand in the background under overcast sky.2006-11-25April 10 20162016-04-10A photograph of a group of men standing in a row inside a hall with polished marble-patterned yellow walls and a pillar at right. In the foreground, an older man with white hair wears a white striped short-sleeved shirt and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala, with a pen in his breast pocket. Beside him a man in a light green shirt stands with his hands folded, next to an older bearded man in white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing. At right, a younger man in a pale striped shirt and a man in a green shirt stand together, and a man in white with a wristwatch stands at the edge. Several other people stand in the background. Orange cloth lies on the floor at left.2012-05-09November 27 20122012-11-27April 10 20162016-04-10A large queue of men and a few women waits outdoors on a paved courtyard beside rows of plastic chairs. Many men wear white dhotis and striped or checked shirts, and some wear orange or saffron cloths over their shoulders. A woman in a turquoise sari with arms folded stands near the centre, and a man in the right foreground wears a yellow turban and an orange dhoti. Palm trees and a low red-roofed building with air conditioners stand behind the crowd under a pale sky. A child sits on a chair at the far left. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd scene.2012-11-27A photograph of a line of devotees standing indoors in a dimly lit hall, queuing in a row. In the foreground a man in a blue-and-navy checked short-sleeved shirt with a red thread around his neck stands with hands clasped. Beside him a man in a grey-green shirt wears black-rimmed glasses, and behind them a man in a white kurta holds his hands together. Further back a boy in a light blue polo shirt and a man in a white dhoti-style garment stand in line, and a man in a white kurta with a red thread stands near the left. At the far left, an older man in a white kurta with a green lanyard stands near a robed figure. A saffron-robed figure is faintly visible in the upper left background, along with a dark wall and warm lighting.2016-07-10