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Night procession inside a stone temple corridor with granite pillars, fluorescent lights and a ceiling fan. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha beads holds a brass kalasha-like pot. Beside him, a bearded man in maroon-brown robes wears a long fresh garland of white, pink and yellow flowers and a tilak on his forehead. Devotees stand along the right side, a woman in a red saree with hands folded in namaste, others in sarees and white shirts and dhotis. A circular blue-lit arch frames the scene. a person: the bearded man in maroon robes with the garland, marked by his garland and forehead tilak, plus the rudraksha beads worn by the saffron-clad attendant, both in a procession near the temple.

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Night photo inside a stone-pillared temple corridor. Beside him, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha beads carries a brass vessel. Women in saris, a bare-chested man in white with a shawl, and men in shirts stand along the sides, some with hands folded in greeting. A tube light, fan and small shrine with a garlanded deity image appear overhead.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Photograph inside a stone temple hall in Tiruvannamalai with dark carved pillars and fluorescent lights. A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a dark beaded mala, walking barefoot across the marble floor. Beside him a young man in orange robes holds a brass vessel, and a woman in a red patterned sari near the front stands with palms pressed in namaste, facing him. Other devotees in green, blue and grey saris and a bare-chested man in white dhoti watch from the sides. A blue arched light frame and a small shrine with a deity murti appear behind them. Two people count is not applicable here; roughly ten people are visible.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNight photograph at a temple gateway with a grey stone entrance and open green-and-yellow doors leading into a lit inner hall. A central figure in a deep maroon robe wears a large yellow-and-orange marigold garland and stands in the middle of a group. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside, one in an orange dhoti with white body markings holds a brass or metal ritual object, and women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand nearby. Children at left watch and gesture. The group is walking into the temple for a procession, with a red-and-white lit doorway and a sign board above the entrance.2017-02-07 +1 copiesNight photo at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai with a gopuram tower lit with colourful figures behind. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a thick green, yellow and purple flower garland stands at the centre, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a gold kalasha-style pot. A woman in a patterned sari and a girl in a pink-and-white sari with a polka-dot top lean in among a crowd of onlookers, several children and men in the background, and a few heads in the foreground.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07