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Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard area with a grey stone pillar and carved stone structure on the left, and a partly built wooden framework with gold-patterned panels beside a row of large black water tanks. Several men stand near the framework: one in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, one in a checked shirt, and a man in an orange garment with a white flower garland at the right edge. Two people in white and red sit on the stone platform at left. Tall trees and a white balustrade appear in the background under an overcast sky.

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September 19 20062006-09-19September 19 20062006-09-19September 19 20062006-09-19A photograph of an outdoor workshop where a large ornate wooden ratha (processional chariot) with carved stone-style pillars, a small domed top with sculpted figures, and gilded panels is being worked on. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair stands with his back to the camera, flanked by men in plain shirts, one wearing an orange shawl and white dhoti. Water storage tanks, a tree and a wooden cart stand in the background, with a person seated near the chariot's base.2006-09-19September 19 20062006-09-19Outdoor photograph of a temple chariot being inspected at an ornately carved green-painted wooden ratha or chariot body, its panels decorated with carved floral and mythical motifs. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a garland stands at the right, looking at the carvings, beside a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers. Behind them a white-clad man holds a camera, and women in pink and red saris stand further back near a stone temple pillar. Black water tanks and a wooden framework are visible on the right under leafy trees.2006-09-19December 25 20062006-12-25December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04July 02 20072007-07-02Outdoor photograph of a pillared granite shrine under a metal-frame canopy with red velvet drapes. Several men in white dhoti and white shirts sit on the raised granite platform performing a puja; one bald man at centre-left holds a lamp while others sit with hands joined in prayer. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with red cloth and garlands. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes sits with hands folded, and a row of seated audience members in silhouette fills the bottom edge. A grey block wall and bare trees form the background, with a yellow-wrapped container and brass vessels near the steps.2007-02-24March 06 20072007-03-06A photograph at a stone temple with carved pillars and a sculpted lion figure in the foreground. A young man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and stands with one hand on his hip, looking to the side on an elevated stone platform. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis walk past in the lower left, one with an orange shawl, and a white-clad older man stands near the centre. Carved granite pillars and stone wall moulding frame the scene.2006-09-18