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Outdoor procession at a festival. A man with long swept-back dark hair, red bindi, white and red floral garland, heavy gold beaded necklace and an orange robe with yellow border stands centre, smiling. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and gold beaded necklace with a red bindi holds a pole, below a red and gold ornate canopy. A man in a white shirt raises one hand in the foreground. Stacked black loudspeakers and a truck with a red banner stand behind, with a crowd and palm fronds around.

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January 01 20082008-01-01A festive procession crowd outdoors in bright sunlight. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, and layered gold beaded necklaces with a pendant, raises one arm high while holding a silver trident-topped staff. Beside them, two men in rust-orange robes and gold necklaces stand close, one holding a small red cloth bundle. A man in a white shirt with a purple lanyard and rudraksha-style beads stands at left, and a man in white shirt sits at lower right. Behind them, a large black speaker stack and a banner reading 'SRI VEL' are visible. Two decorative fringed parasols in red, green and purple rise above the crowd, and a silver trident appears at right. Visible physical people number roughly six to ten.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession with devotees in saffron and orange clothing walking beside a gold-topped ceremonial pole and a decorated canopy. A central man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red and white flower garland and an orange shawl smiles and gestures with raised hands. Around him, young men wear orange shawls, rudraksha-style necklaces and gold ornaments, and one holds a gold staff. On the right, an older bearded man with a red forehead mark and orange robes raises his hand. Some watchers stand in the background near a vehicle. a person is the central man with long hair, saffron shawl and floral garland, shown in procession.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty road with a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi raises both hands with eyes closed in ecstatic devotion, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment and a white and red flower garland with gold beads. Behind him, two large decorated umbrellas with orange, green and yellow tassels shade the crowd. Women in white saris with red borders and rudraksha-style beads stand around him, and a man in cream clothing stands on a truck decorated with a banner reading Sri Velmurugan, operating a camera. Many people raise their hands in celebration.2008-01-01A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dusty ground. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing an orange silk garment with gold border and gold necklaces, stands with an arm raised near a silver staff. Around him, men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and orange shawls, several clapping. Two men in orange robes with gold neck ornaments stand at the left and right edges. Above, multicoloured tasselled umbrellas are held aloft, and a decorated vehicle behind bears the word MURUGAN, with a man standing on top. Trident-topped staffs appear at the right edge.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01