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Photograph of two saffron-robed figures walking barefoot up a stone step at a carved granite temple gateway, with a crowd of devotees and a uniformed official behind them. In the foreground, a bald, bearded man in a bright orange shawl walks forward, while a long-haired figure in orange robes and a gold ceremonial necklace climbs beside him, holding an orange cloth. A man in a grey shirt and glasses on the right presses his palms together in greeting. Behind them, a woman in a red sari with a red bindi and another in a blue sari watch, and a boy in a vest stands near the wall. Ornate pillars and carved figures decorate the temple wall, and a yellow notice board is mounted beside it.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photo of a procession moving along a carved granite temple wall. In the foreground, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes wears a gold necklace and holds an orange cloth, reaching toward the carved wall with his right hand. Beside him, an older bald man in an orange robe walks barefoot. A man in white dhoti and shirt carries a garland of yellow and white flowers. Behind them, a group of devotees in white, orange and pink-striped clothes follows, including a woman in a red sari and a woman in a light blue sari. A small yellow notice is pinned to the wall. Pink rosettes are pinned to several men's shirts.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photo at a temple doorway, with an ornate stone entrance and dark wooden doors with metal fittings. A bearded man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and wearing a gold armlet, walks at left looking toward the right. Center, a man in a bright red-orange wrap with a red hood and face painted with white markings wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red shawl, several men in orange robes and a few devotees follow through the doorway toward a lit inner sanctum with a golden grille.2009-07-13August 11 20092009-08-11December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a stone temple entrance decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands hanging from a green-covered canopy. An elderly man with long white hair and beard, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a green-bordered wrap, stands at the centre facing the doorway, gesturing with one hand. Around him are devotees in orange robes and white dhotis and shirts, a man in a red-checked shirt and trousers standing at left, and a long-haired woman in an orange top and skirt in the foreground. A dark-haired man in a white garment stands near the centre, and a man at right in orange presses his palms together. Trees and sky appear behind.2010-02-02A photograph of two saffron-robed men walking along a stone-walled temple lane, with a gopuram visible above and palm trees behind. The man on the left has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a green leaf garland and a gold-bead rudraksha-style mala, wears an orange dhoti and shawl, and smiles while holding a cloth. Beside him an older bearded man in an orange robe draped over his head walks with a white towel over his arm. Several men in white shirts and uniformed police surround them, with more people visible behind. Carved temple pillars line the right side of the lane. Count of physical people visible is approximately 20.2006-12-04July 13 20092009-07-13December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04