The below photographs are a pictorial representations of some of the sights at Tiruvannamalai during the 2014 Karthigai Deepam Festival.
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| Arriving at the main bus stand |
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| Girivalam crowd taking both sides of the roadway |
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| Crowds on Car Street |
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| Crowd during a God procession |
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| Girivalam crowds early in morning |
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| Massive lamps in evidence throughout the Festival |
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| Carrying large child in Karumpu Thuthi (sugar cane sling) |
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| Ladies burning camphor in front of Temple |
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| Barbers busy outside and inside Temple shaving heads |
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| Hair shaving becoming traditional during Arunachala Karthigai Deepam |
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| Flower sellers outside Raja Gopuram (East Gate) of Big Temple |
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| Big Temple trying to keep up with garland demands for alangarams |
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| Shops and stalls in Tirvannamalai full of lamps and lights |
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| Priests during Silver Bull night at Temple |
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| Priests and Brahmins throughout Tiruvannamalai |
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| Sadhu inside Arunachaleswarar Temple |
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| Sadhini with wonderful kumkum pottu at Big Temple |
1 comment:
Hi Meenakshi. Requesting some future posts from you about the mysterious and lesser known sadhinis of Tiruvannamalai! Thanks & Peace!
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