Mahakumbhabhishekam Arunachaleswarar Temple: Monday February 6, 2017

The below photographs are of the Mahakumbhabhishekam ceremony which was performed at Arunachaleswarar Temple on Monday, February 6, 2017. I will be posting a full narrative of this great Festival (with additional photographs on my website next month) which lasted from Thursday January 26 to Tuesday February 7, 2017. But for now some photographs below. 

Arunachala background

Taking vantage point inside 3rd Prakaram. Crowd in background are watching ceremony on TV in 4th Prakaram

Watching ceremony on top of the Siva Shrine. The green baize covering to right is on top of the Mother's Shrine

Aarti on top of the eastern Raja Gopura

Overlooking Alankaram Mandapam and Car Street