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 |
| Crowds on Car Street |
| Crowd during a God procession |
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| Girivalam crowds early in morning |
| Massive lamps in evidence throughout the Festival |
| Carrying large child in Karumpu Thuthi (sugar cane sling) |
| Ladies burning camphor in front of Temple |
| Barbers busy outside and inside Temple shaving heads |
| Hair shaving becoming traditional during Arunachala Karthigai Deepam |
| Flower sellers outside Raja Gopuram (East Gate) of Big Temple |
| Big Temple trying to keep up with garland demands for alangarams |
| Shops and stalls in Tirvannamalai full of lamps and lights |
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| Priests during Silver Bull night at Temple |
| Priests and Brahmins throughout Tiruvannamalai |
| Sadhu inside Arunachaleswarar Temple |
| Sadhini with wonderful kumkum pottu at Big Temple |



