The below photographs are a pictorial representations of some of the sights at Tiruvannamalai during the 2014 Karthigai Deepam Festival.
Arriving at the main bus stand |
Girivalam crowd taking both sides of the roadway |
Crowds on Car Street |
Crowd during a God procession |
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 |
Priests during Silver Bull night at Temple |
Priests and Brahmins throughout Tiruvannamalai |
Sadhu inside Arunachaleswarar Temple |
Sadhini with wonderful kumkum pottu at Big Temple |