Gods give darshan at Alankaram Mandapam, outside Big Temple |
Lord Arunachaleswarar giving Darshan |
The Goddess |
A Devotee's offering to the Gods |
Crowds on Thiruvoodal Street, Pongal 2016 |
Crowds on Car Street, Tiruvannamalai |
Gods carried on Palanquins |
Poles under Palanquin covered with cloths for easy carry |
Musicians accompanying the Gods |
Gods returning to the Big Temple |
Devotees struggling to bear the heavy weight of the Palanquin |
Goddess also on a Palanquin |
[Thanks to Mr. Hari Prasad for these wonderful photographs of 2016 Pongal on this posting and on the previous two postings on Arunachala Grace].