| 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].