Pilgramage of god Ayyappan

Outdoor portrait. Slight biological deterioration on the border. Sepia tone. Pilgramage of god Ayyappan. The photo was taken in Pamba river. 4 images on the same mount. On the top real right photo, a man standing on the river with a towel around his waist without shirt is in greeting pose (vanakkam). He is wearing the sacred thread (punul) and the rosarie made of dried seed of an Indian native tree (rudratcha malai) with lord Ayyappa pendant. On the back ground pilgrims are taking bath on the river. The photo on the real top right the same man as on the previous photo. He is sitting on the river water with sin mudra pose.The photo on the real right, a boy standing with greeting pose. He is wearing a long drapping cloth around his body and head, watch and the rosarie beaded chain (rutracham). Background has trees and plants. On the image, real bottom left corner, the persons (man and boy) are in a standing pose with greeting pose (vanakan). They are wearing veshti, rosarie beeds (rudracham), sacred thread (punul).On their back, there pilgrims. It is written below of the mount in tamil " Ayyappa Darshan, Photo taken in Pamba river on Markaji 23rd (tamil Month and date), Sunday, 7-1-68).