Kanchipuram is a must for pilgrims to visit and these people of Amdhra Pradesh go after passing Madurai to Ayappan for the festival there on the 18th of December.
An excellent catch. Usually these shots go wrong: focus, framing etc. but you nailed this one. I love how his body, his limbs are encased, squeezed between rigid lines while appropriately, he has a tense look on his face.V.