Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jayanand You have found a perfect expression... cheers Lluis El 29/03/2011, a las 6:32, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > Ric/Luis, > Thanks for looking. Our procession looks similar but a little less > frantic, > though - maybe because there is a lot more space. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:47 AM, Lluis Ripoll > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Jayanand, >> >> I've really enjoyed your pictures, all are very good, Piety is my >> favorite. >> I have not look at the map, Chennai is the South of India?. >> >> What I find very interesting too is that this tradition looks to me >> very >> similar to Andalousian "El Rocio", the people is really devote to >> la "virgen >> del Rocio" and they do similar things, they go in procession with a >> figure >> and approach the children to touch the statue. >> >> Look at this (avoid the adds) >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0--mCKC_DU >> >> I want remain respectuous, but is quite crazy for me >> >> cheers >> Lluis >> >> >> El 28/03/2011, a las 14:55, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: >> >> Once a year, the 63 deities in the Kapaleshwar Temple here in >> Chennai are >>> taken for a spin in their palanquins and carts, carried by the >>> devout, >>> around the temple and its holy pond (about a kilometer in each >>> direction), >>> and the crowd that lands up for this most auspicious day numbers >>> over >>> 250,000. I landed up late, so missed a vantage point in one of the >>> buildings, and had to jostle with the crowd to take a few shots - >>> all of >>> which are from road level: >>> >>> Palanquins of the Gods: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Kapaleshwar_20110317_115-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> Depending on the deity, a certain type of blessing is sought. Here >>> is one >>> for kids: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Kapaleshwar_20110317_056-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> The holy ash (vibhuthi) is distributed, and then smeared on one's >>> forehead: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Kapaleshwar_20110317_079-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> Trance chanting and dancing: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Kapaleshwar_20110317_180-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> Night falls: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Kapaleshwar_20110317_278-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> Terrified kids - who could blame them - being handed over to a >>> stranger at >>> night in this crowd, losing sight of their parents, with a not >>> very benign >>> looking mother goddess looming over them: >>> >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Kapaleshwar_20110317_358-Edit_001.jpg.html >>> >>> C&C, as ever, welcome >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information