Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Those were my thoughts as well, Jayanand. I have been in Seville during the Easter Week and the Rocio, and your pictures made me think of those events. Every Spanish city has a Semana Santa celebration, but the one in Seville is bigger and better than anywhere else. I love Ric's idea of collaborating to make a book. Here are some pics from Seville's 2004 Semana Santa: http://www.frozenlight.eu/fotosevilla/semanasanta/ Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Mar 29, 2011, at 12:17 AM, Lluis Ripoll 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 >