Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for a fascinating peek at this place! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jun 1, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Kodagu, or Coorg as it used to be known, is a verdant coffee growing > area in South India at the tail end of the Western Ghats, a range of > mountains that run parallel to and just off the west coast of India. > My family had gone for a quick four day holiday early in May, and > these are photographs from the trip. > > This set is from Dubare, an elephant training camp on the banks of the > 800 km long River Cauvery, though Dubare is just 50 km from the > source. The river is venerated as a goddess in South India, and is a > central feature of Hinduism here. The elephant training camp was set > up by the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore to train elephants for > religious and ceremonial duties, and has been in operation for over > 100 years. It is a great place to go because anyone can help bathe the > elephants, and is particularly helpful in introducing young children > to animals so that their fear of animals gets mitigated: > > The ferry across the river: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_106.jpg.html > > Fellow tourists: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_117.jpg.html > > Bathing tusker: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_203.jpg.html > > Mahout: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_265.jpg.html > > Going home: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_301.jpg.html > > Picnic: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_314.jpg.html > > Path (to the toilet actually): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_316.jpg.html > > River pool: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_326.jpg.html > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >