[Leica] Temple Festival

[ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)]

thank you

ric


On Jun 24, 2013, at 1:34 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> There was a major temple festival happening at the 8th century
> Parthasarathy Temple at Triplicane, which we stumbled upon by sheer chance
> yesterday morning when out for a photowalk. An idol was being taken around
> the temple and temple pond perimeter in a palanquin carried by devotees of
> Vishnu, one of the major Hindu gods - the vertical trident mark on men's
> foreheads denotes worship of Vishnu. The palanquin was preceded by a
> chanting and marching flock of scholars and temple elders, and followed by
> another group of a vedic teacher and his wards, also chanting vedic verses.
> The first set concentrates on the palanquin and the load bearers:
> 
> Load Bearers:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFest-20130623-013.jpg.html
> 
> Offerings:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFest-20130623-042.jpg.html
> 
> A Moment's Rest:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFestN-20130623-164.jpg.html
> 
> Pain:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFestN-20130623-260.jpg.html
> 
> Keep Going!:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFestN-20130623-344.jpg.html
> 
> Halfway House:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFestN-20130623-365.jpg.html
> 
> Rest Stop:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFestN-20130623-367.jpg.html
> 
> Home Stretch:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/ParthaFestN-20130623-648.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE.
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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