Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thank you Jayanand. a note off the iPad, George On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:14 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Ric, Luis, George > Thanks for looking. > > These flowers are used for primarily two purposes. Firstly, ythey are > bouught loose and strung into garlands, which are used for any festive > occasion as well as inside temples: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Kapaleshwar_20110317_056-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/DSCF0728.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20131102-073.jpg.html > > Small jasmine strings are also used universally as a decoration tucked > into women's hair - including in my house, where a flower lady > delivers these daily (they have a divine smell, so I think it is as > much used for the perfume aspect as for the beauty) > > The other use is for use in the daily pooja (prayer) in temples, > houses, wherever - where loose flowers are an essential part of the > ritual: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore_20121215_060.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_120.jpg.html > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 10:52 PM, George Lottermoser > <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> On Jun 16, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>> >>> Counting the Cash: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/parrys/Parrys-20140221-051.jpg.html >> >> enjoying all of your market (well really all your subjects) photography >> >> can't help wondering about the selling of flowers in this form. >> are these for sachets and potpourri type uses? >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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