[Leica] Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Nathan,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:45 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> Love this set, Jayanand. Hard to pick a favourite, but I certainly like
> the portraits.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 03 May 2017, at 12:55, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > As soon as we came back from Mussoorie, Neela and I left immediately for
> a
> > long overdue trip to the very southern  tip of India - to the holy city
> of
> > Rameswaram, and the spit of land nearby that takes India to within 20km
> of
> > Sri Lanka. The Ramanathaswmy Temple in Rameswaram has been mentioned in
> > Tamil texts dating back to the 7th century, and is one of the three or
> four
> > holiest pilgrimage spots in Hinduism. Unfortunately, photography is
> > strictly prohibited, so no photographs of the temple in this gallery!
> Both
> > are on Pamban Island, which is connected to mainland India by a modern
> road
> > bridge - and a century old rail bridge, built in 1914, over the Gulf of
> > Mannar:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-2637.jpg.html
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-2651.jpg.html
> >
> > The other photographs are from the southernmost tip of Pamban Island -
> > where a road has been laid recently till the end. It is an exhilarating
> > drive on a spit of sandy land, with the Gulf of Mannar on both sides, and
> > no traffic at all, because vehicles are not allowed for most of the road
> > without prior permission. As it is so close to Sri Lanka, it is no wonder
> > that there a bunch of Tamil refugees from there. They sell trinkets and
> tea
> > to the tourists who come here:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-820.jpg.html
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-822.jpg.html
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-828.jpg.html
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> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-849.jpg.html
> >
> > The village of Dhanushkodi comes further on, but it is just a complete
> > ruin, having been devastated and abandoned during the infamous cyclone of
> > 1964:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-960.jpg.html
> >
> > After this it is clear till the end of the road at the southern most tip,
> > where sand, sea and sun meet, surrounded by sand flats and the sea on
> both
> > sides. All you see are occasional fishermen, on virginal sand:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-858.jpg.html
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-867.jpg.html
> >
> > Finally, at the end, there is an Ashoka Pillar, the symbol of the
> > sovereignty of India:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Rameshwaram/Rameshwaram-
> 20170424-869.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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