Andhra Pradesh. आंध्र प्रदेश

Devotion. Sri Sailam. Andhra Pradesh
11.12.08

An older woman praying next to a lingam in the temple in Sri Sailam.

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Lunch. Sri Sailam
3.4.08

The same students seen before having lunch in a Lingaïte school. Sri Sailam
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Students. Sri Sailam
1.4.08

Young students inside the temple in Sri Sailam. They will eventually become priests.

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The Charminar. Hyderabad
29.3.08

Rickshaws on the street in front of the Charminar in Hyderabad.
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Lambadi. Nagarjuna Sagar
7.10.07

A lambadi woman filling up her water tank for the day in a village near Nagarjuna Sagar

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Light and Shadows. Hyderabad
11.9.07

Passing by movie posters in Hyderabad

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Stamp maker. Hyderabad
5.5.07

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Brinjal. Nagarjuna Sagar

A woman and her cat in front of a basket full of "Brinjal", in a little village not far from Nagarjuna Sagar.

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Charminar. Hyderabad.
20.3.07

The well known symbol of the city, Charminar.

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Postcard from Golconda

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Alone. Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh

A street scene in Hyderabad, not far from the famous Charminor.
Everybody seemed to be so... alone.

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Sugar cane. Hyderabad
15.12.06

A woman drinking सुगर काने juice on the sidewalk of a street in Hyderabad.

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Feeding the cow. Sri Sailam
5.12.06

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Ritual Shaving. Tirumalai.

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A couple of Beggars. Sri Sailam

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Puja. Sri Sailam
27.11.06

Pilgrims on their way to Sabarimala for the Ayappa pilgrimage.

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Prayer. Sri Sailam

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A car Puja. Sri Sailam

Protecting a car for the next trip.

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Religion paraphernalia

Selling religious Items to do Puja on a street in Sri Sailam

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Breakfast. Sri Sailam

The lingaïte students having breakfast before heading to the temple to take their lessons.

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Devotion. Sri sailam

An older woman praying God inside the temple in Sri Sailam

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Those pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh were coming to Sri Sailam to pray, on their way to Sabarimala .
They are devotees of Lord Ayappa. They go through a 41 day penance abstaining from sex, meat and
intoxicationg drinks before undertaking the trek up the forested mountain chanting the celebrated three
words "Samiye, Saranam Ayappa ( Oh lord Ayappa, I come to thee for refuge.)

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Hello God. Sri Sailam

A pilgrim pointing to the temple of Sri Sailam through the ears of Nandi, Shiva's mount. A way to salute god.

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Students. Sri Sailam

Studying in a Lingaïte school in Sri Sailam

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Pilgrim.Sri Sailam

Portrait of a pilgrim waiting in line with me to enter the temple in Sri Sailam

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Students. Sri Sailam

Students during a lesson in Sri Sailam. They will eventually all become priests.

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Saddhu. Sri Kalahasti

A saddhu buying betel leaves on a stand near the temple.

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Painting. Tirupatii

A painter refreshing the paint of some gods at the entrance of an Ashram in the city of Tirupati

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Offerings. Tirumalai
24.11.06

A kid offering a coconut to God, something one can witness often in Southern India

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Family journey. Tirupati

A family waiting for the train to bring them back home

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Pilgrim. Tirupati

A pilgrim wating for his train on the platform in the train station of Tirupati

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Coffee. Tirumalai

In India, people pour coffee this way. As you can see religion is everywhere, even on the coffee machine on the right. You can see the Shivaïte sign..

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Workers in Tirumalai

Workers coming up to have breakfast in a small restaurant in Tirumalai.

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Food for Breakfast. Tirumalai

A man filling up little bags of dal to serve for beakfast.

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Sheds. Tirumalai

Pilgrims who can't afford to saty in the temple accomodation where you have to pay can sleep under those big sheds.

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Food. Tirumalai

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Food. Tirumalai

After having taken their darshan at the temple, pilgrims are offered free food by the organisation of the temple. One of the biggest pilgrimage center in the world.

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A Saddhu. Sri Kalahasti

A Saddhu who was coming to the temple in Sri Kalahasti, southern Andhra Pradesh.

You can see an image of me shooting this image:

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Shy. Sri sailam
21.11.06

Waiting in the line with me to enter the temple in Sri Sailam. I took a picture of her mother first, you can see it below, then I took one of her. She was shy.

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Mother. Tirumalai

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Geetha ice cream. Sri Sailam

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God painting. Tirupati

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Ayappa pilgrim. Tirumalai

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My son. Tirumalai

A mother taking care of her son.
The little boy had given away his hair as an offering.
Something happening a lot in Hinduism..

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Sri Kalahasteewara temple. Sri Kalahasti.

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A smile. Sri Kalahasti

A smile to me as I was stuck in the traffic, inside a rickshaw.

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A Lambadi woman. Nagarjuna Sagar

A lambadi woman in the courtyard of her house in a little village near Nagarjuna Sagar

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Temple going. Tirumalai

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Snack selling. Sri Sailam

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Coffee Shop. Hyderabad
17.11.06

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A saddhu meeting. Sri Sailam.

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Offerings. Sri Sailam

A woman having her hair shaved as an offering to the gods, Sri Sailam

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A Shrine. Hyderabad

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Morning shop cleaning. Hyderabad

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Waiting for the bus

A lambadi woman wwwaiting for the bus with me in Hyderabad

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Swami Nara Simha . Sri Sailam
16.11.06

Swami Nara Simha (man Lion), a sadhu from AP readjusting his hair.

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Omkar. Sri Sailam

Omkar is a 10 years old boy studying in the Lingaïte school in Sri Sailam.
An image taken during his lunch in the lunch room of the building where all the students live.

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Lingaïte School. Sri Sailam.

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Puja. Sri Sailam

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Rainy day, on the road..

On the road to Sri Sailam

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School. Sri Sailam
13.11.06

Another day at the lingaïte school inside the temple in Sri Sailam.

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Saddhu. Sri Sailam

A saddhu conducting a Puja in front a small shrine in Sri Sailam temple. This is one of the greatest Shivaïte shrines in India and it constitutes one of the 12 Jyotilingam .
The presiding deities here are Mallikarjun

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Pilgrims. Sri Sailam
9.11.06

A group of pilgrims touring the sites around Sri Sailam .

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Puja. Tirumalai
8.11.06

A priest blowing his conch during a Puja in Tirumalai.

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Waiting.... Tirumalai

The wait can be very long before reaching Lord Srinivasa's Sacred Abode on the Venkata Hill in Tirumalai.

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Ashram. Tirumalai

When you visit Tirumalai like thousands of pilgrims every day, chances are you'll stay in an Guest house of the temple. .
Here is the one where I stayed. Everything is so well organized there. You get cheap and clean rooms.
Tirumalai is the most important pilgfrimage center in India, the busiest in the world in sheer number of pilgrims.

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Waiting. Tirupati

Pilgrims waiting for their train inside the Tirupati Train station.

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My Neighbor. Tirupati

My neighbor, the mango seller in the background, on my way to Tirupati

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Ayappa Pilgrims. Tirupati

Ayappa pilgrims waiting for their train in Tirupati train station.
You can come across those pilgrims in Southern India from November to february.
The pilgrimage takes place in Sabarimala, Kerala.
I went there in January. What they have on their head is called Irumudi, a holy bundle.

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Train Station. Tirupati

A fruit seller on the platform in Tirupati

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D. Sreenivasalu. Tirupati

D. Sreenivasalu is a tailor from Tirupati.
He is praying before leaving on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala.

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Snacking.. Hyderabad

A quick street composition in Hyderabad..
I must admit I really love Indian food, sweet as well.

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Mahakali Temple. Golconda

The priest of the Mahakali temple coming back from a small shrine where he performed a puja. The temple is located on top of a hill inside the Golcondfa fort, about 14 km outside Hyderabad.
You can see the painting of the goddess Kali on the left, and Durga on the right.