An older woman praying next to a lingam in the temple in Sri Sailam.
Andhra Pradesh is a state in South India. , it's is bordered by Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the East, Tamil Nadu to the south and Karnataka to the west. Andhra Pradesh is the fourth largest state in India by area and fifth largest by population. It is also considered the rice bowl of India. The state is crossed by two major rivers, the Godavari and Krishna. Andhra means "leader in battle" and Pradesh means "region" or "state".
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Devotion. Sri Sailam. Andhra Pradesh
An older woman praying next to a lingam in the temple in Sri Sailam.
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Students. Sri Sailam
Young students inside the temple in Sri Sailam. They will eventually become priests.
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Lambadi. Nagarjuna Sagar
A lambadi woman filling up her water tank for the day in a village near Nagarjuna Sagar
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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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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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Breakfast. Sri Sailam
The lingaïte students having breakfast before heading to the temple to take their lessons.
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Ayappas. Sri Sailam.
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.)
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.
Students. Sri Sailam
Students during a lesson in Sri Sailam. They will eventually all become priests.
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
A kid offering a coconut to God, something one can witness often in Southern India
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..
Sheds. Tirumalai
Pilgrims who can't afford to saty in the temple accomodation where you have to pay can sleep under those big sheds.
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.
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
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.
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..
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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