We also visited the temples here and worshiped the deities.We had sumptuous traditional Kerala Sadya (feast) served on banana leaf which we had to eat squatting on the floor. It was a day well spent.
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| Caparisoned Elephant |
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| Elephant Feeding |
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| Pandi Melam Performance |
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| The Agraharam festooned with colored paper |
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| A Kathakali Pose |
Lovely series of photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat interesting instruments in the six! It is for the first time for me to see them.
ReplyDeleteColourful festivities! Your feast sounds interesting.....an important part of celebrations.....
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Ruby
Glad you had wonderful feast at the end of festival :) Beautiful photos and I also like the pretty neat agraharam street
ReplyDeleteYou also have many festival in your country. A Kathakali in colorful cloth is interesting. I've never seen her performance.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day!
What fascinating instruments - the horn like instruments, particularly. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your world with us, it's always so enchanting to see your images.
ReplyDeleteNice post on Kerala temple! I love read and see pictures on the traditions followed. But, I feel we should leave elephants alone in the wild!
ReplyDeleteGreat images of celebrations.
ReplyDeleteWhat a festive and colorful ceremony. I like the elephant's adornments.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo series...
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Love all pictures and Agraharam is really beautifully festooned. Looks you all had a great time in a festive and friendly atmosphere!
ReplyDeleteNever too late to miss out on good things on your lovely blog, Rama:)
ReplyDeletelovely images...colorful!
ReplyDeleteWonderfully captured. I recollect such a procession that happens almost every night at about 9pm at Mantralayam, Some what similar..Thanks for sharing Ramakrishnanji.
ReplyDeletelovely photos and very interesting information
ReplyDeleteNamaste...
ReplyDeleteAs usual informative. Thanks