SHIVA LINGAM

 SHIVA LINGAM...Annually on the occasion of Shivarathri, devotees ritually parade the Shiva Lingam through the streets of Kasaragod the auto rickshaw palanquin used is surreally bizarre so I followed it a while for a few approaches. The message is “One God One World Family”.(2:22)

SWAMI

SWAMI...

AYYAPPA DEVOTIONAL 

ANANTHAPURA

ANANTHAPURA...Situated 4 kilometres from the town of Kumbla is the Ananthapadmanabhaswamy lake temple, measuring 2 acres in size...It’s the only lake temple in Kerala and is the home of Babia the guardian crocodile who is vegetarian and eats only gruel made from rice and molasses given by devotees at 12 noon when we were lucky to catch a glimpse of the sacred reptile (2:25)