tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86836964490418553072024-12-18T19:18:51.893-08:00Andhra 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".Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-34370665495317493962008-12-11T06:42:00.001-08:002008-12-11T06:42:28.696-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NUkAbfnkGei1vPBZxDbxw6dJ2aGjyYEzGaTF1CiHNQuLdiKn-cAVPHQfPT5gQ4ZIMg2ieWHjBRQcZdqNJZYFLQK5n5sia0ohhF2KLCY4nqNXhOn1bFj6QD0EE0jM3Uahs67GhcfTZjg/s1600-h/58875675.IMG_7661.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NUkAbfnkGei1vPBZxDbxw6dJ2aGjyYEzGaTF1CiHNQuLdiKn-cAVPHQfPT5gQ4ZIMg2ieWHjBRQcZdqNJZYFLQK5n5sia0ohhF2KLCY4nqNXhOn1bFj6QD0EE0jM3Uahs67GhcfTZjg/s400/58875675.IMG_7661.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119734298989286050" /></a><br /><br />An older woman praying next to a lingam in the temple in Sri Sailam.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-46726628448873158492008-04-03T04:26:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:55:20.626-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFa4LCndtpJeg3amxmUgLGMnkISVLyAf2WmutcFqaL1inKnLntBuiaTr3gtwUYfagHs-qKVtxCZrxLOHkaU3CVrfNr6d2aMic1vvJzPpfR2JStyFzqAF-O6VQkO9QVZa0ZurSPuh_WL3i/s1600-h/IMG_7621.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFa4LCndtpJeg3amxmUgLGMnkISVLyAf2WmutcFqaL1inKnLntBuiaTr3gtwUYfagHs-qKVtxCZrxLOHkaU3CVrfNr6d2aMic1vvJzPpfR2JStyFzqAF-O6VQkO9QVZa0ZurSPuh_WL3i/s400/IMG_7621.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184979005612947826" /></a><br />The same students seen before having lunch in a Lingaïte school. Sri Sailam<br /><a href="http://www.claude-renault.fr">www.claude-renault.fr</a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-34113591340798171792008-04-01T06:34:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:55:20.729-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cWPxLWtyKIDRvZZJmX4wKkifY-KEFH29s9UHwspLo9wRbUVWH9qfSAKDQ23L2feqB6bNOUCtaBqMALC42gZP43WaT55NEpU5gN55SPQecSPRKS5Tvqh37ItAJuEcrG3-wviV-P1EgvFf/s1600-h/IMG_7256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cWPxLWtyKIDRvZZJmX4wKkifY-KEFH29s9UHwspLo9wRbUVWH9qfSAKDQ23L2feqB6bNOUCtaBqMALC42gZP43WaT55NEpU5gN55SPQecSPRKS5Tvqh37ItAJuEcrG3-wviV-P1EgvFf/s400/IMG_7256.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184269996706691394" /></a><br />Young students inside the temple in Sri Sailam. They will eventually become priests.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-48225110221385140732008-03-29T10:43:00.001-07:002008-11-13T01:55:20.887-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82wHlcC_eERzYcLzOxfKWKrH8_rT79spIoz_fjCH9xD7axdJyvfHlJnTVrVbSIN0bksv7H3PfcTskBGDl8AIW0FRSQuTixNgP2jDyMzzMTa0aPiShSxuL8pj8IF734fTRnO-Yi5wWYqIP/s1600-h/IMG_7991.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82wHlcC_eERzYcLzOxfKWKrH8_rT79spIoz_fjCH9xD7axdJyvfHlJnTVrVbSIN0bksv7H3PfcTskBGDl8AIW0FRSQuTixNgP2jDyMzzMTa0aPiShSxuL8pj8IF734fTRnO-Yi5wWYqIP/s400/IMG_7991.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183220890815101170" /></a><br />Rickshaws on the street in front of the Charminar in Hyderabad. <br /><a href="http://www.claude-renault.fr">www.claude-renault.fr</a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-36329834072177868482007-10-07T00:57:00.001-07:002008-11-13T01:55:20.977-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjomvnYrhqY5MC8O6u8J7couIob6sgjj5oULuhyphenhyphenArsqFfyszQZptGz_zgqFEt_OZ2q-Nb2q8yE_jg-pbAm_XHLWdoTfSJhF-UjGXz9mpbn1fpZsnA0BEpfPwtwtn7x6xYNoKewxHdW3iX/s1600-h/98194681_c7efda2949_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjomvnYrhqY5MC8O6u8J7couIob6sgjj5oULuhyphenhyphenArsqFfyszQZptGz_zgqFEt_OZ2q-Nb2q8yE_jg-pbAm_XHLWdoTfSJhF-UjGXz9mpbn1fpZsnA0BEpfPwtwtn7x6xYNoKewxHdW3iX/s400/98194681_c7efda2949_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118501072144683314" /></a><br />A lambadi woman filling up her water tank for the day in a village near Nagarjuna SagarClaude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-1574146827088046572007-09-11T06:22:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:55:21.117-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNETAAbP-MuVQViOgVsyC-otXIa2ebiIIsUHd32Huv1FTPZZWX3Hy5qHpLmCqCkNXc3UPQe3PBYtmPxXHNM__MCyg1M2wUd1OC6xhoCW3YLXD0jBv74tdNI9Tu3aeP524Rn4bIq64AVw11/s1600-h/IMG_8148.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNETAAbP-MuVQViOgVsyC-otXIa2ebiIIsUHd32Huv1FTPZZWX3Hy5qHpLmCqCkNXc3UPQe3PBYtmPxXHNM__MCyg1M2wUd1OC6xhoCW3YLXD0jBv74tdNI9Tu3aeP524Rn4bIq64AVw11/s400/IMG_8148.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108936583496779570" /></a><br />Passing by movie posters in HyderabadClaude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-52394838058308157782007-05-05T07:26:00.001-07:002008-11-13T01:55:21.232-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICxjdl9oz4YcxT4gQCNPJSHsmhAygCSZC8aLKybwzH4se8DNJkz6Rj0W_0Six5KOgz_SURhq-g9aNwI4xUDAGgI69SVlCrwkFCV1WIcg1o5YbxwXIz_e6Czmad03ZPQCnAlQV6L17y2DV/s1600-h/IMG_8070.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICxjdl9oz4YcxT4gQCNPJSHsmhAygCSZC8aLKybwzH4se8DNJkz6Rj0W_0Six5KOgz_SURhq-g9aNwI4xUDAGgI69SVlCrwkFCV1WIcg1o5YbxwXIz_e6Czmad03ZPQCnAlQV6L17y2DV/s400/IMG_8070.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061082909516260466" /></a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-30975827946807505102007-05-05T07:25:00.001-07:002008-11-13T01:55:21.394-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fC5ZGqFSEt26cIk0oGJWI1ihMdaKEYAdEb-leYxkHx_gRMXaee80-wS_w9XJt1F8J817Rf8hgOx8fDFBeOyqbELu15hgT1lv2OjmmTygw7ZniIC_D6QMGrn035463KS_x63iaqLDv0Rx/s1600-h/IMG_7766.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fC5ZGqFSEt26cIk0oGJWI1ihMdaKEYAdEb-leYxkHx_gRMXaee80-wS_w9XJt1F8J817Rf8hgOx8fDFBeOyqbELu15hgT1lv2OjmmTygw7ZniIC_D6QMGrn035463KS_x63iaqLDv0Rx/s400/IMG_7766.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061082694767895650" /></a><br />A woman and her cat in front of a basket full of &quot;Brinjal&quot;, in a little village not far from Nagarjuna Sagar.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.claude-renault.fr">www.claude-renault.fr</a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-17690311670934671072007-03-20T01:53:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:55:21.748-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwASQttlX7EvQapX1lavh6ENoDJ3huldIAkTa-L_bk6uINAD0Pm149t7gbbNjoLRYq4WT0U-h5GelB1VQVQ8D8TurW8K1nxpvjq7g0bAP_Mn9pa6PJJ5ekEO3fkBRE270I8g3eF6m9lVy/s1600-h/59483618.IMG_8017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwASQttlX7EvQapX1lavh6ENoDJ3huldIAkTa-L_bk6uINAD0Pm149t7gbbNjoLRYq4WT0U-h5GelB1VQVQ8D8TurW8K1nxpvjq7g0bAP_Mn9pa6PJJ5ekEO3fkBRE270I8g3eF6m9lVy/s400/59483618.IMG_8017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043927320187425858" /></a><br />The well known symbol of the city, Charminar.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-4051994430719684912007-03-20T01:52:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:55:21.967-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXPxOXdM4hglKwlXHaGXhC5DjVd4h6e2tuUM_AL0_pRAkbCnJPCd7Htj9cLuvcUprokgzUlgsabSGlhj_rKkcR3ijTyJnUBCrBUggvbcXzVxZqkWQJo-Uxa9nWyEHt8Nl0zmYFtMF2oe5/s1600-h/58229103.961.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXPxOXdM4hglKwlXHaGXhC5DjVd4h6e2tuUM_AL0_pRAkbCnJPCd7Htj9cLuvcUprokgzUlgsabSGlhj_rKkcR3ijTyJnUBCrBUggvbcXzVxZqkWQJo-Uxa9nWyEHt8Nl0zmYFtMF2oe5/s400/58229103.961.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043927053899453490" /></a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-80923724598846995892007-03-20T01:51:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:55:22.178-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20TbuHKkxsLMc864mb32D0cs2f81xdwoR03uG2UbttNSDt8H1UOO0gdfyotw0oAwsLJ5WVAgvqr1_M7cA-8YWoSRS4CzXggIHBNaHJOiIglsI7ioAfZzJOZGPNw5o62nVriiIT6SlQ2Vx/s1600-h/59335505.99637628_47df712ac8_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20TbuHKkxsLMc864mb32D0cs2f81xdwoR03uG2UbttNSDt8H1UOO0gdfyotw0oAwsLJ5WVAgvqr1_M7cA-8YWoSRS4CzXggIHBNaHJOiIglsI7ioAfZzJOZGPNw5o62nVriiIT6SlQ2Vx/s400/59335505.99637628_47df712ac8_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043926757546710050" /></a><br />A street scene in Hyderabad, not far from the famous Charminor. <br />Everybody seemed to be so... alone.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-24963265781862263732006-12-15T08:57:00.000-08:002008-11-13T01:55:22.336-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5epPlF32CPqzx30VZTgAjE8a_xTfEbDPLcwPQhsg4OG2SEZ1IIfWFFIXKQ1po7GNmptPUvnYTNhfwtEK30g3kgr5A679wau10xrNHKNRdIMjh7B8MmyQRoMUvKOc-TTO0nJkrQZNTVBk/s1600-h/IMG_8013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5epPlF32CPqzx30VZTgAjE8a_xTfEbDPLcwPQhsg4OG2SEZ1IIfWFFIXKQ1po7GNmptPUvnYTNhfwtEK30g3kgr5A679wau10xrNHKNRdIMjh7B8MmyQRoMUvKOc-TTO0nJkrQZNTVBk/s400/IMG_8013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5008798902796925330" border="0" /></a><br />A woman drinking सुगर काने juice on the sidewalk of a street in Hyderabad.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-21800717321926113462006-12-05T00:58:00.001-08:002008-11-13T01:55:22.566-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEZc19ZZVeaw5enqhstr50TshAAV2AKg9zNfrjbYOpjLFBwaY2MwGIXh_03fKF238hUHPPwpftKlOwjoPSCt6KQF1k9W8jiMVeQQHtjnzH6vZmW8EpESNnrYfsdREAn2DPVGBNpx9_7D7/s1600-h/61022164.IMG_7674.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEZc19ZZVeaw5enqhstr50TshAAV2AKg9zNfrjbYOpjLFBwaY2MwGIXh_03fKF238hUHPPwpftKlOwjoPSCt6KQF1k9W8jiMVeQQHtjnzH6vZmW8EpESNnrYfsdREAn2DPVGBNpx9_7D7/s400/61022164.IMG_7674.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004964538840664706" /></a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-10943441853672649602006-12-05T00:57:00.001-08:002008-11-13T01:55:22.721-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQW6mASAV04bQ_GilIqbodARz0kWVsViB_s8xf4SQyuWYovMGUtE9OakQax7FSQ6Y1vtmmLAxW-OVf4E1Al0ojbg2n6m1yw-5M87SC2Yq8aHRmrvHwRe2iaholjsQ-ZmBTTKslJVXOoFT/s1600-h/59653438.IMG_6507.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQW6mASAV04bQ_GilIqbodARz0kWVsViB_s8xf4SQyuWYovMGUtE9OakQax7FSQ6Y1vtmmLAxW-OVf4E1Al0ojbg2n6m1yw-5M87SC2Yq8aHRmrvHwRe2iaholjsQ-ZmBTTKslJVXOoFT/s400/59653438.IMG_6507.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004964294027528818" /></a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-32425995227376075142006-12-05T00:55:00.000-08:002008-11-13T01:55:22.783-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWjU1gs6O4UfIv5QPydWvbcZBjMjSwAZYmRhzURztsmsO_LJoBbQ2b85g5KmcwCNFJrU2gmQCk-jd7BOQacFN5ZdZ4BI9VsgwB2h0HqLSfKAT388m5n6XhNGsxE8u6r-zumrjJzYFy6QK/s1600-h/56725001.IMG_7677.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWjU1gs6O4UfIv5QPydWvbcZBjMjSwAZYmRhzURztsmsO_LJoBbQ2b85g5KmcwCNFJrU2gmQCk-jd7BOQacFN5ZdZ4BI9VsgwB2h0HqLSfKAT388m5n6XhNGsxE8u6r-zumrjJzYFy6QK/s400/56725001.IMG_7677.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004963898890537570" /></a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-65370213460141114882006-11-27T04:18:00.000-08:002006-11-27T04:19:54.984-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/784190/P%20I%20L%20G%20R%20I%20M%20S.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/846529/P%20I%20L%20G%20R%20I%20M%20S.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Pilgrims on their way to Sabarimala for the Ayappa pilgrimage.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-13736831064207523152006-11-27T01:50:00.000-08:002006-11-27T01:51:26.106-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/563690/prayer%20sri%20sailam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/613665/prayer%20sri%20sailam.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-72696796472968670642006-11-27T01:47:00.000-08:002006-11-27T01:48:41.946-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/231353/P%20U%20J%20A.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/966464/P%20U%20J%20A.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Protecting a car for the next trip.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-27220314643443590492006-11-27T01:46:00.000-08:002006-11-27T01:47:33.354-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/862547/P%20U%20J%20A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/306235/P%20U%20J%20A.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Selling religious Items to do Puja on a street in Sri SailamClaude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-35457814642502046332006-11-27T00:43:00.000-08:002006-11-30T04:11:55.608-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/759685/307521267_2feaa355fa_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/867209/307521267_2feaa355fa_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The lingaïte students having breakfast before heading to the temple to take their lessons.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-87923904753572784862006-11-27T00:42:00.000-08:002006-11-27T00:43:33.416-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/480365/D%20E%20V%20O%20T%20I%20O%20N.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/446801/D%20E%20V%20O%20T%20I%20O%20N.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />An older woman praying God inside the temple in Sri SailamClaude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-16534322182468402512006-11-25T04:12:00.001-08:002006-11-25T04:12:50.362-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/419203/58402487.IMG_7411.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/172830/58402487.IMG_7411.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Those pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh were coming to Sri Sailam to pray, on their way to Sabarimala . <br />They are devotees of Lord Ayappa. They go through a 41 day penance abstaining from sex, meat and <br />intoxicationg drinks before undertaking the trek up the forested mountain chanting the celebrated three <br />words "Samiye, Saranam Ayappa ( Oh lord Ayappa, I come to thee for refuge.)Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-71773185779543306132006-11-25T02:38:00.000-08:002006-11-25T02:39:29.558-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/458584/nandi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/120173/nandi.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />A pilgrim pointing to the temple of Sri Sailam through the ears of Nandi, Shiva's mount. A way to salute god.Claude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-87945249795936683502006-11-25T02:01:00.000-08:002006-11-25T02:02:12.347-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/95768/reading.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/983514/reading.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Studying in a Lingaïte school in Sri SailamClaude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683696449041855307.post-79776622477912890352006-11-25T01:47:00.000-08:002006-11-25T01:48:24.433-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/1600/69754/P%20I%20L%20G%20R%20I%20M.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4939/1060021539189679/400/725348/P%20I%20L%20G%20R%20I%20M.%20Sri%20Sailam.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Portrait of a pilgrim waiting in line with me to enter the temple in Sri SailamClaude Renaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17304245547066439903noreply@blogger.com