Hi, you've arrived at the second of my blogs written from Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, southern India. If you wish to view my first blog from 2011 just click on this link.... arunachalakiwi2011 If you wish to check out this blog from the beginning clink on the appropriate page over here on the right >>>>>>>>>>> Please enjoy |
Wandering sadhu |
Constantly fascinated by the trucks and their loads |
A very smiley, pose-striking, bike-wandering sadhu |
This little boy was crouching down watching the rice paddy guys (to follow) |
Bike-wandering sadhu and walking-wandering sadhu |
This little girl was always hanging around my coconut lady's stand, she had the most stunning little personality |
This is the temple priest from a nearby village |
And here's the little boy again who was just sitting there watching these guys work. |
Always a photo-op ! These guys started doing their Bollywood style dancing on the back of a truck |
Another Kollam outside a front door |
The dishes have just been done outside this family's home. |
And here is the rice guys. They were so smiley and happy in their work and loved being photographed. |
I just love the purpose of this rickshaw....I hate to think what this is and where it ends up !!! |
With Arunachala in the background |
Rice guys again |
The temple priest outside the village temple again. |
Monkeys everywhere, keep very much to themselves except when they are trying to steal your stuff ! |
Banana delivery |
One of the rice guys |
The rice guys with the random child again |
People delivery |
Express cycle service |
Some of these groups of people travel probably 40 to 50kms or more in the back of these trucks to come to temple or whatever, very uncomfortable I imagine. |
The rice plant nursery again |
Great bike load, you could lose an eye with this one ! |
Rice guys again, very happy in their work |
Great for the tan ?? |
Another shot of the little entrance to Virupaksha Cave, probably 1200mm high. |
Mobile chai guy. 7 rupees gets you a chai (though this could well be the western price, I wouldn't know) 7 rupees is probably 16 NZ cents |
The dog crowd again |
My sadhu friend again, doing a terrible "holy pose" for the camera, very poor form I thought ! |
Virupaksha Cave entrance again |
Yet another wandering sadhu wandering off down Pradakshina Road |
And again my sadhu friend wandering off after his highly nutritious potato chip meal ! |