India - More pictures from 2/19/16



Breakfast at East Indies

Breakfast at East Indies (photo courtesy of Mukul)

Fishing boats off of Willingdon Island

Fishing boats off of Willingdon Island

Traditional Chinese fishing net

Traditional Chinese fishing net

Church on the ride

Church on the ride

Church on the ride

Church on the ride

Kerala Kalamandalam

Kerala Kalamandalam

Thimila class

Thimila class

Percussion class

Percussion class

Percussion class

Percussion class

Mohiniyaattam class

Mohiniyaattam class

Mohiniyaattam class

Mohiniyaattam class

Performance Hall

Performance Hall

Mural in the Performance Hall

Mural in the Performance Hall

Dance Bible in the Performance Hall

Dance Bible in the Performance Hall

On stage at the Performance Hall

On stage at the Performance Hall

Exiting the Performance Hall

Exiting the Performance Hall

Lunch at the canteen

Lunch at the canteen

Room #302 at the River Retreat Hotel

Room #302 at the River Retreat Hotel

View of the Nila River from room #302 at the River Retreat Hotel

View of the Nila River from room #302 at the River Retreat Hotel

Float on its way to Periayanamepetta Pooram

Float on its way to Periayanampetta Pooram

Road to Periayanamepetta Pooram

Road to Periayanamepetta Pooram

Devotional statues for sale on the walk to the temple

Devotional statues for sale on the walk to the temple

Elephants

Elephants

Elephants and a buffalo effigy

Elephants and a buffalo effigy

Elephants

Elephants

Buffalo effigy

Buffalo effigy

Float

Float

Periayanampetta Bhagavathy Temple

Periayanampetta Bhagavathy Temple

Periayanamepetta Pooram

Periayanamepetta Pooram

Priest blesses a woman by touching a sword to her head, Periayanampetta Bhagavathy Temple

Priest blesses a woman by touching a sword to her head, Periayanampetta Bhagavathy Temple

A procession of elephants descends the stairs

A procession of elephants descends the stairs

Elephant

Elephant

Periayanamepetta Pooram

Periayanamepetta Pooram

Men standing on elephants

Men standing on elephants

Craig's new friend

Craig's new friend

Friends we met while leaving the festival

Friends we met while leaving the festival

Sunset

Sunset

A family enjoying ice cream after the festival

A family enjoying ice cream after the festival

Craig enjoys fritters on the ride back to the hotel

Craig enjoys fritters on the ride back to the hotel

Moon over a replica of the Pieta outside a church

Moon over a replica of the Pieta outside a church

Puja on the riverbank, Cheruthuruthy

Puja on the riverbank, Cheruthuruthy

Dinner at the River Retreat

Dinner at the River Retreat

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