India - More pictures from 2/19/16
Breakfast at East Indies (photo courtesy of Mukul)
Fishing boats off of Willingdon Island
Traditional Chinese fishing net
Church on the ride
Church on the ride
Kerala Kalamandalam
Thimila class
Percussion class
Percussion class
Mohiniyaattam class
Mohiniyaattam class
Performance Hall
Mural in the Performance Hall
Dance Bible in the Performance Hall
On stage at the Performance Hall
Exiting the Performance Hall
Lunch at the canteen
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 Periayanampetta Pooram
Road to Periayanamepetta Pooram
Devotional statues for sale on the walk to the temple
Elephants
Elephants and a buffalo effigy
Elephants
Buffalo effigy
Float
Periayanampetta Bhagavathy Temple
Periayanamepetta Pooram
Priest blesses a woman by touching a sword to her head, Periayanampetta Bhagavathy Temple
A procession of elephants descends the stairs
Elephant
Periayanamepetta Pooram
Men standing on elephants
Craig's new friend
Friends we met while leaving the festival
Sunset
A family enjoying ice cream after the festival
Craig enjoys fritters on the ride back to the hotel
Moon over a replica of the Pieta outside a church
Puja on the riverbank, Cheruthuruthy
Dinner at the River Retreat