India - More pictures from 2/20/16
Women washing in the Nila River
Mukul presented me with jasmine for my hair at breakfast
Elephant on the road
Elephant on the road
Church
Tree at Vazhani Dam
Vazhani Dam
Sadanandan and Mukul at Vazhani Dam
Malabar squirrel at Vazhani Dam
Fresh coconut water
Grandfather shapes the bottoms of the pots at Cheruthuruthy Potter's Village
Young boy watches while his mother applies ochre to pottery, Cheruthuruthy Potter's Village
Kiln, Cheruthuruthy Potter's Village
Young boy prepares firewood, Cheruthuruthy Potter's Village
Bodhi tree, Cheruthuruthy Potter's Village
Namboothiri's Vegetarian Hotel
Lunch with Sadanandan at Namboothiri's Vegetarian Hotel
River Retreat
Brahmin heritage house
Interior courtyard, Brahmin heritage house
Oasis behind Brahmin heritage house
Walking to Periayanampetta Pooram
Buffalo effigies at Periayanampetta Pooram
Buffalo effigies at Periayanampetta Pooram
Buffalo effigies at Periayanampetta Pooram
Side view of a buffalo effigy at Periayanampetta Pooram
Craig accepts an invitation to sit at the front of a community's buffalo effigy
New friends
New friends
Devotional statues for sale
Walking back from the festival
Procession
Elephant procession
More new friends
Friendly people walking to the festival
Procession: Dancers dressed as Hanuman and the Kathakali demon
Periayanampetta Pooram in the next morning's Hindu Times
