Thursday, September 15, 2005

Nallur Rajagopuram at dusk [Slide presentation of Nallur Kumaran Kavadi, featuring 'Villinai Oththa Puruvam' ~ By Subramania Bharathiyar, rendered by Sowmya]

Sapparam

Sapparam

Sapparam

Devotees
Devotees
Perigai
Perigai

Thooku kaavadi

Twin thookku kaavadi
Devotee
Coconut breaking
Coconut breaking
Sitharu thengai - Coconut Breaking
Coconut Breaking

Coconut breaking

Coconut breaking
Camphor burning

Devotees, camphor burning and coconut breaking
Devotees

Pirathattai

Pirathattai
Thookku kaavadi at main entrance

Devotees, Pirathattai

Thookku kaavadi tot

Pirathattai

Twin thookku kaavadi

Pirathattai

Pirathattai and twin thookku kaavadi

Thookku kaavadi at main entrance

Thookku kaavadi at main entrance
6 years old Paramasamy Subaskaran of Kokkuvil
6 years old Paramasamy Subaskaran of Kokkuvil
6 years old Paramasamy Subaskaran of Kokkuvil
6 years old Paramasamy Subaskaran of Kokkuvil
6 years old Paramasamy Subaskaran of Kokkuvil

Kumaran kaavadi.....happy occasion for devotees

A pose before the roll

Kaavadi

Kaavadi devotee...ready to roll....

Kaavadi

Kaavadi.....

Kavadi...Mankuyile poonkuyile sithu ondru kellu..

Aaadu machchan, aadi kaattu............

Kavadi thookku kavadi

Naathaswaram for kaavadi

Dance to the beat of thavil

Kaavadi

We are here to see kaavadi...

Kaavadi