Pacman sunset

Anyone remember Pac-man, one of the early computer and video games? The circular PacMan with a wide mouth chomps pellets through a maze, while avoiding enemies who pop up at random.
This setting sun captured from a hillock on  Kunnumpuram near Kovalam resembles the Pac-Man.

Pac-Man like setting sun over Kovalam

Ambalamukku Srikrishna temple

Taken with my phone camera.

Temple Festivals 3

The very next day, on the highway between Pallipuram and kaniyapuram, we came across yet another temple procession.
This procession had people dressed up in Theyyam constume. Theyyam is a practice in the Malabar region and it is rarely seen in the Travancore area. Perhaps, the coverage in the media has given rise to demands on  the costume makers.

  The other costumes were Subramanya, Vishnu etc.

The woman in traditional burqua is not amused by all the fervour around.

Temple festivals 2

The other festival on the same day was near my house - the pongala at the Jagathy Mudippura Devi temple. Being a working day, I missed the pongla but could catch a glimpse of the function at night when the goddess was taken around in an elephant.

Sorry, I missed the elephant.

Temple Festivals

In a span of 2 days, I witnessed three different temple festivals, two of them serendipitously. 
The first one happened just outside my office. As we were driving out in the evening, we came across a procession of devotees from the nearby 'appooppan' shrine. they had all gone to the CRPF temple/church/ mosque complex to pray to lord Muruga.

Kudamaloor Janardhanan on the flute

Kudamaloor Janardhanan on the flute

 

 

 

Swathi Sangeethotsavam at Leve Hall, Krishnavilasom Palace, Fort

Adoor P Sudarshanan concert

Adoor P Sudarshanan at Levee hall, Fort  Thiruvananthapuram. Swathi Sangeethotsavam organised by Doordarshan kendra

Veena concert at Levee Hall

Anantha Padmanabhan and Anand Kaushik on the Veena at the Swati Sangeetothsawam conducted by Doordarshan Kendra, Thiruvananthapuram, at Levee Hall, fort.

Vehicle Arts

Vehicles in Asia, especially, trucks, tuk-tuks and taxis have very interesting slogans and artwork. Here is a sample.

Vehicles on the day of Attukal temple Pongala festival, 2013.

Banana boat, ..er truck on Trivandrum by-pass road.