153 thoughts on “Attukal Pongala”

1. meenz on March 11, 2012 at 6:39 pm said:

   lovely!!! me loved it … captured awesome frame
2. jidhujose on March 11, 2012 at 6:56 pm said:

   cool
3. Darshan Baweja on March 11, 2012 at 6:57 pm said:

   nice …
4. Sunita on March 11, 2012 at 7:04 pm said:

   on a different plane, variety is the spice of life!!!
5. Red Handed on March 11, 2012 at 7:16 pm said:

   you captured the beauty of it perfectly!Have witnessed the holy ceremony many times, and the way you clicked it…seems to have a life of its own.
   SPLENDID!
   Did u just redo ur site? Nice change.
6. Ronnie on March 11, 2012 at 7:25 pm said:

   Interesting to learn about . Thea shot is excellent !
7. Umashankar Pandey on March 11, 2012 at 7:26 pm said:

   Love the white and ochre, steams rising from the pots balanced with the whiteness of the day!
8. f-Stops.net on March 11, 2012 at 7:33 pm said:

   Great shot with a very good depth of field which keep the far subject well visible in the mist/smoke. Nice colors, contrasted as well as pastel.
9. Gautam Sankar Brahma on March 11, 2012 at 7:33 pm said:

   excellent capture, and nice to know about it
10. zradar on March 11, 2012 at 7:35 pm said:

    the whole scene reminded me of onam and payasam and childhood memories…thanks for posting this ….and as usual great pic..
11. HansHB on March 11, 2012 at 8:10 pm said:

    Great shot! I like your use of dof.(bokeh)
    But, what are they cooking!
    I wish you a nice Sunday!
12. Bindu on March 11, 2012 at 8:14 pm said:

    Nice shot. Reminded me of reporting the festival in the midst of the smoke…
13. kavita on March 11, 2012 at 8:14 pm said:

    Nice capture !
14. Inside the Mind of Isadora on March 11, 2012 at 8:17 pm said:

    Outstanding ….
15. Louis on March 11, 2012 at 8:19 pm said:

    Tremendous atmosphere
16. Carol on March 11, 2012 at 8:29 pm said:

    Lovely. It has a bit of a mystical quality.
17. matheikal on March 11, 2012 at 8:30 pm said:

    Really interesting. I’ve heard much about this festival. Got to see a picture now. thanks.
18. kirti on March 11, 2012 at 8:45 pm said:

    this is WOW. and i am getting to learn about so many rituals in India!
19. Akshay Kumar G on March 11, 2012 at 9:39 pm said:

    Good shot again. World Record for largest annual gathering of women. Nice.
20. fgassette on March 11, 2012 at 9:46 pm said:

    Great angle for this shot. Viewing down the line. Wonder what is in the pots.

    BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
21. DoF@theinfill on March 11, 2012 at 9:53 pm said:

    A great mix of individual and organised reverence amongst the steaming rice and smoking fires – really enjoy the lines disappearing off into the denser smoke. Many thanks
22. Marcie on March 11, 2012 at 9:59 pm said:

    WOW! What an incredible scene captured. Love the line-up..the repetition of all of these people like this.
23. shooting star on March 11, 2012 at 10:02 pm said:

    nicely captured…
24. Ramakant Pradhan on March 11, 2012 at 10:11 pm said:

    Beautiful image!!
25. Victoria on March 11, 2012 at 10:12 pm said:

    Very nice photo!
26. Siddhartha Joshi on March 11, 2012 at 10:25 pm said:

    I love it…refreshing actually, usually the images are dark (content, tone, treatment) and this one is so warm and ‘homely’ I like it!
27. Angeline M on March 11, 2012 at 10:30 pm said:

    Lovely photo. Wonderful to see something I would not otherwise have seen.
28. Tamara on March 11, 2012 at 10:38 pm said:

    Excellent perspective ! A great street capture ! Have a lovely day
29. chitranair on March 11, 2012 at 10:47 pm said:

    @joshi: this happens at my place..and one of the biggest events that takes place…thanks u clicked it ..awesome snap
30. lifeatabhi on March 11, 2012 at 11:04 pm said:

    superb photography Joshi…
31. Madhu on March 11, 2012 at 11:05 pm said:

    Beautiful image!
32. Conny on March 11, 2012 at 11:09 pm said:

    Fantastic image of this ritual! I love the colors!
33. Red Handed on March 11, 2012 at 11:50 pm said:

    the layout change is good! especially wht u did with the ‘category’ part. The main page takes a lil time to load though, but the blame is on my low speed net.
    keep up the great work!
34. aytacgok on March 12, 2012 at 12:04 am said:

    Reblogged this on 10th Village.
35. Ana Lúcia on March 12, 2012 at 12:18 am said:

    An excellent document.
36. noel on March 12, 2012 at 12:20 am said:

    Nice capture of this smoked moment ,
37. Tushar on March 12, 2012 at 12:26 am said:

    Thanks for sharing knowledge. I never been to Kerela. Maybe next year.
38. cobbies69 on March 12, 2012 at 12:58 am said:

    fab photo, so much movement,, drama.
39. rohanmoorthy on March 12, 2012 at 1:01 am said:

    Wow! Really neat one here Joshi. Thanks for the info bite beneath the picture.
40. BoJo Photo on March 12, 2012 at 1:23 am said:

    Amazing eye to see this wonderful composition. If people had of been standing in front of them I think it would have taken away from the composition a little. Great photo!
41. xandimusic on March 12, 2012 at 2:17 am said:

    very nice photo, like it!!
    Peace
    xandi
42. tom on March 12, 2012 at 2:20 am said:

    I like the composition. Well done!
43. David Williams on March 12, 2012 at 2:21 am said:

    Really love the composition Joshi, great job.
44. PlasticPicture on March 12, 2012 at 2:26 am said:

    Nice!
45. A'zaa Rushdy on March 12, 2012 at 3:12 am said:

    anhaa .. the culture of kerala ) jushi bringing variety to the blog kollaam n that bit of info was enlightening though i have seen this scene quite often ..
46. bemoneyaware on March 12, 2012 at 3:26 am said:

    So natural…so beautifully captured..
    Thanks I didn’t know about it. Checked about the festival in Wikipedia.
    Attukal
    The pilgrims from all over the country, who visit Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple and worship the Lord, do not consider their visits complete without the visit to the shrine of the supreme Mother Attukalamma.
47. Jason Malouin Photography on March 12, 2012 at 3:46 am said:

    absolutely beautiful.
48. Gilly Gee on March 12, 2012 at 3:52 am said:

    I’ve never heard of this, its great to learn! Your photo is magical and I would so love to go there!
49. Gérard Méry on March 12, 2012 at 4:10 am said:

    Un alignement de rigueur photographique !
50. sandeep on March 12, 2012 at 4:41 am said:

    lovely again – good use of smoke

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