Women performing the Pongala ritual during the annual Attukal Pongala.
Attukal Pongala is a Hindu religious festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple where only women devotees are allowed to participate. Attukal Pongala has been entered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest annual gathering of women.
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Very Surreal, when I see photos like this it reminds me how rich our tradition and heritage is. Some of these things are going on for hundreds of yeas….
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splendid linearity Joshi and pastel hue
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awesome
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Nice shot at a traditional venue!
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amazing urban shot, and congrats for the new blog design, works very well
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Wow, I miss home already… :)
Josh, really like the fact that you’re bring out these jewels from Kerala to a larger audience.. I must say, it appeals to even people like me who haven’t taken a trip to Kerala for soooo long :)
Great job, Josh :)
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Josh, great capture buddy. Really liked the compo here.
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Has an unique old world feel, which attracts the eye instantly
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Wonderful scene , full of colors and live , Phil
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So evocative, as always!
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Amazing shot Joshi! Love the smoke and steam and how it follows right through to the vanishing point!
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WOW! Brings in an awesome sense of community
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very nice photo
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Beautiful capture, Joshi!!
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Girl power :)
Beautiful colors in the picture.
Mariehugs from Norway
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Impressive shot with a gorgeous pespective. What a scene! Great capture to my eyes!!
Have a nice day.
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Love the fade to white–very nicely done Joshi!
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the colors seen through the smoke are fantastic.
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A nice perspective
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Powerful!
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Beautiful colors and composition!
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I love this photo!
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Nice composition!
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Fantastic perspective and depth!
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aah!!! lovely shot!!
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WONDERFUL! I really love the midst in the shot. :)
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Beautiful shot
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Wonderful festival and great shot, true girl power!
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Wonderful – gives a good sense of the place. ALmost has a timeless feel to it.
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Nice use of perspective!!!!
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wow. love the shadows in the distance.
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thanks for covering the wonderful festival
i already wrote a post on attukal pongala 2012 in my blog
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Lovely processing
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lovey photo…and stories of work and women…love it.
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ultimate capture…
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Great shot, i like it a lot
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Awesome scene! Excellent photograph!
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Great work Joshi
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I’ve looked through a lot of your photos, and this is definitely one of my favourites :)
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wow, interesting post !
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I probably can say nothing that hasn’t been said somewhere in these many comments. But this shot is simply inspiring. :-)
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Amazing work Joshi.
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woah, awesome capture
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LIKE +1
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Daniel ceremony fit well
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cool shot
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Fantastic capture! I missed alot here….
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i really like the composition in this photo.
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Love the feel of this photo.
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I love how the women recede into the smoke as if there’s an infinite number of them! I can almost smell this image (and I mean that in a good way!).
RPRT Photo
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A fascinating image. Great atmosphere.
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fantastic photo
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The wonder of our country is that no one can ever know about everything that’s going on.
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Love the smokey feel
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Amazing capture :) Loved to see the ritual, Thanks for sharing.
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Reblogged this on JB ATELIER.
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