South India

DSC01702  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath, 40 km west of Chennai DSC01703  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01704  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01705  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath
DSC01706  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01707  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01708  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01709  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath
DSC01710  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01712  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01713  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01714  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath
DSC01715  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath DSC01717  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath, DSC01719  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath, the monk DSC01721  Kanchipuram,  temple Kailasanath
DSC01722  Kanchipuram, weaving DSC01724  Kanchipuram,  triple layer of tiles DSC01725  Mahabalipuram, monolithes taillés et sculptés en forme de temples au 7ème siècle et du Temple du Rivage construit à la fin du 7ème siècle, dédié à la fois à Shiva et Vishnu,  south of Chennai,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01726  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas,
DSC01727  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01730  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01733  Mahabalipuram,  monolithes taillés et sculptés en forme de temples au 7ème siècle et du Temple du Rivage construit à la fin du 7ème siècle, dédié à la fois à Shiva et Vishnu,  cinq Rhatas,monolithic temples, sculpted in the rock DSC01734  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas,
DSC01735  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01736  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01737  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01738  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas,
DSC01739  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01740  Sidney! DSC01742  Sidney DSC01744  Mahabalipuram, shops
DSC01745  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01746  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01747  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01749  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas,
DSC01750  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01751  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01753  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01754  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas,
DSC01755  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01756  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01757  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01758  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas,
DSC01759  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01760  Mahabalipuram,  cinq Rhatas, DSC01761  Mahabalipuram, shore temples DSC01762  Mahabalipuram, shore temples
DSC01763  Mahabalipuram, shore temples DSC01765  Mahabalipuram, shore temples DSC01766  lugging salt, probably over 60 kgs DSC01769  lugging salt, probably over 60 kgs
DSC01770  Ayanar village DSC01771  Ayanar village DSC01772 DSC01773  Ayanar village
DSC01774  Ayanar village DSC01775 DSC01776  réception à l'hotel de Pondicherri, Anabdha Inn DSC01777  piscine l'hotel de Pondicherri, Anabdha Inn
DSC01778  piscine l'hotel de Pondicherri, Anabdha Inn DSC01779  sacred heart basilica, Pondicherry DSC01787  Dupleix DSC01789
DSC01791  Gandhi, Pondicherry DSC01793  statue de Nehru, Pondicherri DSC01794 DSC01795  state government, Pondicherry
DSC01796  garding the government house DSC01797  sidney DSC01798  our guide Ragou DSC01802  at the temple in Pondicherri, getting a blessing
DSC01804 DSC01805  the market at Pondicherri DSC01806  the market at Pondicherri DSC01808  the market at Pondicherri
DSC01810  the market at Pondicherri DSC01811  the market at Pondicherri DSC01812  the market at Pondicherri DSC01814
DSC01815 DSC01816 DSC01818 DSC01819
DSC01821  rope making DSC01822 DSC01823  hemp, to make the ropes DSC01824  rope making
DSC01826  temple d’Arunachaleswara, un immense complexe voué à Shiva ; trois enceintes toujours plus monumentales entourent le sanctuaire dont les murs extérieurs portent de remarquables reliefs. DSC01828  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram DSC01829  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram DSC01832  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram
DSC01833  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram DSC01834  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram DSC01835  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram DSC01836  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram
DSC01837  Grand temple Gangakondacholapuram DSC01838 DSC01839  Daramsuram DSC01840  Daramsuram
DSC01841  Daramsuram DSC01842  Daramsuram DSC01843  Daramsuram DSC01844  Vishnu, half man half woman
DSC01845 DSC01846  Daramsuram DSC01847  Daramsuram DSC01848  Daramsuram
DSC01849  Daramsuram DSC01850 DSC01851 DSC01852  Daramsuram
DSC01853  Daramsuram DSC01856 DSC01857  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01858  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel
DSC01860  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01861  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01862  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01865  the meal at kumbakunam, Indeco hotel
DSC01866 DSC01867  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel, with the boss, Steve Borgia DSC01870  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01871
DSC01873 DSC01874 DSC01875 DSC01877
DSC01878 DSC01881  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel 20151104 214523  our lovely dancer DSC01882  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel
DSC01884  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01887  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01888  kumbakunam, Indeco hotel DSC01889
DSC01892  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01893  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01895  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01896  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara
DSC01898  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01899  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01900  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01901  Palais Nayak,  Tanjore
DSC01903  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01904  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01906  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01907  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara
DSC01908 DSC01909  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01910  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01911  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara
DSC01912  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01913  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01914  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara DSC01917  Tanjore, temple de Brihadishwara
DSC01919 DSC01920  Kumbakunam, bronze figure making  making the wax model DSC01922  bronze figure making  putting the clay around the wax model DSC01923  bronze figure making
DSC01927  bronze figure making DSC01928  bronze figure making  breaking the clay DSC01929  the result DSC01930  after polishing
DSC01935  Tanjore, merchant's house DSC01936  Tanjore, merchant's house DSC01938  Tanjore, merchant's house DSC01940  Tanjore, merchant's house
DSC01943  granite quarries DSC01944 DSC01945  Madurai 20151106 113709  carpet shop in Madurai
20151106 204331  in the tuk tuk to the temple, brave few 20151106 204918  in the tuk tuk to the temple 20151106 205446  User comments 20151106 212848  User comments
20151106 212919  User comments 20151106 220504  User comments DSC01947  Madurai flower market DSC01948  Madurai flower market
DSC01949  Madurai flower market DSC01950  Madurai flower market DSC01951  Madurai flower market DSC01952  Madurai flower market
DSC01954 DSC01955  Madurai flower market DSC01957 DSC01958
DSC01960 DSC01961 DSC01962 DSC01964
DSC01965 DSC01966 DSC01967  temple de Brihadishwara dédié au dieu Shiva. Ce sanctuaire de granit s’élance à 70 m de hauteur DSC01968  temple de Brihadishwara dédié au dieu Shiva. Ce sanctuaire de granit s’élance à 70 m de hauteur
DSC01969  temple de Brihadishwara dédié au dieu Shiva. Ce sanctuaire de granit s’élance à 70 m de hauteur DSC01970  temple de Brihadishwara dédié au dieu Shiva. Ce sanctuaire de granit s’élance à 70 m de hauteur DSC01971  temple de Brihadishwara dédié au dieu Shiva. Ce sanctuaire de granit s’élance à 70 m de hauteur DSC01972
DSC01973  Palais de Tirumalai Nayak palais indo-musulman édifié en 1636 DSC01974  TempleTirumalai Nayak DSC01975  TempleTirumalai Nayak DSC01976  TempleTirumalai Nayak
DSC01977  TempleTirumalai Nayak DSC01978  TempleTirumalai Nayak DSC01980  TempleTirumalai Nayak DSC01981
DSC01984 DSC01985 DSC01986 DSC01987
DSC01988 DSC01991 DSC01994  spice garden Periyar DSC01995  spice garden Periyar
DSC01996 DSC01997  spice garden Periyar DSC01998  spice garden Periyar, coffee DSC02000
DSC02001  spice garden Periyar, black pepper DSC02002 DSC02003  spice garden Periyar DSC02005
DSC02006 DSC02007 DSC02008 DSC02009
DSC02010 DSC02011  spice garden Periyar DSC02012 DSC02013
DSC02015 DSC02016 DSC02019  spice garden Periyar DSC02021  spice garden Periyar
DSC02023 DSC02025 DSC02028 DSC02029
DSC02031  spice garden Periyar DSC02032 DSC02033 20151107 113304  User comments
20151107 122254  User comments 20151107 145256  User comments 20151107 145953  User comments 20151107 150011  User comments
DSC02034  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02035  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02036  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02037  Periyar National Park, Tekkady, getting ready for the trek, beware of the leeches
DSC02038  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02039  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02040  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02041  Periyar National Park, Tekkady
DSC02042  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02044  guide, Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02046  Periyar National Park, Tekkady DSC02047
DSC02048 DSC02053 DSC02054  Periyar National Park, Tekkady, curcumin root DSC02060
DSC02061 DSC02062 DSC02064 DSC02066  tea plantation
DSC02069  tea plantation DSC02071  tea plantation DSC02076  our coach DSC02077  tea plantation, Allan and Rosalind
DSC02078  firing the cameras DSC02079 DSC02080 DSC02082  latex production
DSC02083  latex production 20151108 080022  User comments 20151108 080509  User comments DSC02089  Kochi
DSC02091  Kochi harbour cruise DSC02092  Kochi harbour cruise DSC02093  Kochi harbour cruise DSC02094  Kochi harbour cruise
DSC02095  Kochi harbour cruise DSC02096  Kochi harbour cruise DSC02099  Chinese fishing nets, Kochi DSC02100
DSC02101 DSC02102 DSC02103 DSC02104  Chinese fishing nets, Kochi
DSC02105 DSC02106  Chinese fishing nets, Kochi DSC02107 DSC02110  Kerala lorries
DSC02113  Kochi bus DSC02115  Kochi harbour DSC02116  Chinese fishing nets DSC02117  Chinese fishing nets
DSC02118  Chinese fishing nets DSC02119  Chinese fishing nets DSC02120  Chinese fishing nets DSC02122  Chinese fishing nets
DSC02126  Kochi harbour DSC02127  Chinese fishing nets DSC02128  Chinese fishing nets DSC02129
DSC02130 DSC02131  Chinese fishing nets DSC02132 DSC02133  former jewish merchant home, samuel Koder
DSC02138 DSC02139 DSC02140 DSC02141
DSC02142 DSC02143  first tomb of Vasco de Gama, Kochi DSC02144  first tomb of Vasco de Gama, Kochi DSC02146
DSC02148  Dhobi khana,  laundry DSC02149  Dhobi khana,  laundry DSC02150  Dhobi khana,  laundry DSC02152  Dhobi khana,  laundry , how heavy is the iron?
DSC02154  jewish cemetery DSC02155  jewish cemetery DSC02156 DSC02157
DSC02158 DSC02159  Jew town, Kochi DSC02160 DSC02161  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi
DSC02162  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi DSC02163  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi DSC02165  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi DSC02167  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi, dutch floor tiling
DSC02169 DSC02170  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi DSC02172  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi DSC02173
DSC02174 20151109 131018  User comments 20151109 131547  User comments 20151109 131617  User comments
DSC02175  the Paradesi synagogue, Kochi DSC02177 DSC02181 20151109 091533  User comments
DSC02182 DSC02183 DSC02184  Kochi kathacali show DSC02185  Kochi kathacali show, the makeup
20151109 132957  in Sarah Cohen's Jew town shop 20151109 133050  sarah cohen, last jew in  Jew town DSC02187  Kochi kathacali show DSC02189  Kochi kathacali show
DSC02191 DSC02192  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02193  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02194  thuravoor mahakshethram festival
DSC02195  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02197  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02199  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02200  thuravoor mahakshethram festival, the elephants
DSC02201 DSC02204  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02205  thuravoor mahakshethram festival 20151110 112451  User comments
20151110 112816  User comments DSC02209  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02210 20151110 114615  User comments
20151110 114626  User comments DSC02212  thuravoor mahakshethram festival DSC02214  elephant carrier with elephant DSC02218
DSC02219 DSC02221  houseboats, backwaters DSC02225 DSC02226  houseboats, backwaters, Allepey
DSC02228  houseboats, backwaters DSC02231 DSC02232  houseboats, backwaters DSC02233  houseboats, backwaters
DSC02235  houseboats, backwaters, sipping a coconut DSC02236  houseboats, backwaters DSC02237  houseboats, backwaters DSC02239
DSC02240 DSC02242  lunch on the boat DSC02243 DSC02245
DSC02246 DSC02248 DSC02250  houseboats, backwaters DSC02252  cooking lesson houseboats, backwaters
DSC02256  canoe trip, backwaters DSC02257 DSC02258 DSC02259
DSC02260 DSC02261 DSC02262 DSC02265
DSC02267 DSC02271 DSC02273  fishing, backwaters DSC02274
DSC02277 DSC02278 DSC02280 DSC02281
DSC02285 DSC02287 20151110 133539  User comments 20151113 103246  User comments
20151113 103306  User comments 20151110 161219  User comments 20151110 161257  User comments DSC02289
DSC02292  the crew, backwaters DSC02294 20151110 173252  User comments DSC02297
DSC02298 DSC02299 DSC02300 DSC02304  goodbye fireworks
DSC02306 DSC02307 DSC02308  Kerala truck, loaded DSC02309  arrival in Chowra, Kovalam
DSC02313 DSC02315  Chowra, Kovalam, Travancore Heritage DSC02316  the market at Chowra DSC02317  the market at Chowra
DSC02320  the market at Chowra DSC02322  the market at Chowra DSC02325  on the beach at Chowra DSC02326  on the beach at Chowra
DSC02328  on the beach at Chowra DSC02329  on the beach at Chowra DSC02330  on the beach at Chowra DSC02331  on the beach at Chowra
DSC02332  on the beach at Chowra DSC02333  on the beach at Chowra DSC02335  view of the hotel from the beach at Chowra DSC02337  on the beach at Chowra
DSC02338  on the beach at Chowra DSC02339 DSC02340  on the beach at Chowra DSC02342  jacuzzi at the Travancore heritage
DSC02343  view of the beach from the hotel DSC02344  view of the beach from the hotel, the fishermen DSC02349  on the beach DSC02350  fishermen on the beach
20151114 113515  Kovalam beach 20151114 113656  Kovalam beach DSC02351  beauty treatment 20151114 114326  User comments